No. 1 Kentucky visits SEC rival South Carolina

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01/26/2010 - Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kentucky Wildcats have earned the top spot in the latest AP poll, and they are slated to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks tonight in SEC action.

Kentucky has won all 19 games it has played this season under the guidance of first-year head coach John Calipari. The Wildcats improved to 4-0 in conference on Saturday with a 101-70 victory over Arkansas. Tonight's game marks just the fourth true road affair for Kentucky.

As for South Carolina, it has suffered three consecutive defeats to fall to 11-8 overall and 2-3 in the SEC. The Gamecocks have been held below 60 points in back-to-back outings, including Saturday's 58-56 loss to Florida. The team has reason for optimism tonight, however, as eight of its 10 home games thus far have resulted in victory.

Kentucky owns a commanding 41-9 series advantage over South Carolina, but the Gamecocks crushed the Wildcats, 77-59, in the most recent meeting last season.

Kentucky freshman guard John Wall is widely regarded as the best player in all of college basketball. Wall is averaging 17.0 ppg to go with 124 assists and 38 steals, and he is surrounded by tremendous talent. Patrick Patterson is a star forward/center who brings 15.9 ppg and 7.8 rpg to the mix while shooting 61.2 percent from the field. DeMarcus Cousins, a freshman power forward, provides 15.4 ppg and 9.5 rpg, and Eric Bledsoe checks in with 11.3 ppg. The Wildcats are racking up 83.2 ppg on nearly 50 percent shooting from the floor, including 38.1 percent from three-point range. Defensively, the squad is holding foes to 65.6 ppg, and a rebounding advantage of more than 10 boards per contest has certainly helped matters. Darius Miller led Kentucky with 18 points in the easy win over Arkansas on Saturday, while Cousins and Wall added 16 points apiece. The Wildcats earned a 59-39 rebounding advantage and limited the Razorbacks to 30.6 percent field goal efficiency.

South Carolina guard Devan Downey has been sensational in recent weeks, as he has led his team in scoring in eight consecutive outings, netting 25 or more points on six of those occasions. Downey is netting 21.9 ppg overall to go along with 3.6 apg, but injuries have depleted his supporting cast. Brandis Raley-Ross checks in with 10.1 ppg, and while the club is generating 74.8 ppg, the offensive play has been shaky recently. The fact that Downey scored 36 of his team's 56 points in Saturday's loss to Florida suggests that South Carolina has become a one-man team. Downey shot 12-of-25 against the Gators, but the rest of the team hit just 9-of-30 shots.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

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Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

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Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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