The Georgia Bulldogs are still clinging to at-large hopes for the NCAA Tournament. We don't have much of a doubt that they need a win over the Kentucky Wildcats to have a shot to get in the field.
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HOW THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS CAN COVER THE SPREAD
Georgia really has a ton stacked against it in this game. The Bulldogs were the last ones on the court on Friday night in Nashville, and by the time they got out of the arena, it was already 1:00 A.M. or so, some 12 hours before they'll have to be back in the building for a game against the best team in the SEC.
Still, with five wins and covers in a row, including two victories against South Carolina, we can't discount the heart which this team has played with. UGA is winning those close, gritty games, and that's what we love to see out of teams this time of year.
All year long, we've talked about how J.J. Frazier really needs to step up to lead this team. Step up, he has.
Frazier is only 5-foot-10, but he's the biggest scorer who will be on the court in this one. He's got 48 points in his two SEC Tournament games and has scored at least 17 in seven games in a row. The cover is tough for him against the Kentucky lanky guards, and driving to the hoop really gets old against the physical Wildcats who are always there to punish. Still, Frazier has to find everything he's got in this game, and he'll be the difference to winning and losing.
HOW THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS CAN COVER THE SPREAD
Kentucky has the advantage of only having played one game in Nashville as opposed to two, but the story is going to be exactly the same for it in this one as it's had against most of its foes of late. If the Wildcats can get their bigs to play well, they'll win. If they don't, they'll lose.
This quarterfinal game against Alabama was incredibly impressive. Alex Poythress, who had such a forgettable regular season, scored 20 points and had seven boards in just 29 minutes. He played well, as did Skal Labissiere, and that really opened up the game for Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis on the outside. Ulis, Murray and Isaiah Briscoe can combine for 60 points on any given night, but the less they have to do, the more dangerous Kentucky is as a basketball team.
ANALYSIS AND ODDS PREDICTION
It's been a really nice run for UGA, but the time has come for it to pack its bags and get a move on to the NIT. There's just too much going again it here for us to be able to trust it, even getting a slew of points as will be the case. Playing three games in three days is much different than two in two, especially knowing that the Bulldogs were on the court three hours after Kentucky was on Friday night.
We wonder aloud if the Wildcats are ready to go on a run to the Final Four from here. Their forwards are finally starting to contribute, and they're starting to look like the dominant team we all knew was possible at the start of the season. A streak of three straight wins and covers will stretch to four on Saturday in another emphatic victory for UK to reach the SEC Championship Game on Sunday.
Kentucky 78, Georgia 60
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