At 9 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Florida Gators plus the points over Kentucky. First of all, kudos to John Calipari, who has done a masterful job in bringing the Wildcats back to the top of College Basketball. However, Kentucky''s 16 wins have virtually all come at home, or on neutral courts. Just one of its games has been played on an opponent''s true home court, and that was against a dismal Indiana Hoosier squad, so it was no surprise that Kentucky won that game by 17 points, 90-73.

This game, then, will be Kentucky''s stiffest test of the season-to-date, as Florida is a solid 7-1 straight up at home this season, and the Gators already own wins over Florida State and Michigan State. Kentucky has had its problems in Gainesville over the years, with 0 wins in its last five games there, and the Wildcats also struggled a bit this past Saturday at home over a mediocre Georgia team. The Bulldogs held Kentucky to just 43.3 percent shooting (UK''s 2nd lowest percentage this season), and lost by a mere eight points, 76-68. That kind of lackluster performance won''t be good enough tonight in front of a rowdy Gators crowd. Take the points with the home dog. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.