The odds for the Kentucky basketball vs. Louisville game are out and they are weird

The word head coach Mark Pope used to describe Kentucky's win over Colgate was "weird." He said the word multiple times, clearly trying to articulate what went wrong and yet how they still won. Pope is a very articulate interviewee, and he can pick apart basketball games with a dictionary of words, so when he described it as "weird," he was clearly running out.

It was a weird game. It started with an easy Kentucky lead of 17-0, and subs started to come in, and things turned in a strange way. Colgate started making contested shots, while Kentucky seemed to miss everything. The Wildcats grew a little complacent, and they only had a 2-point half-time lead. In the second half, Colgate would take the lead several times. Finally, the Wildcats pulled away thanks to some good three-point shooting and defense. It was a weird game, especially since they were expected to win by 30 points.

This led to a tough odds-setting moment for Kentucky and Louisville. There was much to factor in, such as wins over Duke and Gonzaga. The loss of Lamont Butler and Kerr Kriisa. Would Butler be back for this game? Louisville has a couple of big injuries themselves. Yet, with all that intake, FanDuel has the line at 10.5 in Kentucky's favor right now with the over/under set at 157.5. This means FanDuel expects the final score to be approximately 84-73.

Odds are -10.5 for Kentucky. 157.5 for the over/under and the approximate final score of 84-73 Wildcats.

These odds are weird, like the last game against Colgate. On the one hand, Kentucky should be favored, maybe even by double digits, but if they don't have Lamont Butler, it changes a lot. If they play the same game as they did against Colgate without a true point guard, Louisville could be favored. The reality is, similar to Mark Pope, it's hard to articulate how these odds sit and how they came up with this exactly. Oh well. It's weird.