Number 1 rated Kentucky vs the NCAA tournament hopefuls Georgia? Seems like a recipe for a blowout, specifically as Kentucky barely regained that coveted No. 1 berth on the rankings for the first time in the previous 2 months. While the Kentucky Wildcats are on top of the rankings and enjoying an eleven game win streak, the Bulldogs can best be described as sporadic so far in the year.

Sportsbook

The Kentucky Wildcats are 19-1 and 5-0 in the SEC. They are coming off of a particularly unsightly game at home vs Alabama, where they netted their previous 15 points at the foul line. Fortunately, the team is pretty good from the free-throw line, where they landed 23-of-29 to retain the win, 77-71. That win, combined with Syracuse dropping their first game of the season, put Kentucky back on top. Their current eleven game win streak is also their best since going 19-0 throughout the 2009-2010 season.

College football odds

Georgia is going to have its hands full facing the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday, January 24. The Bulldogs netted an invite to the NCAA tournament for the first time in the last three years in 2011, but 2 of their main players advanced to the NBA. Since losing them, Georgia has lost much of their offensive touch, scoring only 61.9 ppg with a pathetic 39.9 percent field-goal proportion. The Bulldogs are currently 10-9 total and 1-4 in the SEC.

With the Kentucky Wildcats averaging 79.5 ppg, and the Bulldogs at 61.9, it’s no wonder the sports book is favoring the Wildcats by 12 points. It might be a bargain taking the Cats, as the game might wind up very handily as a 15- or 20-point blowout. The total is set at 129, but and I would expect this match to go under the total. If Kentucky plays even a bit bit of defense, the Bulldogs’ offense might be successfully shut down all night.