Kentucky Wildcats (ATS) ..

Kentucky has gone through its losing stretch in the SEC. Now, fresh off consecutive wins, the Wildcats will look to close out the season with a bang. These next couple of games against Texas & Vanderbilt are massive considering the strength of schedule over their final five games of the season. Having said that, this is the perfect opportunity for a team like UK to take advantage of a Texas team that's slowly fading away.

Talking about the Longhorns, they are off three straight losses. Now, although I know that they will break the losing streak soon, I don't see it happening this evening. Texas is much worse than even a season ago and its losses to Arkansas & Alabama at home recently don't look good. The Longhorns are a capable basketball team, but this is a matchup against a hungry Kentucky team that Texas will more than likely struggle in.

Overall, Kentucky is the much better team this season. The Wildcats swept Tennessee after beating them last game and are currently ranked #3 in offensive efficiency via. KenPom. Texas, on the other hand, ranks 34th in that category. Even though I do expect the Longhorns to end the season strongly, this is going to be a rough game for them.

Score Prediction: 89-79 Kentucky.