#5 Kentucky vs #13 Buffalo Preview: Odds, Predictions, TV, Starting Lineups 3/17/18

Kentucky (25-10) is scheduled to matchup against Buffalo (27-8) this Saturday, March 17th. Tip-off is at 5:15pm ET and the game will be playing live on CBS, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). Kentucky is a -6 favorite in this game, 79% have picked Kentucky to cover the spread. The over/under betting line for total number of points scored is 158. The moneyline for the Kentucky is -265, compared to 215 for the Buffalo.

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Last Game's Starting Lineups

These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.

Kentucky	Buffalo
Hamdiou Diallo (G)	Wes Clark (G)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (G)	Jeremy Harris (G)
Kevin Knox (F)	Davonta Jordan (G)
Nick Richards (F)	CJ Massinburg (G)
PJ Washington (F)	Ikenna Smart (F)

Kentucky Game Summary

Kentucky beat Davidson in their last game by five, 78-73 on Thursday, March 15th. Kentucky's Kevin Knox scored a team-high 25 points in the win, hitting 8 of 16 shots from the field for a 50% field goal percentage. In 39 minutes, he collected 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist with 3 turnovers. Jon Axel Gudmunsson led Davidson's team in scoring with 21 points, while shooting 42.9% from the field (making 6 of 14 attempts). In 40 minutes, Gudmunsson added 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 threes with 3 turnovers.

Buffalo Game Summary

Buffalo upset No. 4 seed Arizona, 89-68 on Thursday, March 15th. Wes Clark (Buffalo) scored a team-high 25 points for the winning team, making 10 of 14 attempts from the field for a 71.4% field goal percentage. In 34 minutes, he collected 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 3 threes with 3 turnovers. Dusan Ristic led Arizona's team in scoring with 16 points, while shooting 7 of 8 (87.5%) from the field. In 26 minutes, Ristic added to his stat line, 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block with 2 turnovers.