ESPN Predicts Winner as Kentucky Wildcats Clash with #6 Florida Gators in SEC Opener…
In his third year as head coach, Todd Golden, the No. 5 Florida Gators (13-0) are experiencing their most successful season start since the 2005-06 campaign, when they began 17-0.
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But Florida has yet to beat a ranked team during the stretch. UF has knocked off five Power 4 conference opponents ― Florida State, Wake Forest, Virginia, Arizona State and North Carolina ― though none of the five were ranked at the time UF faced them. “First game of league play, and for us to, get this opportunity in what we anticipate being a really raucous environment I think will be a great challenge for us,” Golden said.
Kentucky (11-2), led by first-year coach Mark Pope, is a well-rounded club with all five players averaging double-digit points.
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Junior swingman Otega Oweh, an Oklahoma transfer, leads UK in scoring at 15.9 points per game, with point guard Lamont Butler, a San Diego State transfer, averaging 13.3 points and 4.1 assists. Florida is similarly balanced, with four of its five starters averaging in double figures in scoring, led by senior point guard Walter Clayton Jr. (17.2 ppg. 3.8 apg)
Kentucky (11-2), led by first-year coach Mark Pope, is a well-rounded club with all five players averaging double-digit points.
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