Kentucky laid 80 and 82 points on Auburn in the regular season series with Tigers big man Chuma Okeke protecting the paint. In his absence with a knee injury, the Wildcats should break out of their scoring doldrums and flirt with a high number again. Auburn, which launched the second most three-pointers in the NCAA this season, will let it fly — ideally before the ‘Cats can set up their defense. It all points to an Over.

These teams met twice during the regular season with Kentucky winning both matchups. The Wildcats won by two in Auburn, and crushed the Tigers by 27 in Lexington. That 27-point loss happens to be the last time Auburn lost a game, as it has won 11 straight since and been an entirely different team. A team I think will give Kentucky a lot of problems in this third meeting, as the Wildcats haven't looked dominant in their last two wins.

Kentucky has P.J. Washington, that makes a big difference, and the Wildcats have Tyler Herro, who wants the ball at the end of the game and comes through. He’s a great shooter. And I think they’re too big for Auburn. Auburn controlled the boards against North Carolina, but I don’t think they’re going to do that against Kentucky, especially without Chuma Okeke.