Kentucky -7.5 over Ohio State, Saturday at 5:30 PM ET - OSU will be shorthanded here with starting PG Johnson out. The Buckeyes are 7-4 on the season and they¡¯ve been poor when stepping up in competition. They¡¯ve faced 4 teams this season ranked in the top 35 (per KenPom) and they¡¯ve lost those games by 38, 24, 14, and 1 point (1 point loss was AT HOME vs Pitt). The Buckeyes have had a rough go offensive away from home (road or neutral) averaging just 64 PPG including getting held under 60 points twice. That¡¯s a huge difference compared to their home splits where they average 90 PPG on the season. 5 of OSU¡¯s 7 wins have come vs teams ranked outside the top 200 all but 1 of their 7 wins have come at home. Kentucky has 1 loss on the season @ Clemson and they have 4 top 100 wins including topping Duke and Gonzaga, 2 top 6 teams per KenPom. They Buckeye offense relies pretty heavily on the 3 point shot (almost 35% of their points come from deep) but they are facing a Wildcat defense that ranks 12th nationally defending the arc allowing only 27%. The Kentucky defense has allowed opponents to make only 39% of their shot this year so we expect OSU to have problems on offense. Offensively the Wildcats lead the nation in scoring at 91 PPG and they rank 8th nationally in offensive efficiency. OSU¡¯s defense has allowed 83 PPG vs the 5 top 100 teams they¡¯ve faced. We don¡¯t think the Buckeyes can keep up offensively here. Lay it with Kentucky.
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Kentucky -7.5 over Ohio State, Saturday at 5:30 PM ET - OSU will be shorthanded here with starting PG Johnson out. The Buckeyes are 7-4 on the season and they¡¯ve been poor when stepping up in competition. They¡¯ve faced 4 teams this season ranked in the top 35 (per KenPom) and they¡¯ve lost those games by 38, 24, 14, and 1 point (1 point loss was AT HOME vs Pitt). The Buckeyes have had a rough go offensive away from home (road or neutral) averaging just 64 PPG including getting held under 60 points twice. That¡¯s a huge difference compared to their home splits where they average 90 PPG on the season. 5 of OSU¡¯s 7 wins have come vs teams ranked outside the top 200 all but 1 of their 7 wins have come at home. Kentucky has 1 loss on the season @ Clemson and they have 4 top 100 wins including topping Duke and Gonzaga, 2 top 6 teams per KenPom. They Buckeye offense relies pretty heavily on the 3 point shot (almost 35% of their points come from deep) but they are facing a Wildcat defense that ranks 12th nationally defending the arc allowing only 27%. The Kentucky defense has allowed opponents to make only 39% of their shot this year so we expect OSU to have problems on offense. Offensively the Wildcats lead the nation in scoring at 91 PPG and they rank 8th nationally in offensive efficiency. OSU¡¯s defense has allowed 83 PPG vs the 5 top 100 teams they¡¯ve faced. We don¡¯t think the Buckeyes can keep up offensively here. Lay it with Kentucky.
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