One of the most anticipated games of the 2024-25 college basketball season will take place Saturday night when John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena to coach Arkansas against No. 12 Kentucky. This will mark the lone scheduled meeting between the programs this season and Calipari's first game against his old team since exiting the UK program after 15 years to join Arkansas.

The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Arkansas (12-8, 1-6 SEC) and No. 12 Kentucky (15-5, 4-3) are scheduled to tip off inside Rupp Arena at 8 p.m. Central. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Kentucky fans greeted Arkansas coach John Calipari with mostly boos during his return to Rupp Arena on Saturday night. UK fans also wildly former Wildcat players who transferred to play for the Razorbacks in Calipari'sfirst season after leaving Ketucky.

John Calipari, who coached the prolific Kentucky Wildcats basketball program for 15 years before leaving for SEC -rival Arkansas, will make his first return to Rupp Arena on Saturday night.

Calipari touched on what it means for him to return to Rupp Arena, where he coached from 2009-24, on ESPN's "College GameDay" on Saturday morning. REQUIRED READING: John Calipari's legacy in Lexington: Former UK basketball coach set for Rupp Arena return

Kentucky has played some high-scoring first halves in SEC play, and our expert college basketball predictions expect this trend to continue tonight against Arkansas.

Arkansas coach John Calipari returns to Kentucky for the first time when the Razorbacks face the Wildcats in a Southeastern Conference game.