ESPN’s Matchup Predictor, which offers a prediction model based on its Men’s College Basketball Power Index ratings and other variables, currently gives Kentucky a slight edge to win the game: 52.4 percent compared to Alabama’s 47.6 percent.

The Alabama men’s basketball team is coming off its first loss since the end of November, as the No. 4 Crimson Tide fell on its home court, 74-64, to No. 21 Ole Miss on Tuesday night. Alabama turned the ball over a season-high 21 times and only recorded four offensive rebounds in the loss to the Rebels.