Around the SB Nation: Kentucky Wildcats shift into new gear

…then I like our chances.

Here is my take. I have seen UK play several times now and they really aren’t that good at basketball. I realize this is said about UT a lot and so I hate to turn it around on another team, but with UK this year the lack of organization is exceedingly conspicuous.

I realize that all of you aren’t gamblers, and that’s totally cool. But when you do bet on games (and I do it rather well…don’t need to knock on wood…it isn’t luck) you gain a different — and I would argue a more complete — perspective on a team. Good teams don’t just win the games — they cover the spread too. Michigan state was a prime example last year. They were sort of under the radar all year, and man Izzo was a covering machine. I rode izzo all season long. Not this year. Izzo can’t cover a spread to save himself.

Same is true of Kentucky. They are undefeated and are definitely under .500 against the spread. They finally covered the spread against Indiana, but guess what ti was? UK -9. That’s it. And in case you had forgotten, IU is dreadfully bad at basketball. TERRIBLE. If Tennessee played IU on their home court tomorrow, we’d be favored by 16.

I am probably getting more long winded than really necessary here. Bottom line: UK is not that good. Yes, they are talented. But they are epically disorganized. Yes, Wall is better than Derrick Rose. But Wall doesn’t try to take over games. He won’t beat us by himself.

There three possibilities for the UT/UK series this year:
1. UT wins both
2. Split
3. UK wins both

And there is only one of those possibilities that isn’t even a possibility at all. Yes, you guessed it….#3. They won’t sweep us. No way. Best case scenario for WWWUniversity is a split against the Vols.

You heard it here first.

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