Kentucky will head to Starkville as the underdog for the first time in over a month.
The Wildcats (16-9; 7-5 SEC) have opened up as 2.5-point underdogs for Wednesday night’s road matchup against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (17-8; 5-7 SEC), according to The Action Network. The over/under has been set at 127.5. Kentucky has not been an underdog entering a game since upsetting Tennessee in Knoxville back on Jan. 14. UK was an 11.5-point ‘dog heading into that matchup before winning 63-56.
Following that win over Tennessee, Kentucky went on to cover in three straight games but has since gone 2-3 against the spread, including back-to-back losses against Arkansas and Georgia where the ‘Cats came in as 5.