Number 1 rated Kentucky versus the NCAA championship hopefuls Georgia? Looks like a recipe for a blowout, specifically as Kentucky barely regained that coveted No. 1 spot on the rankings for the 1st time in the previous 2 months. Whereas the Kentucky Wildcats are at the top of the rankings and experiencing an eleven game win streak, the Bulldogs can best be called sporadic thus far in the season.
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Kentucky is 19-1 and 5-0 in the SEC. They are coming off of a particularly unpleasant game at home against Alabama, where they garnered their prior 15 points at the foul line. Fortunately, the team is pretty good from the free-throw line, where they landed 23-of-29 to retain the win, 77-71. That win, combined with Syracuse dropping their 1st game of the season, put Kentucky back at the top. Their recent eleven game win streak is also their greatest since going 19-0 in the course of the 2009-2010 season.
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Georgia is going to have its hands full dealing with the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday, January 24. The Bulldogs garnered an invite to the NCAA championship for the 1st time in the last 3 years in 2011, but 2 of their main players advanced to the NBA. Since losing them, Georgia has lost a lot of their offensive touch, scoring only 61.9 ppg with a lousy 39.9 percent field-goal percentage. The Bulldogs are now 10-9 total and 1-4 in the SEC.
With the Kentucky Wildcats averaging 79.5 ppg, and the Bulldogs at 61.9, it’s no surprise the sportsbook is favoring the Wildcats by 12 points. It could be a good deal taking the Cats, as the game might wind up very easily as a 15- or 20-point blowout. The total is established at 129, but and I would expect this match to go under the total. If Kentucky performs even a little bit of defense, the Bulldogs’ offense may very well be efficiently shut down all evening.
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