Big Game Tonight

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Big SEC matchup tonight, as my Georgia Bulldogs (16-9, 7-5) travel to Oxford to face the SEC West leader Ole Miss Rebels (17-9, 6-6). Both teams are currently on the bubble and trying to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive; and while this game doesn't have the appeal as other games, it looms large for both teams and for the SEC tournament seedings. UGA is fighting to finish second in the conference, guaranteeing them a much needed bye in the first round of the tournament while Ole Miss is tied with Bama and Mississippi State and only one game ahead of Arkansas.

Sundiata Gaines has unquestionably been the Dawgs' leader this season but will have to fill the need of a scorer since Mike Mercer went down with a torn ACL. JUCO transfer Takais Brown has provided a huge lift in the front court and the Dawgs need a big game from his as well. I don't know much about Ole Miss other than they have a pretty good player in Clarence Sanders, who is leading the team in scoring at 16.3 ppg. So it could be an interesting battle of guards, Gaines vs. Sanders.