opens 7 now 10 what am I missing? Bama has lost 2 straight and is playing home explains but I wonder about the total tomorrow 180? @ Rupp earlier 102-97 Bama that explains.... Both
Butler/Robinson 17/11 points scored in last but..... slim chance of playing is latest. so......
Shooting early often is Wildcats best chance. Over in 1st half Team Total UK. Just hope another 15 plus Three point shots like Wednesday happens Tomorrow @ 6 on ESPN....
47-45 at the half in Rupp a month ago.... Looks like Bama in a must win spot,
Texas A&M beats Tennessee! to start day.......
Butler/Robinson 17/11 points scored in last but..... slim chance of playing is latest. so......
Shooting early often is Wildcats best chance. Over in 1st half Team Total UK. Just hope another 15 plus Three point shots like Wednesday happens Tomorrow @ 6 on ESPN....
47-45 at the half in Rupp a month ago.... Looks like Bama in a must win spot,
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Texas A&M beats Tennessee! to start day.......
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Starting the Day
34 ppg on road! avg. 36 last 7 need.. Watch TAM.. side note Tennessee 4-9 on Totals? Last 7 games 135 total average??
Texas A&M beats Tennessee! to start day....... 75-64 let it ride on UK plus points or double up over 40'5 1st half UK TT.... All Bets are ON.....
Starting the Day
34 ppg on road! avg. 36 last 7 need.. Watch TAM.. side note Tennessee 4-9 on Totals? Last 7 games 135 total average??
Texas A&M beats Tennessee! to start day....... 75-64 let it ride on UK plus points or double up over 40'5 1st half UK TT.... All Bets are ON.....
Oklahoma Wednesday... Hope Pope rests the wounded and bring them back Saturday for a bit and plays them a few minutes till Tourney Time... 
"After seeing the @KentuckyMBB in person vs the talented @AlabamaMBB team I’m impressed by what @CoachMarkPope has done" Vitale posted. "With the return of Lamont Butler & Jaxson Robinson BBN will be a legit threat @MarchMadnessMBB time .Playing in the @SEC w/o your starting guards is TOUGH!"
"After seeing the @KentuckyMBB in person vs the talented @AlabamaMBB team I’m impressed by what @CoachMarkPope has done" Vitale posted. "With the return of Lamont Butler & Jaxson Robinson BBN will be a legit threat @MarchMadnessMBB time .Playing in the @SEC w/o your starting guards is TOUGH!"
Parlay sweep will be sweet going against Ken Pon but his previews are
At [40] Oklahoma - W (18-10)
Kenpom Projection: L, 74-70
I’ll put $5/$5 on game total and UK Tesm total just in case… Uk fans will be happy to see a couple guys back from the DL tonight. Just hope they can stay healthy
Ken's prediction is spot on going into tonight 18-9!
Jaxson Robinson is active tonight after missing four games with a wrist injury. The Ada, Oklahoma native is the first Wildcat out for warm-ups. As Adam Stratton, KSR’s reporter on the scene tonight, shows you, that wrist looks pretty good so far.
Butler wearing brace?
Jaxson Robinson is the first player out for warm-ups
02/26/2025 06:47:47 PMJaxson Robinson is active tonight after missing four games with a wrist injury. The Ada, Oklahoma native is the first Wildcat out for warm-ups. As Adam Stratton, KSR’s reporter on the scene tonight, shows you, that wrist looks pretty good so far.
Butler wearing brace?
Cha-Ching-ching.... even stevenHopefully no 7 minute stretch w/o a basket tonight!
Over total 77 1/2 in 1st half and UK team total 39 1/2
Early Start early look with Auburn at 1:00 Saturday...
Based on Pope's comments, it seems like Butler should be giving it a go against the Tigers, likewise with Carr. As for Robinson and Williams, both of them will likely pop up on the initial availability report Friday night in some form of "probable," "questionable," "doubtful," or even listed as "out." We will see tonight what the current situations are.
Based on Pope's comments, it seems like Butler should be giving it a go against the Tigers, likewise with Carr. As for Robinson and Williams, both of them will likely pop up on the initial availability report Friday night in some form of "probable," "questionable," "dou Mlbtful," or even listed as "out." We will see Friday night what the current situations are.
SEC parlay... ML
$5/$39
UK
Bama
Florida
Bonus (ML) $5 Friday Eastern Michigan
Based on Pope's comments, it seems like Butler should be giving it a go against the Tigers, likewise with Carr. As for Robinson and Williams, both of them will likely pop up on the initial availability report Friday night in some form of "probable," "questionable," "doubtful," or even listed as "out." We will see tonight what the current situations are.
Based on Pope's comments, it seems like Butler should be giving it a go against the Tigers, likewise with Carr. As for Robinson and Williams, both of them will likely pop up on the initial availability report Friday night in some form of "probable," "questionable," "dou Mlbtful," or even listed as "out." We will see Friday night what the current situations are.
