Mascot: Wildcats
Primary color(s): Blue
Record: 21-0 (8-0)
Best player: Karl-Anthony Towns? There are a lot of choices.
Line: Kentucky -19.5
Why Georgia will win: They won't. I hope you didn't come here to see me try to justify why Georgia has a chance in this game. After scoring 50 points and shooting 22% against a pretty average South Carolina defense, Georgia heads into the belly of the beast still without their best player. For the Bulldogs to have a chance at covering that mighty spread, Gaines and Frazier are going to have to be hot, and Maten is going to have to avoid foul trouble. Kentucky is not a great offensive team, but Georgia may not even score 50 in this game.
Why Georgia will lose: I suppose I have to write something here. Even without a sick Trey Lyles, Kentucky will march out 7 McDonald's All-Americans. They are almost impossible to score on in the paint, and they close out on shooters as well as anyone in the country. In Stegeman Coliseum this would be a herculean task, but alas, this one is in Rupp. To top it all off, Georgia has never beaten a #1 team before.
What I think will happen: Does it sound like I'm despairing? I'm despairing. I was really anxious to see what a "healthy" Bulldog team could do in Rupp. Instead, we may need to watch through squinting eyes. Kentucky wins 71-49.
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