South Carolina vs. Kentucky odds, line, spread: College basketball picks, predictions from model on 90-58 roll

SportsLine's advanced computer model simulated Tuesday's SEC clash between Kentucky and South Carolina 10,000 times

Tuesday's college basketball schedule tips off at 7 p.m. ET with an SEC showdown between the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats (18-3, 7-1 SEC) and South Carolina Gamecocks (11-10, 6-2 SEC) at Rupp Arena. The Gamecocks will look to earn their second straight victory over the Wildcats, while Kentucky enters Tuesday's matchup having won eight consecutive games. The latest Kentucky vs. South Carolina odds have the Wildcats favored by 15.5, while the over-under, or total points Vegas thinks will be scored, is set at 146.5. Before you make any Kentucky vs. South Carolina picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from SportsLine's proven computer model.

This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has raked in the winnings for those following its picks. Over the past two years, the SportsLine Projection Model has returned over $5,200 to $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks. It also entered Week 14 of the 2018-19 college basketball season on a blistering 90-58 run on top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it is way up. 

Now, the model has studied the Kentucky vs. South Carolina spread from every angle and crunched the numbers. We can tell you it's leaning under, and it also has generated an extremely strong point-spread pick that hits almost 60 percent of the time. That one is only available at SportsLine.

The model knows the Wildcats enter Tuesday having covered the spread in each of their past six games. Kentucky will need another huge performance from sophomore forward PJ Washington if the Wildcats want to make it seven straight and keep pace in the SEC standings. Washington has been stuffing the stat sheet in recent weeks, averaging 20.5 points and 10.7 rebounds in his past four outings. And he's coming off his third consecutive double-double, recording 15 points and 12 rebounds against Florida. 

His play on both ends of the court has helped Kentucky cover in five straight SEC games, and the Wildcats' defense has been impressive overall during that span. In fact, they've held their opponents to 55 points or fewer in four of their past five conference games.

But just because the Wildcats have been playing extremely well lately doesn't mean they can cover the double-digit Kentucky vs. South Carolina spread.

Despite losing two of their past three, the Gamecocks have found an explosive play-maker that can take over a game. Senior forward Chris Silva is an extremely difficult matchup for opposing defenders and enters Tuesday's game averaging 14.1 points and 7.0 rebounds this season. Plus, the Gamecocks are 4-2 against the spread in their past six games on the road.  

So who wins South Carolina vs. Kentucky? And which side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Kentucky vs. South Carolina spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed college hoops, and find out.