If the season so far is any indication, the Kentucky men’s basketball team is in for a light Tuesday night.
The Wildcats (5-4) host North Carolina Central at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rupp Arena. The Eagles (3-8) are ranked 350th in the KenPom.com college basketball ratings, lowest of any UK opponent this season. KenPom projects a 31-point spread and gives Kentucky a 99.8% chance of winning.
And that’s the way this sort of game has gone for Mark Pope’s Cats.
Kentucky is 0-4 against teams from power conferences plus Gonzaga. Against the other teams on its schedule, UK is 5-0 with an average victory margin of 42.4 points per game.
So we’re unlikely to learn much on the court, but you can get insight from the Herald-Leader staffers covering the game in the chat below. Join men’s basketball beat writer Ben Roberts, sports columnist Mark Story and staff writers Cameron Drummond and Caroline Makauskas in the chat below – which also features live stats and play-by-play – and ask your questions or air your frustrations.
