Basketball Prediction Thread sponsored by Ely's - State vs Kentucky

[dawgstudent]

 

[dawgstudent]

State 68 Kentucky 66

 

[columbiadawg2]

UK 73 State 68
We get up and slowly and painfully blow a lead or we get down big early and claw our way back only to fall just short. Regardless, I'm hopeful to see the Hump back to where it once was during a rowdy midweek matchup on ESPN.

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

Kentucky 80 State 78

Sorry, too much PTSD from Kentucky ghosts of old.

 

[chuckster.sixpack]

State 68 Kentucky 66

State 72-65

 

[FlotownDawg]

UK wins 85-82 in overtime. Same as it ever was.

 

[olblue]

State 71
UK 64

 

[Leodawg1990]

73-68 State

 

[Bowdawg]

State goes up two with 2 seconds left. Ky calls timeout and in a stroke of luck Demarcus Cousins is granted eligibility from a court injunction to enter the game for KY. Cousins promptly gets a rebound and holds the ball until the final buzzer goes off and then puts a layup in while State is celebrating. The refs determine they can’t review the bucket so it counts. This sends the game to overtime where KY wins by 6.
85-79 Kats.
Cousins makes the call me cell phone gesture to the crowd and walks off the court for his last game as a Wildcat!

This is 100% the type of scenario that plays out in my mind every time we play KY at home!

 

[KentuckyDawg13]

MSU 77 uk 73

 

[Dawgs87]

Similar game to when UK went to play at USC (east). Dawgs win.

State: 78
UK: 65

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I predict yet again we will have questionable "fans" wearing blue. That's been rinse and repeat.

As for the shenanigans on the court, Calipari will have negotiated with the refs for 36 minutes prior to tip that "state plays too rough" and we'll collect too many touch fouls.

 

[peewee.sixpack]

MSU 73- UK 65

 

[howboutthemdawgs]

We come out flat. 110% terrified of their jerseys. Jans lights a fire at halftime but its too little too late. Same as it ever was...
Very much hope i'm wrong, but i've seen this movie. Something about bama and UK jerseys that is a mindf#ck for our teams.
UK 68 MSU 59.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Several State fans catch the ref square with a waterbottle after he reverses the 7th call of the night at Cal's suggestion, game canceled.

 

[17itdawg]

78-66 UK. I've seen this one before. No point in getting my hopes up.

 

[eckie1]

Way too much at stake for KY seeding for us to have a shot with the refs. 75-58 KY, and no KY from the zebras.

 

[Dawgbite]

85-72 Kentucky. Cam fouls out and two more players will be limited with four fouls. 13 McAfee adds will pop up on my iPad during the game.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

UK 77
State 68

I predict UK will shoot 12 - 15 more FTs than us, Hubbard will be held to less than 15 and at best will be even on the glass.

 

[Lowdog]

I have the same feeling as many of y’all. Seen this movie many times before. We play scared to death of their jersey color. Also I agree that Calipari will have beaten into the heads of our officials that our bigs play entirely to physical therefore should be awarded more fouls against our bigs.

Over and under number on how many totally BS calls will go against us?
Also I’m concerned with our size miss match in guarding their outside shooters. Shak and Hubbard.

I truly hope I am wrong 89-79 Ky

 

[patdog]

Kats - 82, Dogs - 72

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

UK - 84
MSU - 78

I might give us a chance we had a better matchup, but they don't match very well with our lineup.

 

[L4Dawg]

At least two of our main players get in early fouls trouble and both, plus another one, eventually foul out. We still outscore Kentucky from the field by 2 but they beat us by 25. They miss more free throws than we attempt.

 

[L4Dawg]

At least two of our main players get in early fouls trouble and both, plus another one, eventually foul out. We still outscore Kentucky from the field by 2 but they beat us by 25. They miss more free throws than we attempt.

Cal after the game complains about how physical MSU was and says the refs should have got a handle on it sooner. The ESPN talking heads agree.

 

[Air Raid 2.0]

79-73 State

 

[pseudonym]

State 80, UK 77

ETA: That being said, UK ML +145 is tempting.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

83 - 74 State

 

[Shmuley]

There's just no 17n way this turns out positively. 8 against 5.

Hubbard plays like a freshman tonight

Heartbreaking L.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I'm changing

MSU - 78
KNY - 76

We are starting to find production in surprising places.

Fouls will be a problem for both, but we will have to set some vital players down with two quick fouls.

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

Not going to put numbers on it but trust the Ole Devil bet the mortgage on Kentucky.

 

[HuntDawg]

My only concern is in the stretch of 5 games. its been nearly 3 weeks since we've played against a high level foe. We need to adjust back to the talent level of our opponent pretty quick.