CBB KENTUCKY Matchup 20171216

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CBB : Teaser Line Matchup

Saturday 12/16/2017

Line

$ Line

OU Line

Score

VIRGINIA TECH

KENTUCKY

-6

+200

-250

157.5

86
Final
93

VIRGINIA TECH (9 - 1) at KENTUCKY (8 - 1)

Saturday, 12/16/2017 2:00 PM

Board		Side	Total
529	VIRGINIA TECH	+9.5	Over 153.5
530	KENTUCKY	-1.5	Under 161.5

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

VIRGINIA TECH - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	9-1	-7.6	7-1	5-2	96.2	46.9	55.3%	38.0	70.7	34.3	40.2%	32.7
Road Games	2-1	-8.6	2-1	2-1	85.7	39.0	47.8%	36.0	78.7	34.3	42.8%	39.3
Last 5 Games	5-0	+2	4-0	1-2	89.2	43.8	51.9%	36.4	61.2	30.4	37.7%	33.6

VIRGINIA TECH Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	96.2	46.9	32-58	55.3%	10-22	46.8%	22-29	74.7%	38	7	20	18	6	13	3
vs opponents surrendering	79.3	38.9	28-61	45.8%	9-24	37.2%	15-21	72.5%	37	9	16	19	6	14	4
Team Stats (Road Games)	85.7	39.0	25-53	47.8%	9-21	44.4%	26-36	70.6%	36	5	18	24	6	15	2
Stats Against (All Games)	70.7	34.3	26-64	40.2%	6-23	27.8%	13-20	64.5%	33	9	13	22	5	14	3
vs opponents averaging	76.1	35.6	27-62	43.6%	8-24	33.1%	14-21	68.5%	37	11	14	19	7	14	4
Stats Against (Road Games)	78.7	34.3	28-65	42.8%	6-22	26.9%	17-28	61.9%	39	9	15	26	6	13	4

KENTUCKY - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	8-1	0	4-5	4-4	80.0	40.4	50.6%	40.9	67.3	31.9	38.1%	32.9
Home Games	7-0	+1	2-5	3-3	80.9	39.6	51.3%	40.7	66.4	31.7	38.7%	31.9
Last 5 Games	5-0	0	3-2	4-1	87.0	46.8	54.3%	43.0	69.6	33.0	38.1%	30.8

KENTUCKY Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	80.0	40.4	30-58	50.6%	5-13	34.7%	16-24	68.1%	41	11	16	18	6	16	7
vs opponents surrendering	71.6	33.8	26-60	42.8%	8-22	34.3%	13-18	68.9%	35	8	13	19	7	14	3
Team Stats (Home Games)	80.9	39.6	30-59	51.3%	4-12	36.0%	16-24	66.9%	41	11	16	18	6	15	6
Stats Against (All Games)	67.3	31.9	24-63	38.1%	8-27	30.2%	11-17	65.3%	33	11	13	20	7	13	3
vs opponents averaging	77	36.5	27-59	46.1%	8-24	35.1%	14-20	71.0%	37	9	14	18	7	14	4
Stats Against (Home Games)	66.4	31.7	24-62	38.7%	8-27	29.8%	11-17	64.7%	32	10	12	20	6	14	4

Average power rating of opponents played: VIRGINIA TECH 69, KENTUCKY 79.2

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

VIRGINIA TECH - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/10/2017	DETROIT	111-79	W	-18.5	W	159.5	O	42-74	56.8%	48	12	26-70	37.1%	32	14
11/12/2017	THE CITADEL	132-93	W	-25.5	W	187.5	O	48-70	68.6%	51	19	33-78	42.3%	24	16
11/16/2017	*SAINT LOUIS	71-77	L	-13	L	144.5	O	21-52	40.4%	33	10	27-57	47.4%	43	13
11/17/2017	*WASHINGTON	103-79	W	-7	W	155	O	30-50	60.0%	34	22	27-64	42.2%	33	15
11/21/2017	HOUSTN BAPTIST	99-73	W		-		-	32-50	64.0%	32	15	29-65	44.6%	27	13
11/25/2017	MOREHEAD ST	96-63	W	-21.5	W	157.5	O	31-54	57.4%	31	14	26-60	43.3%	33	20
11/28/2017	IOWA	79-55	W	-8.5	W	165	U	25-58	43.1%	40	10	22-66	33.3%	44	14
12/2/2017	@ OLE MISS	83-80	W	-2.5	W	164	U	25-57	43.9%	41	14	29-73	39.7%	42	12
12/6/2017	RADFORD	95-68	W	-21	W		-	31-50	62.0%	28	8	24-55	43.6%	24	13
12/10/2017	MD-EAST SHORE	93-40	W		-		-	35-64	54.7%	42	6	15-54	27.8%	25	11
12/16/2017	@ KENTUCKY
12/19/2017	PRESBYTERIAN
12/28/2017	N CAROLINA A&T
12/31/2017	@ SYRACUSE
1/3/2018	VIRGINIA
1/6/2018	PITTSBURGH

