Kentucky vs. Valparaiso Time, TV & Stream – Nov. 7

The Kentucky Wildcats (1-0) play the Valparaiso Beacons (1-0) on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.

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Last year, the 84.4 points per game the Wildcats scored were 10.5 more points than the Beacons gave up (73.9).
When Kentucky put up more than 73.9 points last season, it went 21-6.
When Valparaiso gave up fewer than 84.4 points last season, it went 11-15.
The Beacons scored just 2.5 fewer points per game last year (74.7) than the Wildcats allowed their opponents to score (77.2).
Valparaiso put together a 9-1 record last season in games it scored more than 77.2 points.
Kentucky went 14-2 last season when it gave up fewer than 74.7 points.
The Wildcats totaled 260 more points than their opponents last season (7.2 per game on average), and the Beacons scored 26 more points than their opponents (0.8 per game).

The Wildcats shot 48.2% from the field last season, 2.0 percentage points higher than the 46.2% the Beacons allowed to opponents.
Kentucky went 16-4 when it shot better than 46.2% from the field.
The Beacons shot 42.7% from the field, 1.0% lower than the 43.7% the Wildcats' opponents shot last season.
Valparaiso compiled an 8-4 straight up record in games it shot over 43.7% from the field.

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The Wildcats averaged 34.1 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Beacons by 3.0 boards per contest last season.
When Kentucky earned the rebounding advantage they were 8-7 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Valparaiso was 9-15.
The Beacons ranked 229th in rebounding in college basketball. The Wildcats finished 63rd.
The Wildcats and the Beacons were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 8.4 and 8.6 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
The Beacons were 8-10 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Wildcats were 14-3 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Wildcats ranked 221st in college basketball in offensive rebounding, while the Beacons ranked 199th.
Kentucky recorded an average rebounding margin of +2.0 rebounds per game, and Valparaiso averaged a margin of -0.8 rebounds.