Early-season State Farm Classics have consistently featured high-scoring fireworks involving these sorts of blue-bloods programs. Especially games involving UK, which lost an 89-84 track meet last year in Chicago (this year, the SFC is in Atlanta). New HC Mark Pope has the Cats running, hitting the century mark in each of its first two games. Depth? The Cats have SEVEN double-digit scorers thru two games, with Dayton transfer G Koby Brea on 20 ppg, and ex-Oklahoma G Otega Oweh at 16 ppg. Assuming he's fit, we also see Duke's super frosh Cooper Flagg, already scoring nearly 16 ppg. It's early days, and the competition eventually ramps up, but these teams are combining for 200 ppg the first week!

Neutral court game in Atlanta. Both teams have had easy schedules thus far to begin the season, but Kentucky’s level of competition has been slightly better than the Blue Devils. Duke is currently top five in both adjusted offense defense efficiency, but again, level of competition. Both teams will want to push the pace, but the Wildcats have the deeper bench, with seven players averaging double digit points. As of right now, Kentucky appears to have more pure scorers, and all the pressure is on the Blue Devils in this one.