Kentucky Wildcats @ Ohio State Buckeyes College Basketball Prediction

Kentucky Wildcats @ Ohio State Buckeyes College Basketball Prediction: The Wildcats keep it close. So far this season, Kentucky has 8 losses, only two of them have been by more than 4 points. They’ve really done well of late, coming on strong toward the end of the SEC season, beating both Florida and Vanderbilt (two teams they lost to earlier in the season) at the end of the regular season. Then they went ahead and won the SEC tournament outright, as if their ending wasn’t enough to show how good they’ve become. But somehow, Florida still pulled away with a 2-seed and Kentucky got just a 4. Not a big deal, ha, tell that to Kentucky who has to play Ohio State in the Sweet 16. Of course, Florida and Vandy are out of the tournament, so maybe this is sweet justice.

Ohio State lost to Purdue and Wisconsin – both in the matter of a 3-game stretch that sandwiched a win over Michigan. They also beat Purdue and Wisconsin during different stretches of the season. So, in other words, the Buckeyes have yet to play against an opponent they haven’t beaten. Or even better, everyone they’ve played, they’ve beat. They’ve been untested thus far in the tournament, looking like the true number 1 seed in the Dance.

This is an interesting match-up, no doubt, the youth and athleticism of Kentucky against the old-school Buckeyes.

It’s hard to see Ohio State losing. You need to play perfect against them to win, and Kentucky doesn’t spend too much time playing flawless basketball. But their athleticism is tough to match. Very difficult call for me, but I’ll take Ohio State. They’ve done all the little things all season long, and that will help them in this one.

(4) Kentucky Wildcats @ (1) Ohio State Buckeyes (-5.5) (3/25) (CBS)