Kentucky by 12-14, and expect them to have a HUGE advantage in points in the paint. I expect UK to shoot worse than their season average from the arc, but make up for it with complete domination around the basket.
This reads just like the Patriots' attempts at making themselves the underdog. EVERYONE is saying, at worst, Cooper is 2nd favorite (I think they are THE favorite), but you take the "I hope everyone is underestimating us" angle. Next thing I expect is for you to start chanting "We're Still Here!!" over and over.
Maybe they just read differently to me. In once case, Tennessee "could" run them off their own floor, in the next breath, Tennessee is untested (with an inference of over-rated). Probably just how I read them.
Wright State is a comically bad defensive team, so assuming NKU can get shots to go in, I think they win by 6-8. I have been to many games at the Nutter Center, it isn't like going into Phog Fieldhouse, the Norse should be fine.
UK by double-digits. I think UK mauls them on the offensive glass, has a trough-full of 2nd chance points, and wins this one convincingly. The result on Monday will be a nation of knee-jerk reactions on both sides, that UK is all that, and that UT may have been over-rated. It will be funny to watch, honestly.
St. Henry didn't even win the CovCath league, St. Paul did (regular season) after beating St. Henry by 20 something a couple of weeks ago. They meet again at some point for the Tournament Championship. Paul beat Pius 2x by 20+ both times, Pius and Henry split in the regular season, and then Henry beat Pius in the semi's of the tourney last weekend.
I know. That is why I said CovCath has the program depth to keep the lion-share of them at the freshmen level. Next year Starks won't play one second of FROSH basketball, but at a lot of programs, as I'm sure you know, that happens with a lot more regularity.