The Courier Journal has listed the media picks for tonight’s matchup of Kentucky at Louisville.
Here is the list of the media that picked the bad guys:
Jon Hale, UK football writer: Kentucky is the better team, but I can’t help but feel like the Wildcats will stumble in a hostile environment against a great defense after Saturday’s big win. Louisville, 78-77.
Gary Parrish, CBS Sports: I have no idea which direction this game will go. (How’s that for great analysis?) So just give me the home team by a point. Louisville, 76-75
Luke Winn, Sports Illustrated: Louisville’s zone holds Kentucky under 80 for just the second time this season — and the Cardinals win, 74-73
C.L. Brown, ESPN: UK is just 2-5 under Calipari in its first true road game of season. Louisville, 74-70
Jon Rothstein, CBS Sports: Kentucky’s first true road game will test the mettle of its young backcourt. It says here that the KFC Yum! Center will be trial by fire for De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk. Louisville, 73-66.
Matt Norlander, CBS Sports: It’s hard to pick against Kentucky, given what the Wildcats did against UNC on a neutral floor. But winning on the road is hard, and Louisville has the No. 1 D in America. Louisville, 79-77
Adam Lefkoe, Bleacher Report: Malik Monk hits a 3 at the end to save UK from an embarrassing shutout. Louisville, 3,456-3
Rick Bozich, WDRB: Cards have beaten Duke, North Carolina and Virginia in recent years, it’s time they beat Kentucky. Louisville, 73-69.
Ben Roberts, Lexington Herald-Leader: Seems silly to pick Rick over Cal given the recent results, but Cards’ D + Yum night crowd = young Cats’ toughest test ’til March. Louisville, 76-71.
Kent Spencer, WHAS-11: Something tells me the Cards are due for a “W” in the rivalry. Louisville, 75-72
Paul Rogers, Cards play-by-play man: Cats are scary good but Cards will rise to the occasion. Louisville,76-73.
Tony Vanetti, WKRD-790: Just like in football, the underdog wins. Ray Spalding MVP. The rivalry and Louisville needs one. Louisville by seven.
T.J. Walker, Cats Illustrated: Kentucky is the more talented team but this means more for the Cards. Size, rebounding, and the homecourt advantage wins it for U of L. Finally. Louisville, 82-74.
Larry Vaught (VaugtsViews.com): Combine Louisville’s defense and home crowd with UK coming off such an emotional win and playing its first road game, I just see this as wrong time, wrong place for UK. Louisville, 74-71.
Howie Lindsey, WKRD-790: In a year of streaks being broken (Hello, Cubs fans), Louisville’s band of grind-it-out underdogs upends the high-scoring Cats with defense and paint touches. A low-scoring game in the first half, both teams start to find their rhythm in the second and it comes down to a missed buzzer beater. Louisville, 68-66.
Josh Ellis (Cats Illustrated): Kentucky loses its first true road test of the season in a game that leaves you on the edge of your seat from opening tip to final buzzer. Louisville, 85-82
Brian Winner, WAVE-3: I’m thinking this year it’s gonna go in the Cards’ favor. Louisville, 68-65.
Now you can click here to read all of the people that picked Kentucky.
My prediction: As long as De’Aaron Fox doesn’t have to ice his arm after the game from shooting perimeter jumpers and instead penetrates to the rim or kicking it out for good, open shots I think the Cats are in good shape. Between Monk’s shooting and Adebayo’s rebounding the Cats should hold on for a nice 6 point win. First one to 80 wins, so I have Kentucky 81-75.
Who do you think will win?
- Kentucky (95%, 762 Votes)
- Louisville (5%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 800
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