Number 1 rated Kentucky against the NCAA competition hopefuls Georgia? Sounds like a recipe for a blowout, especially as Kentucky just regained that desired No. 1 location on the rankings for the first time in the earlier two months. Whilst the Wildcats are on top of the rankings and enjoying an eleven game win streak, the Bulldogs can best be called inconsistent so far in the season.
Sportsbook
Kentucky is 19-1 and 5-0 in the SEC. They’re coming off of a particularly unpleasant game at home against Alabama, where they won their last 15 points at the foul line. Thankfully, the squad is pretty great from the free-throw line, where they made 23-of-29 to hold onto the win, 77-71. That victory, coupled with Syracuse dropping their first game of the season, put Kentucky back on top. Their present eleven game win streak is furthermore their best since going 19-0 in the course of the 2009-2010 season.
College football betting
Georgia is going to have its hands full facing the Wildcats on Tuesday, January 24. The Bulldogs won an invite to the NCAA competition for the first time in the last 3 years in 2011, but two of their primary competitors moved on to the NBA. Since losing them, Georgia has lost much of their offensive touch, scoring just 61.9 ppg with a pathetic 39.9 percent field-goal percentage. The Bulldogs are presently 10-9 in total and 1-4 in the SEC.
With the Wildcats averaging 79.5 ppg, and the Bulldogs at 61.9, it is no wonder the sports book is favoring Kentucky by 12 points. It could be a good deal taking the Cats, as the game could wind up very easily as a 15- or 20-point blowout. The total is set at 129, but and I would expect this match to go under the total. If Kentucky plays even a little bit of defense, the Dogs’ offense could possibly be properly shut down all night.
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