KENTUCKY - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/10/2017	UTAH VALLEY ST	73-63	W	-20.5	L		-	26-66	39.4%	38	14	23-56	41.1%	39	20
11/12/2017	VERMONT	73-69	W	-12	L	147	U	26-56	46.4%	36	10	26-58	44.8%	27	7
11/14/2017	*KANSAS	61-65	L	5	W	150	U	23-55	41.8%	39	18	24-68	35.3%	39	11
11/17/2017	E TENN ST	78-61	W	-22	L	145.5	U	33-58	56.9%	40	22	22-68	32.4%	37	16
11/20/2017	TROY	70-62	W	-18	L	144.5	U	26-59	44.1%	53	16	23-64	35.9%	30	6
11/22/2017	IUPU-FT WAYNE	86-67	W	-17.5	W	149	O	33-55	60.0%	44	16	24-60	40.0%	21	10
11/26/2017	IL-CHICAGO	107-73	W	-19	W	144.5	O	42-63	66.7%	37	15	26-64	40.6%	33	21
12/2/2017	HARVARD	79-70	W	-18	L	145.5	O	26-56	46.4%	37	10	23-62	37.1%	36	15
12/9/2017	*MONMOUTH	93-76	W	-14	W	145.5	O	31-58	53.4%	44	19	26-70	37.1%	34	15
12/16/2017	VIRGINIA TECH
12/23/2017	*UCLA
12/29/2017	LOUISVILLE
12/31/2017	GEORGIA
1/3/2018	@ LSU
1/6/2018	@ TENNESSEE

KEY GAME INFORMATION

VIRGINIA TECH: Last season: 22-11, lost to Wisconsin in first round of NCAA Tournament.
Who's gone: F Zach LeDay, G Seth Allen, G Ty Outlaw, Khadim Sy
Who's back: G/F Chris Clarke, eventually. The Hokies' most athletic player sustained a torn ACL last season and, depending on who you talk to, could be ready for the start of the season, or not at all. He averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds and provides boundless energy. G Ahmed Hill. He also averaged 11.4 points and was second on the team with 59 3-pointers, which have always been a big part of the offense for what always seems to be a undersized team, and is again.
Who's new: True freshmen Wabissa Bede, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and P.J. Horne and redshirt freshman Tyrie Jackson are all being counted on to boost the Hokies' outside shooting and provide depth to a team that has only six returnees with experience in the rigors of ACC play.
The Skinny: Virginia Tech basically outscored people last season, but is less likely to be able to do that this year. Williams has pledged an increased emphasis on defense, and while his players seem on board, the absence of experienced depth or proven defensive stoppers will make last year's success hard to replicate.

