#733/734 ASA PLAY ON 8* Under 132 Points – St Peters vs Kentucky, Thursday at 7:10 PM ET - St Peters will slow this game to a crawl. They are a slow paced team as it is (235th in possession per game) and that’s the only chance they have to possibly keep this close. On top of that, the strength of their team is absolutely defense. They ranked #1 in the MAAC in defensive efficiency, eFG% allowed, 3 point % allowed, and 2 point % allowed. Nationally the Peacocks ranked 33rd in defensive efficiency and 6th in eFG% allowed. Offensively is where they struggle big time. They average just 67 PPG (286th nationally) and that’s with two-thirds of their games being played in the MAAC which has a grand total of ONE team ranked in the top 100 in defensive efficiency and that’s St Peters. UK will be the best defensive team they’ve faced this year allowing just 65 PPG and ranking 27th in defensive efficiency. Neither teams shoots many 3’s (302nd and 350th in % of points from 3) and both defend the interior very well so taking away the others offensive strength. We don’t see St Peters getting out of the mid 50’s at best here and with Kentucky being an 18 point chalk, if they get a big lead they’ll run clock on offense. Under is our play in this one.