Tuesday night college basketball and we will see the Kentucky Wildcats travel to Stegeman Coliseum to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The game has a start time of 9:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN. Current Vegas betting odds have the Wildcats listed as 9.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 126.5.
Analysis: The Kentucky Wildcats come in as the top ranked team in the nation and the last team left without a blemish on their record. They did have a home test vs Arkansas over the weekend, but passed it rather easily with a 17 point. For the year Kentucky is now 29-0, including 16-0 in the SEC and 9-0 in true road games. Kentucky has gone 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the SEC, but just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. The Cats have been a solid offensive team this year, ranking 30th in scoring (75.0 ppg), 39th in shooting (47.1%), 173rd in 3 point shooting (34.3%) and 97th in FT shooting (71.0%). The defense for this team has been very good as they come in ranked, 2nd in points allowed (53.2 ppg), 1st in defensive FG% (34.4%) and 3rd in 3 point defense (27.3%).
The Georgia Bulldogs come in having won 3 in a row, which includes road wins over Alabama and Ole Miss, plus an easy home win over Missouri on Saturday. The Bulldogs are 19-9 overall, including 13-2 at home and 10-6 in the SEC. I would say that they are in the NCAA Tournament as of now. The Dawgs have gone 12-3-2 ATS in their last 17 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, but just 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game. The Bulldogs have been a decent offensive team this year, ranking 134th in scoring (69.1 ppg), 186th in shooting (43.4%), 161st in 3 point shooting (34.5%) and 193rd in FT shooting (68.7%). The defense for this team has decent as well, ranking 116th in points allowed (64.2 ppg), 22nd in defensive FG% (38.7%) and 39th in 3 point defense (30.9%).
Pick: I will take a shot with the Over in this game. earlier in the year the Cats were not a good offensive team, but they have recently picked up the pace and it has resulted in the team averaging 82.4 ppg in their last 5 games. The Bulldogs have been a decent offensive team at home this year where they have averaged 70.1 ppg on the year. Both teams have played good defense this year, but I feel that the offenses will get the better of it tonight and put this game into the 130s.
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