AM LEAVING ! Antonio Reeves accepted a deal of $105.5 millions to depart from Kentucky wildcats Today after…
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are betting underdogs for just the third time this season on Saturday when they head down to Rupp Arena for a nonconference showdown against the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats.
Gonzaga (17-6, 8-2 WCC) covered its second-largest spread of the season (-28.5) its last time out in a 96-64 win over Portland on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs, led by Braden Huff’s 25 points, knocked down a season-best 15 3-pointers and held the Pilots to shoot just 35.9% from the floor.
It was the 12th game this season Gonzaga has held its opponent to shoot 44% from the floor (12-0 in those games).
The Bulldogs lead the West Coast Conference in scoring (84.7 points, 12th in NCAA Division-I) and field goal percentage (50.7%, fifth-best in the country).
They are 12-0 in games in which they score 80 or more points and 12-0 when shooting better than 50% from the field.
Defensively, Gonzaga has held opponents to less than 80 points in all but one game (San Diego State, 84).
According to covers.com, Gonzaga is 10-12 against the spread this season and 4-8 ATS in nonconference games.
It failed to cover both games in which it was the underdog — vs. Purdue (+5) and vs. UConn (+3.5), both neutral site games.
The Bulldogs haven’t won a true road game over an AP Top 25 opponent since 2019 (84-80 over No. 14 Arizona).
No. 17 Kentucky (16-6, 6-4 SEC) failed to cover the spread in four of its last six games and sits at 13-9 ATS this season.
A 109-77 win at Vanderbilt snapped a two-game losing skid for the Wildcats, who knocked down 15 3-pointers and got 24 points from Antonio Reeves in the victory.
Before that, Kentucky dropped back-to-back games to Florida (94-91) and Tennessee (103-92) last week.
