Kentucky has just four basketball games left before the SEC Tournament, and when someone is crowned champion in Nashville, the NCAA Tournament will finally be here.
The way this team played against Auburn and Alabama gives Big Blue Nation confidence that the Wildcats can make a deep run in March. Coach Calipari loves his team and thinks they can do something special. The players are also confident they can make it to Phoenix for the Final Four.
If coaches, players and fans seem confident, so does the betting community. According to DraftKings Sports Book, 25% of the money and 18% of the bets are on Kentucky to win the national championship. Both of those numbers are the best of any team. It’s very clear that people who watch this team know that their style of play could lead to a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
Coach Calipari is still talking about how his team is set up for March. This is a recent quote he made about it after the win over Ole Miss: “In the NCAA tournament, you can’t score 65, 63, 62. You can, maybe, in one game, but you will be beaten. You have to be able to score points. We can do it. You have to have a player who can come out in a game to be able to advance. We have a few. You can’t be a high-level player. “It’s a low-turnover team because the team you’re going to play is in the NCAA tournament. This will be a low turnover team. We are a low turnover team. The problem is whether we will be physical enough. “
Winning in March is a challenge, but with the way the Wildcats can score, if they continue to improve their defense, a deep run is very possible.
