2010-11 Results Overall: 29-9 (15-0 H, 4-7 A, 10-2 N) SEC: 10-6 (8-0 H, 2-6 A) Conference Tournament: 3-0, won title Postseason: 4-1, lost in national semifinal John Calipari led his third different school to the Final Four (UMass, Memphis) last year, putting Kentucky back in a spot where it has become accustomed. The team won a couple close games in the tournament before losing by a single point to eventual champion Connecticut. Four Wildcats went on to be drafted by the NBA. Roster Returning Starters Terrence...
Read more about 2011-12 Kentucky Basketball Preview Kentucky at Georgia Line - November 15, 2011The No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs will look to secure their spot in the SEC Championship Game when they host the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. The Bulldogs cruised past Auburn 45-7 for their eight straight win since opening the season 0-2, and are just one game away from clinching the East division. Things haven’t been going so well for the Wildcats, who got destroyed at Vanderbilt 8-38. Kentucky is just 4-6 overall and 1-5 in SEC play this season. The Bulldogs have won three of the last four...
Read more about Kentucky at Georgia Line Florida at Kentucky Line - September 20, 2011The No. 15 Florida Gators will go on the road for the first time this season as they get ready to face the Kentucky Wildcats in SEC East showdown. The Gators improved to 3-0 with an impressive 33-23 win over Tennessee on Saturday, while the Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season at home to Louisville 17-24. Florida dismantled Kentucky at home a year ago, beating the Wildcats 48-14. Looking at the week 4 college football odds, oddsmakers currently have Florida favored by 20-points over...
Read more about Florida at Kentucky Line Louisville at Kentucky Line - September 12, 2011This Saturday bragging rights in the state of Kentucky we be on the line when the Kentucky Wildcats host the Louisville Cardinals. The Wildcats improved t0 2-0 with a 27-13 come-from-behind win over Central Michigan, while the Cardinals dropped to 1-1 with a disappointing 24-17 loss at home to Florida International. Kentucky’s 23-16 win at Louisville was their fourth straight win in this in-state rivalry. Taking a look at the week 3 college football odds, oddsmakers have Kentucky favored...
Read more about Louisville at Kentucky Line 2011 Kentucky Football Predictions - June 9, 2011The Kentucky Wildcats earned a trip to their fifth consecutive bowl game after going 6-6 (2-6 SEC) in the regular season. The Wildcats ended up losing to Pittsburgh 10-27 in the Compass Bowl, but for a program that had been to just two bowl games the previous 10 years its a successful season. The last three years the Wildcats haven’t had more than 11 starters back from the previous year, but will have 16 starters back for the upcoming 2011 season. However, they lose three of their top offensive...
Read more about 2011 Kentucky Football Predictions 2011 SEC Football Predictions - June 6, 2011The SEC is hands down the best conference in college football. In 2010 Auburn won the National Championship going a perfect 14-0. It was the fifth straight season that a team out of the SEC won it all. If that isn’t enough, just look at the number of players that this conference sends to the NFL each year. They led all conferences with 38 players selected in the 2011 NFL Draft, including five of the top six overall. What really makes this conference special is the fact that they don’t...
Read more about 2011 SEC Football Predictions Final Four Picks 2011 - March 31, 2011College basketball analyst Al Dannity gives us his takes on the 2011 Final Four bracket and provides some free picks against the spread. If you are looking for a site to bet on the Final Four this season, take a look at Sports Interaction. Four programs with very different backgrounds converge on Houston this weekend for the culmination of March Madness. The Final Four features a familiar mid-major, an out-of-nowhere Cinderella, College Basketball royalty, and a program forged by a big-name coach. Butler,...
Read more about Final Four Picks 2011 Connecticut vs Kentucky - March 30, 2011The No. 4-seeded Kentucky Wildcats managed to escape the loaded East Region and are set to take on the N0. 3-seeded Connecticut Huskies, who have continued to play at an extremely high level after winning the Big East Tournament. These two teams faced off early in the regular season at the Maui Invitational, with the Huskies winning 84-67, behind 29-points from Kemba Walker. The game will tip-off after the Butler/VCU matchup around 8:50 ET at Reliant Stadium. According to the odds at Bodog, Kentucky...
