Louisville will do everything they can to hang in this game. They'll use their pressure defense and try to create havoc... Dieng will need to have a monster game going up against Davis... the role players will need to play out of their minds.
But sorry man I've got the Cats here by double digits when it's all said and done. I say Louisville keeps it close in the first half but Kentucky pulls away with its superior talent.
Too many people are caught up in the run that the Cardinals are on. It has been very impressive but they haven't played a team like Kentucky yet. UConn had an easier path last year and it set up perfectly for them. Everyone sees the 8.5 point line and immediately thinks "that's too many points." No, it's actually a very fair line given how good this KY team really is.
Finals Four games aren't always that close. Occasionally you get some good ones but for the most part the cream rises to the top and wins convincingly in these games. I think the first one is a 75-60 type win for Kentucky but the second game is very tight with two evenly matched teams. Leaning Kansas but not sure yet.