KENTUCKY: Last season: 32-6, reached NCAA Tournament South Region final.
Who's gone: G De'Aaron Fox, G Malik Monk, F Bam Adebayo (all NBA lottery picks); G Isaiah Briscoe, F Derek Willis, G Dominique Hawkins, G Mychal Mulder, F Isaac Humphries.
Who's back: F Wenyen Gabriel. The 6-foot-9 sophomore started 23 of 38 games before his minutes dwindled in the postseason but returns as the Wildcats' top scorer (4.6 points) and rebounder (4.8); Fs Sacha Killeya-Jones and Tai Wynyard, both 6-10, look for bigger roles this season.
Who's new: G Hamidou Diallo. The mid-year enrollee who dressed but didn't play flirted with entering the NBA Draft before deciding to return and get actual minutes. Calipari offset some of the departures with his usual crop of high school All-Americans: G Quade Green (6-0) and Fs Jarred Vanderbilt (6-9), Nick Richards (6-11), Kevin Knox (6-9) and P.J. Washington (6-7). Gs Jemarl Baker and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were top-100 players as well.
The Skinny: The Wildcats' latest roster turnover has left Calipari with perhaps his youngest group since arriving in Lexington eight years ago. With no veteran upperclassmen, Gabriel, Wynyard and Killeya-Jones must provide leadership while competing with the newcomers for minutes. Calipari's immediate task is finding a floor general like John Wall and Tyler Ulis, but his history has shown things often work out. Having so much high-level talent is a problem any coach would love to have, though Calipari warns it might be ugly early on.

PREVIEW

No. 8 Kentucky ready for stiff test vs. Virginia Tech

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- No. 8 Kentucky, according to coach John Calipari, will get its most severe test of the season on Saturday when Virginia Tech visits Rupp Arena.

"Hard game for us to win, really hard," Calipari said Friday. "This team is a tough, grind it, fly up and down, shoot 3s, get to the rim, come at you, try to be the aggressor team. After this game, we'll see where we are."

Virginia Tech (9-1) leads the nation in scoring at 96.2 points per game, margin of victory (25.5) and ranks No. 4 in assists with 19.9. The Hokies own victories over Washington (103-79), Iowa (79-55) and Ole Miss (83-80 in overtime).

"They beat Washington by 24 and Washington beat Kansas on the road by 16, I believe. They beat them pretty good. They beat Ole Miss on the road. This will be a hard game for us," Calipari said.

Kentucky is 8-1 with its lone loss being 65-61 to Kansas on Nov. 14 in the Champions Classic in Chicago. Virginia Tech's only loss was 77-71 to Saint Louis on Nov. 16 in the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.

"Virginia Tech, first of all Buzz does an unbelievable job. He's been a good friend for a long time," Calipari said. "Second thing, this team is the best 3-point shooting team we will face all year. Third thing, they draw fouls because they put their head down and they go at that basket. The other thing they do is they're going to press us."

Virginia Tech is shooting 55.3 from the field, 46.8 from 3-point range and 74.7 from the foul line. The Hokies have 199 assists vs. 130 turnovers.

Kentucky is shooting 50.6 from the field, 34.7 from beyond the arc, and 68.1 on free throws. The Wildcats have 119 assists vs. 121 turnovers.

"This a veteran team that has done this. They've done it in the ACC, they're not afraid," Calipari said. "They're not going to come in here with all this respect, go back and play a zone or sag. They are going to press us. They're playing fast. Now, we've been in these games with two teams playing fast. Pretty fun to watch. And that's how they will play."

Virginia Tech is led in scoring by senior guard Justin Bibbs at 17.5 points per game. Redshirt junior guard Ahmed Hill checks in at 16.6, freshman guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker at 14.4, redshirt sophomore forward Kerry Blackshear at 13.0 and junior guard Justin Robinson at 9.9.

Kentucky's top six scorers are all freshmen -- Kevin Knox, 15.2; Hamidou Diallo, 14.7; Quade Green, 10.3; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 10.1; P.J. Washington, 9.7; and Nick Richards, 8.8 with a team best 6.7 rebounds per game.

"This game is plugged into our schedule at a time when we need to learn about us and we will," Calipari said. "We're at the stage with this team that we either win or we learn. I'm not taking it any other way. We're going to learn as individual players where guys are and as a team where we are."

One key to watch on Saturday is whether Kentucky gets any minutes from Green or sophomore forward Sacha Killeya-Jones. Green was poked in the eye last Saturday against Monmouth and did not return. Killeya-Jones missed the game with a sprained ankle.

Calipari said both players were practicing late in the week and were expected to Saturday.

"I believe so," Calipari said, "but something could happen today.

"Quade's ability to score, without him it hurts us more than everybody understands," Calipari said. "He's a consistent guy that can get buckets. It's just in his DNA. That not being there will put us in a tough position for this game."

Last Updated: 4/27/2024 6:01:08 PM EST.