Number 1 rated Kentucky versus the NCAA competition hopefuls Georgia? Sounds like a recipe for a blowout, especially as Kentucky just regained that desired No. 1 spot on the standings for the 1st time in the previous 2 months. Whilst the Wildcats are ahead of the standings and enjoying an 11 game win streak, the Bulldogs can best be called inconsistent thus far in the year.
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The Wildcats are 19-1 and 5-0 in the SEC. They are coming off of a especially unpleasant game at home vs Alabama, where they garnered their previous fifteen points at the foul line. Luckily, the squad is fairly great from the free-throw line, where they made 23-of-29 to keep the win, 77-71. That victory, joined with Syracuse dropping their 1st game of the year, put Kentucky back ahead. Their recent 11 game win streak is additionally their greatest since going 19-0 during the 2009-2010 year.
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Georgia is going to have its hands full struggling with the Wildcats on Tuesday, January 24. The Bulldogs garnered an invite to the NCAA competition for the 1st time in the last 3 years in 2011, but 2 of their main players moved on to the NBA. Since losing them, Georgia has lost a lot of their offensive touch, scoring merely 61.9 ppg with a pathetic 39.9 percent field-goal proportion. The Bulldogs are presently 10-9 total and 1-4 in the SEC.
With the Wildcats averaging 79.5 ppg, and the Bulldogs at 61.9, it’s no surprise the sportsbook is favoring Kentucky by 12 points. It could be a good deal taking the Cats, as the game might wind up pretty easily as a 15- or 20-point blowout. The total is established at 129, but and I would anticipate this game to go under the total. If Kentucky plays even a little bit of defense, the Dogs’ offense could be efficiently shut down all night.
Jan 262012