Read more about Connecticut vs Kentucky 2011 Final Four Bracket - March 30, 2011It has been one of the most improbable NCAA Tournament brackets in history, but the field is set and ready to go for this weekend. If you are looking to follow the action and need a fresh bracket, view/download our Final Four bracket. With their “Better Bonus Guarantee” you can bring them any offer you’ve seen at any other sportsbook and they will meet or beat it! Now let’s take a quick look at how each team in the Final Four got there. East Region – (4) Kentucky...
Read more about 2011 Final Four Bracket 2011 NCAA Tournament Final Four Odds - March 29, 2011For the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament there will not be at least one No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the Final Four. This Saturday we will find out which two teams will be playing for the National Championship on Monday. If the first five rounds are any indication of what’s to come, we are in for one heck of Final Four this weekend! The early game (6:10 ET) will feature the No. 8 Butler Bulldogs out of the Southeast Region against the No. 11 VCU Rams out of the Southwest Region....
Read more about 2011 NCAA Tournament Final Four Odds NCAA Tournament Sleepers - March 14, 2011The brackets are out for the 2011 NCAA Tournament, and this year could be as difficult as ever in predicting who will make the Final Four, as each region has a number of teams who you could make an argument for, and if years past have taught us anything, you never know what to expect. I have taken the time to breakdown the possible sleepers (teams not the top two seeds) in each region, which should help you make your tournament picks this year. East Region Sleepers: The East really has a lot of...
Read more about NCAA Tournament Sleepers NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions - March 13, 2011The NCAA Tournament brackets have been set, and over the next few days millions around the country will fill out their brackets, and try and come as close as possible to what actually happens. If you have ever filled out a bracket, you know simply picking the team with the higher seed will not get you far win it comes to winning your office pool. Just like the regular-season, there are upsets all through the course of the tournament, and spotting early upsets is crucial to picking a strong bracket....
Read more about NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions 2011 SEC Basketball Tournament Predictions & Schedule - March 9, 2011The SEC hasn’t exactly been the power conference we have seen in years past, and as a result a number of teams will be trying to impress the NCAA Tournament committee over the next four days, as the 2011 SEC Basketball Tournament gets under way this Thursday, March 10 and concludes on Sunday March, 13. The tournament will be held in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. First and second round games will be televised on the SEC Network, while the semifinals and championship game will be aired...
Read more about 2011 SEC Basketball Tournament Predictions & Schedule Tennessee at Kentucky - February 8, 2011The Kentucky Wildcats host the Tennessee Volunteers Tuesday in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPN at 9:00 EST. This SEC showdown on Super Tuesday features the return of Vols heads coach Bruce Pearl, who is back after serving an eight-game suspension. Pearl has not won at Kentucky’s Rupp Arena since 2006 and will have a tall task ahead if he’s going to end that streak. College basketball lines for this contest show us odds of Kentucky -9 over Tennessee with a total set of 138 points. Tennessee...
Read more about Tennessee at Kentucky 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl Odds - January 7, 2011The Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) meet up with the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) in the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday, January 8 at 12:00 EST on ESPN. Pittsburgh reached a BCS berth six year ago, and Dave Wannstedt took over the program with hopes of getting back to the BCS on a regular basis. Wannstedt wasn’t able to get there once, and even though the Panthers earned a share of the Big East title this season, it wasn’t enough to keep his job. College bowl odds for this contest show us a line of...
Read more about 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl Odds Rocketman’s Top 25 College Basketball Rankings - January 3, 2011Rocky Atkinson from Rocketman Sports is back with his Top 25 CBB Rankings for Monday 1-3-11. We’ll compare my rankings with the actual Polls and give you some advanced NCAA basketball picks for the week. I am documented as the #1 college basketball handicapper the past 3 years combined hitting 61%! The 2nd half of the season has been the best for us so make sure you are on board for the ride! 1. Duke 99.99 2. Ohio State 98.19 3. Kentucky 94.59 4. Kansas 93.77 5. Washington 93.69 6. Pittsburgh 92.19 7....
Read more about Rocketman’s Top 25 College Basketball Rankings Notre Dame vs Kentucky - December 8, 2010This Wednesday No.23 Notre Dame will face off against No. 16 Kentucky in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Even though Kentucky is rated higher in the standings, it is Notre Dame that comes into the game with a perfect 8-0 record. The game will be played at Freedom Hall, the former home court of the Louisville Cardinals. Freedom Hall is just about an hour from Kentucky’s campus, so look for the majority of the crowd to be cheering for the Wildcats. Notre Dame brings a ton of experience to the table,...
