The Cats will be highly favored in either matchup, having defeated Ole Miss by 22 in the regular season and winning its two games against Alabama by an average of 20.5 points per game:
Kentucky 83, Ole Miss 61 | Lexington, Ky. | Sat. Jan 2
Kentucky 77, Alabama 61 | Tuscaloosa, Al. | Sat. Jan 9
Kentucky 78, Alabama 53 | Lexington, Ky. | Tues. Feb 24
The first two of those three games were played early in the conference slate, way before John Calipari had even begun to figure out his lineup.