Georgia-Kentucky Line has Wildcats at -19
Carrie Stroup here with your Georgia-Kentucky line, which was coming in at Wildcats -19. You can find all the latest College Basketball betting odds at Sportsbook.com right here and claim up to $250 in FREE CASH based on your initial deposit. Visit Gambling911.com daily for all the latest College Basketball betting previews and videos.
Sportsbook.com Line & Total: Kentucky -19 & 128.5
Opening Line & Total: Wildcats -19.5 & 128
In what could be the final night playing in Rupp Arena for a number of these Kentucky players, the No. 1 Wildcats will play host to the Georgia Bulldogs as SEC regular season action is winding down.
Because the Bulldogs usually play low-scoring games, it will be very tough for the ‘Cats to cover this enormous spread. Georgia is coming off a 14-point trouncing of Florida and has allowed just 61.3 PPG during a 4-2 ATS stretch. UGA also held Kentucky to a season-low 57 points on Jan. 24 despite the Wildcats shooting an adequate 44% FG and 44% on its three-pointers. UK is 5-11 ATS at Rupp Arena this year and 3-12 ATS following an ATS defeat. Although size is a major advantage for the Wildcats in this one, that has not helped them beat the lines recently as they have outrebounded their opponents in three consecutive games by a margin of 7.7 RPG and are 0-3 ATS in that span.
Georgia’s offense is less prolific than Kentucky’s, but it’s that slow pace of play that gives opponents fits. Gerald Robinson (14.3 PPG) leads the team in scoring and even though he is averaging just 0.7 threes per game on the season, he has registered from deep in eight consecutive games. His passing has the ability to open up the UGA offense, dishing seven dimes in the upset against Florida. Freshman guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (13.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.2 3PG) is coming off a strong 18-point performance (8-of-13 FG) in that upset, and leading the lockdown Bulldogs defense with four steals. The player with the most potential to step up in this game is 6-foot-9 forward Donte Williams (7.6 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.6 BPG). He leads the team in both rebounding and blocks, and to keep this game close, he’ll have to put up a strong fight on the boards.
There may be controversy brewing as to who stays on this Kentucky team for next year, but there is no doubting the team’s deep talent. Led by Anthony Davis (14.3 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 4.8 BPG) on both the offensive and defensive ends, the Wildcats have a strong post attack and refuse to yield easy baskets in the paint. Davis, who leads Kentucky in points, rebounds, blocks and steals, is coming off arguably his best performance of the season against Vanderbilt, making 10-of-11 shots for 28 points, while also notching 11 rebounds, five blocks and two steals. He also takes care of the ball incredibly well, with just 0.6 turnovers per game in the team’s past 14 contests. Fellow forwards Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (12.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG) and Terrence Jones (12.2 PPG, 6.7 RPG) are also strong scorers and rebounders while averaging more than a block per game. Doron Lamb (13.6 PPG, 1.9 3PG) is deadly from beyond the arc (48.3% 3-pt FG), while Marquis Teague rounds out the backcourt running the point (9.8 PPG, 4.8 APG). Darius Miller (9.9 PPG, 1.4 3PG) led the Wildcats off the bench in their last matchup against UGA, showing his skills from deep, hitting 4-of-4 treys in a game-high, 19-point effort.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
