The Broncos will play the Wildcats on Friday, March 20th, 2026. Your timezone's tip off time is 12:15 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2025-26 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Santa Clara and Kentucky are set to tip-off on Friday, March 20th, 2026. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Santa Clara wound up with a 98.67 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2025-26 college basketball regular season, while Kentucky finished with a 96.67 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Santa Clara comes to this matchup with a 8-3 record as an away team, ranking them 1st in the WCC Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Kentucky, finished the regular season with a 4-6 record as an away team, ranking them 5th in the SEC Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Santa Clara finished 2nd (0.833) in the WCC Conference, with Kentucky ending up 4th (0.556) for their conference win percentage in the 2025 SEC Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Santa Clara had a 0.765 regular season overall win percentage, with Kentucky notching a 0.618 overall win percentage at the end of the 2025-26 regular season.
- Team Records - Santa Clara tallied a 26-8 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Kentucky put together a 21-13 standing for 2025-26 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hocus pocus, two teams clash, Santa Clara vs. Kentucky in March Madness!
Santa Clara 26-8, Kentucky 21-13 in regular season, battle for next round.
Santa Clara 15-3 in WCC, Kentucky 10-8 in SEC, single-elimination tournament.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.
Best Broncos at Wildcats Odds
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Matchup Odds FAQs
Kentucky is a -3.5 -105 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while Santa Clara is a +3.5 -115 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 159.5 -115 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $115 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 159.5 -105 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $105 to win $100 betting the under.
Kentucky is a -160 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and Santa Clara is a +135 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Santa Clara
Kentucky
3/20/26 12:15pm EDT | +3.5 -115-3.5 -105 |
Underdog Santa Clara - Santa Clara bettors risk $100 to win $86.96 at -115 odds.
A +3.5 Santa Clara underdog bet wins if they lose by 3 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 4 or more.
Favorite Kentucky - Kentucky bettors risk $100 to win $95.24 at -105 odds.
A -3.5 Kentucky favorite bet wins if they win by 4 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 3 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
Santa Clara at Kentucky Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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Santa Clara
Kentucky
First to 5 Points
3/20/26 12:15pm EDT | -110-125Bet |
Santa Clara
Kentucky
First to 10 Points
3/20/26 12:15pm EDT | -102-135Bet |
Santa Clara
Kentucky
First to 15 Points
3/20/26 12:15pm EDT | +100-140Bet |
Santa Clara
Kentucky
Game to Overtime
3/20/26 12:15pm EDT | Yes +750No -2500Bet |
Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| Kentucky | 21-13 | 0.618 | 14-4 | 4-6 | 10-8 | +6 | 0.556 | L1 |
| WCC | ||||||||
| Santa Clara | 26-8 | 0.765 | 14-1 | 8-3 | 15-3 | +1 | 0.833 | L1 |
Santa Clara & Kentucky Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
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Santa Clara & Kentucky Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Santa Clara vs Kentucky College Basketball Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
Review our list of sports betting sites. Open a new account before the game starts on Friday, March 20th, 2026 at 12:15 pm EDT, making sure to enter all your personal details correctly. Don't forget to add your bonus code.
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Visit the sportsbook’s cashier, banking, or deposit page.
Navigate to the sportsbook's deposit page. Use your Visa card or MasterCard, or deposit with a bank transfer, or other methods like Paypal.
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Santa Clara vs Kentucky Game.
Navigate to the sportsbook's College Basketball page. Next, look for live or upcoming matchups. Select the Santa Clara vs Kentucky Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.
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