SEC parlay... ML
$5/$39
UK
Bama
Florida
Bonus (ML) $5 Friday Eastern Michigan
Can Bama beat UK 3 straight in one season is the ? of the day..... I hope not... UK defender of Sears Butler is doubtful with shooting shoulder injury. News is surgery after season? With Robinson and Butler chances would go up but without Vegas put odds up opened 4 1/2 now seeing 9 1/2.... I'll vote on Under 178 1/2 AND Over 40 1/2 1st half UK or else
Let's go......
Let's go......
2nd half under 91 1/2
UK +4 1/2 seems strange with Bama in control what is Vegas thinking? They (Vegas) sees/knows UK is getting shots in 1st but they were not falling. Pope corrects Turnovers and UK keeps it close without 2/3 starters.....
UK +4 1/2 seems strange with Bama in control what is Vegas thinking? They (Vegas) sees/knows UK is getting shots in 1st but they were not falling. Pope corrects Turnovers and UK keeps it close without 2/3 starters.....
One more before Selection Sunday and probably my last, no interest in March Madness... Saturday night Louisville beats Duke!
Little heads -up.....
Duke star Cooper Flagg was in a wheelchair after injuring his ankle and is unlikely to play again in the ACC tournament.
Clemson key rotation player Dillon Hunter also suffered an injury Thursday and he isn’t going to be playing again this season.
Little heads -up.....
Duke star Cooper Flagg was in a wheelchair after injuring his ankle and is unlikely to play again in the ACC tournament.
Clemson key rotation player Dillon Hunter also suffered an injury Thursday and he isn’t going to be playing again this season.
Illinois at
KentuckyMILWAUKEE -- Third-seeded Kentucky will face a maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time in a second-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday.
Sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) advanced with an 86-73 victory over 11th-seeded Xavier on Friday. Kentucky (23-11) pulled away in the second half for a 76-57 victory over No. 14 seed Troy.
Illinois, which was beset at midseason by illness and injuries, got 44 points from three freshmen against Xavier. Will Riley had a team-high 22 points, and Kasparas Jakucionis had 16 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Morez Johnson Jr., who returned in time for the Big Ten Conference tournament after missing five games with a broken wrist, added six points and five rebounds in about 13 minutes.
Sophomore center Tomislav Ivisic had 20 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Illini to a 45-25 advantage on the boards.
"We're not freshmen anymore," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. "These guys have been playing 30-plus minutes a game. I've said it all along: I like their ceiling because I know how talented they are."
Jakucionis averages 15.0 points and 5.7 rebounds a game, and Ivisic adds 12.8 points and a team-best 7.7 boards. Riley, Kylan Boswell and Tre White also average in double figures.
Kentucky broke open its against Troy with a 16-0 run midway through the second half. Otega Oweh had 20 points, and Koby Brea, Andrew Carr and Brandon Garrison had 13 apiece.
The Wildcats have five players averaging in double figures in scoring. Oweh leads with 16.4 ppg, Brea adds 11.5 and Lamont Butler 11.0. Amari Williams averages 10.9 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds.
Jaxson Robinson, the second-leading scorer at 13.0 points per game, underwent season-ending surgery after injuring his wrist in early February.
Kentucky, which hit 10 of 26 shots from beyond the arc vs. Troy, is averaging 9.6 3-pointers per game. The Wildcats also had 23 assists on 28 field goals against the Trojans.
"It was ball protection. It was guys being diligent about being aggressive," Kentucky coach Mark Pope said. "It has to do with being super aggressive. The Troy defense is terrific. They're a great defensive team. They're incredibly disruptive."
Pope, a captain on Kentucky's 1996 national title team, is in his first season at Kentucky after five seasons at BYU.
Underwood said Kentucky would present specific challenges, but that's the same with every opponent.
"I just think you've got to take every game for what it's worth," he said. "There's a different opponent. This one's going to be Kentucky. They're seeded ahead of us. We'll be an underdog in this one. We've got to go out and and do things differently against them."
Tomislav Ivisic twin brother, Zvonimir, played last season at Kentucky as a freshman before transferring to Arkansas. Interesting Big Z left UK with Calipari to Arkansas and is smooth.
"I hope it is going to be a fun game," said Tomislav Ivisic, a 7-foot-1 sophomore from Croatia. "My brother played there last year. He told all the best things about Kentucky. He had a great time there, and I'm looking forward to playing that game."
KEY STAT....
Illinois is ranked 32nd defense vs. 3 point! UK needs Butler to score points! Something that he's struggling with since his shoulder problem ! ? ! was averaging 10. Last 5 games... 2/8/5/0/2. UK can if they pass less and shoot..... TFB
UK not healthy VS. Underwood says maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time
Looking forward to 25-26 MM & JJ
