{"id":21952,"date":"2012-03-03T22:50:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T03:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=21952"},"modified":"2012-03-03T22:50:37","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T03:50:37","slug":"ncaa-basketball-odds-kentucky-wildcats-vs-florida-gators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball-odds-kentucky-wildcats-vs-florida-gators-21952\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Basketball Odds: Kentucky Wildcats vs. Florida Gators"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats at No. 13 Florida Gators
\nSunday, 3\/4\/12, 12:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Kentucky -4
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Kentucky -4
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 141
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 141
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Kentucky Wildcats look invincible during Southeastern Conference play<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kentucky has tied the school record with 29 wins during the regular season and enters this particular contest on a 21-game winning streak.\u00a0 \u201cIt means we\u2019re one step closer\u00a0 to the goals we set,\u201d commented Wildcats sophomore forward Terrence Jones.\u00a0 He is one of four starters that averages double figures in scoring, with freshman sensation Anthony Davis leading the way in scoring 14.1 points per game.\u00a0 The program has tallied a 37-12 record on the road when playing as the No. 1 team in the nation.\u00a0 Kentucky is 3-3 ATS as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points the last two-plus years.<\/p>\n

The Wildcats have suffocated their last 10 opponents on the defensive end, allowing them to score an average of 56.0 points per game.\u00a0 Kentucky also manages to lead all Southeastern Conference teams in scoring 77.8 points per game, while outscoring opponents by an average of 19.4 points a contest.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to note that the team is 8-0 all-time when playing in this particular series as the nation\u2019s top-ranked squad.<\/p>\n

Florida is set to honor guard Erving Walker on Senior Day inside the O\u2019Connell Center in Gainesville, FL, and will look to snap a two-game losing streak.\u00a0 The Gators have also failed to cover their last three games, including a 77-67 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores as 3.5-point road underdogs.\u00a0 Head coach Billy Donovan knows that his program will need to be at its best to pull off the upset.\u00a0 \u201cObviously they\u2019ve got a terrific team,\u201d he stated this week.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re gifted, they\u2019re talented, they have good chemistry.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 Florida is 15-9 ATS as an underdog the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Gators also have four starters that average in double figures, with junior guard Kenny Boynton leading the way in scoring 17.1 points per game.\u00a0 He managed to hit three shots from beyond the arc in the latest loss against the Commodores, giving him 101 on the season.\u00a0 Florida is 9-6 in this series when playing at home under the direction of Donovan, while six of the past nine meetings overall have been decided by single digits.\u00a0 If the game is close down the stretch, the Gators will definitely benefit, leading all SEC teams in shooting 75.5 percent from the charity stripe during conference play.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Wildcats due to their 7-3 ATS mark on Sundays, while the Gators are 2-5 ATS versus conference opponents.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the college basketball handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats at No. 13 Florida Gators Sunday, 3\/4\/12, 12:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Kentucky -4 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Kentucky -4 Opening Total:\u00a0 141 Current Total:\u00a0 141 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Kentucky has tied the school record with 29 wins during the regular season and enters this particular contest on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":19787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1444],"tags":[5659,3881,499,5741,876,6211,3875,3897],"class_list":["post-21952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","category-headlines","tag-anthony-davis","tag-billy-donovan","tag-florida-gators","tag-kenny-boynton","tag-kentucky-wildcats","tag-oconnell-center","tag-southeastern-conference","tag-terrence-jones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21953,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21952\/revisions\/21953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}