As a Cincinnati Bearcats fan I had the chance to watch the Huskies this year from the American Conference. I will say at the beginning of the tournament this year I was not sold on this team because I could not see them scoring enough points to win. However, Shabazz has played out of his mind and the defense has been stingy. Daniels is the X-Factor this year in the tournament for the Huskies allowing Shanazz and Boatright to make plays away from the ball.
Kentucky on the other hand was one of my teams to watch in the tournament. This team has grown up more and more each game. People talking about "5 freshman" and "uconn's experience" being the difference maker have a point...IF this game was during the regular season. Julius Randle is the best player on the court and the zebras love blowing the whistle when he takes it to the bucket. Caulie-Stein being out again tonight is a HUGE blessing in disguise for the Wildcats because it has allowed the bench to shine (Dakari Johnson, Marcus Lee, Alex Poythress). I look for the Harrison twins to use their size to drive to the basket allowing the bigs to get easy offensive rebounds and open lanes.
With all that being said I haven't locked anything in yet.
Leaning - Kentucky -2.5 + ML
Waiting to see if the line moves in my favor. Opinions welcomed and best of luck to both sides...