Read more about Notre Dame vs Kentucky Vanderbilt at Kentucky - November 10, 2010This Saturday the Vanderbilt Commodores will go on the road to take on the Kentucky Wildcats in SEC play. Both teams come in struggling in conference play at 1-5. The Commodores were blown out by Florida last week 55-14 for their fourth consecutive loss, while the Wildcats beat up on Charleston Southern 49-21 in an easy non-conference game. Kentucky has won five of the last six in this series, including a 24-13 win last season. The oddsmakers don’t seem to think it will be all that close this...
Read more about Vanderbilt at Kentucky Kentucky at Mississippi State - October 27, 2010The Kentucky Wildcats (4-4, 1-4) travel to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2, 2-2) in SEC play Saturday afternoon. Mississippi State is the No. 23 ranked team in the land, and climbed into the Top 25 last week for the first time since 2001. College football odds are posted for this game, with the most recent lines showing us Mississippi State -6.5 over Kentucky. Feeling the pressure of being inside the Top 25 for the first time in nearly a decade, Mississippi State struggled against UAB last...
Read more about Kentucky at Mississippi State College Football Odds: Georgia at Kentucky - October 20, 2010This Saturday the Georgia Bulldogs will look for their third straight win when they go on the road to take on the Kentucky Wildcats. The Bulldogs have really looked good in their last two games, beating Tennessee 41-14 and then shutting out Vanderbilt 43-0 last week. After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Auburn the previous week, the Wildcats pulled off their biggest win of the year, taking down No.10 South Carolina 31-28 just one week after the Gamecocks beat No.1 Alabama. The Bulldogs are 16-3...
Read more about College Football Odds: Georgia at Kentucky South Carolina at Kentucky - October 13, 2010This Saturday the Kentucky Wildcats are set to host the 10-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in an SEC East showdown. The Wildcats lost for the third consecutive week, losing to Auburn at home 37-34. The Gamecocks are coming off an impressive win over then No.1 ranked Alabama, as they knocked off the Crimson Tide 35-21 at home. The Wildcats have not had much success against South Carolina, as they have lost 10 straight, including a 28-26 loss at home last season, and are 0-17 all-time against teams...
Read more about South Carolina at Kentucky Auburn at Kentucky - October 7, 2010This Saturday the Kentucky Wildcats will look to pull off a big upset when they host the No.8 Auburn Tigers. The Wildcats started the season off 3-0, but have lost their last two games, including a 42-35 loss at Mississippi last week. The Tigers improved to 5-0 on the season with a 52-3 blowout win over Louisiana-Monroe at home last week. The Tigers have won seven straight games at Kentucky, but the Wildcats were the winners last year, as they defeated Auburn 21-14 on the road. The oddsmakers are...
Read more about Auburn at Kentucky Kentucky at Mississippi - September 29, 2010In SEC action this Saturday the Kentucky Wildcats will head to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to take on the Mississippi Rebels. Mississippi has dominated the series, with a 26-13-1 record against the Wildcats, but Kentucky won the last meeting back in 2006 31-14. The Wildcats had a rough trip down to No.9 Florida last week, as they got beat up 48-14. The Rebels bounced back from a disappointing loss against Vanderbilt with a 55-38 win over Fresno State at home. If you are thinking about betting on the...
Read more about Kentucky at Mississippi College Football Odds: Kentucky at Florida - September 22, 2010The No.9 Florida Gators return home to take on the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday, in an important SEC East showdown. The Gators also come into the game without a loss this season, as they went on the road and took care of business against Tennessee last week 31-17. The Wildcats improved to 3-0 on the season with a nice 47-10 win at home over Akron. Looking at the college football odds for this game, the oddsmakers currently have Florida favored by 14-points at home over Kentucky. Tired...
Read more about College Football Odds: Kentucky at Florida Akron at Kentucky - September 17, 2010This Saturday the Kentucky Wildcats will host the Akron Zips in the first ever meeting between these two schools. The Wildcats improved to 2-0 on the season with a 63-28 blowout win over Western Kentucky last week. The Zips are still searching for their first win of the season, as they in overtime last week to Gardner-Webb 38-37 to fall to 0-2 on the year. If you are interested in betting on the game this weekend, the current college football odds have the Wildcats 25-point favorites over the Zips...
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