Kentucky vs. Buffalo – 3/17/18 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Kentucky topped Davidson 78-73 in the NCAA tournament Thursday despite failing to make a single 3-pointer, snapping a nation-best streak of 1,047 games with a 3 that began in 1988.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 29 points in Kentucky’s 77-72 win over Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference finals last weekend, finished with 19 points and missed seven of his first eight shots from the field.

Coach John Calipari and Kentucky have gotten used to being the big, bad wolf. That happens in the NCAA Tournament when two teams are fighting.

“It’s a little disappointing, I was hoping somebody would hit a shot, but I mean it’s just a streak”, Wenyen Gabriel said. “But yeah, I didn’t know the whole game”. “The way they played, I watched about six tapes of them, and they remind me of my UMass teams”. At the end of the day we’ve got to go play a basketball game.

Kentucky enters this game at 25-10 on the year overall. John Calipari’s team edged back out in front, but Davidson was persistent. They’re good. I’m just telling you. United Kingdom outscored Davidson 26-10 in the paint. Steph Curry averaged 32 points a game to lead the (other) Wildcats to within one basket of the Final Four in 2008. “They’re still freshmen. No disrespect to our two freshmen [but] they’re inexperienced”. Davidson’s trio of Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Peyton Aldridge and Kellan Grady had accounted for 68.7 percent of the team’s offense this season. “They’re so unselfish.” These characteristics are not just preached and embodied by Bennett but by the team captains – Devon Hall, Isaiah Wilkins and Jack Salt – as well. “We didn’t feel like they could guard us”. If he keeps playing the way he has all year, he may stick around for a couple weeks. However, Arizona is also known for getting out in transition, utilizing the athleticism of its players.

Miller deflected a number of questions about the probe and the story Wednesday. You know, he’s a really good player, probably the No. 1 pick in the draft.

Every year around this time, I take time to fill out a bracket for the NCAA Tournament. He is 4-0 in NCAA games at the AAC. It’s facts. I’m going to tell them they’re not freshmen? “I’m not whining about it”, Calipari said after learning of Oats” “whining” comment.

Buffalo’s head coach (jokingly?) said Calipari likes to whine while previewing the matchup.

27-6 – Calipari’s record at United Kingdom in NCAA Tournament games. This marked the first time since the inception of the 3 that Kentucky has won a game without making one. Now, they’re slated for a date with Cinderella.