The conference portion of the 2022-23 schedule is upon us, and tonight, your No. 19 University of Kentucky Wildcats open SEC play vs. a red-hot Missouri team in Columbia. After a disappointing start to the season, I think there’s nothing more the Big Blue Nation needs right now than a big win, even if it comes against a Missouri team no one had on their radar two months ago.
Under first-year coach Dennis Gates, Missouri is 11-1 and coming off a 93-71 beatdown of then-No. 16 Illinois last week, the program’s largest win over a ranked opponent in 11 years.