Kentucky looking to hang on to top spot when it hosts Texas today

Kentucky to battle with Texas

LEXINGTON, KY (TheSpread) – No. 1 Kentucky faces perhaps its toughest test of the young season tonight when it hosts No. 7 Texas at 7PM ET.

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Kentucky is 7-0 on the season, 6-0 at home and 4-3 against the spread. Texas comes into this game at 7-0 overall, 1-0 on the road and 5-1 against the spread. These two have no recent meetings with each other, but Texas is just 2-6 against the spread in its last 8 games on a Friday.

According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Kentucky is favored at home, as the Wildcats are getting odds of -11.5 points against the Longhorns tonight. The over/under total has yet to be set for this game.

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Texas has had some slight tests this season already, getting past the likes of Connecticut and Iowa. The Longhorns lone failed cover came against Texas-Arlington on Tuesday in a 63-53 victory. Kentucky hasn’t had a tough time with anyone yet, winning every game by at least 20 points. The Wildcats have had five of their seven games with point spreads of 30 or more.

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