UConn played tough against Mich State and UF. I believe the game against UF gave me enough to think about when trying to figure how'd they'd handle KY. Guard play + experience here... don't forget how close Kentucky has played everyone this entire tourney. UConn hasn't gotten any respect and they've taken care of business with two especially great teams.. either way, BOL!!
UCONN did play well against MSU and Florida. Michigan State didn't have much left after they fought with Virginia and I would bet that if Izzo had to do it all over again he would have never asked Gary Harris to miss that Free Throw (You never have an athlete stop trying to score/win/play hard, Karma). Florida lost to both Wisky and UCONN during the season. They ran the table in the SEC and didn't have a tough path to the Final 4. Florida showed you how they struggle to make shots vs Dayton (up 17 they went on to miss 15 of 16 shots). Florida has great athletes but not great basketball players.
Everybody has seen that Kentucky has been winning by 1 and 2 points this entire tournament (to include Odds Makers). Why do they make Kentucky -3? The odds makers do use Public sentiment when it comes to these games (see below). I have read about 2 bookmakers setting the line -3 and saying they expected the public to take the dog.
Kentucky should be favored according to the Linemakers/Don Best Power Rankings which has been dead on the entire year.
Kentucky 98.2
UCONN 96.8
[h=3]Jay Kornegay's top public teams[/h]The Final Four teams, according to Jay Kornegay (lead bookmaker at the LVH) and his staff, ranked in order of public betting support at this point in the tournament.
1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Wisconsin
4. UConn
