[Old School Hound]

In South's favor:

1. Mr. Mabe--- best player in the region on both sides of the ball. One of the best in the state defensively, imo.
2. Jefferson Davis--- best coach in the region, imo, even with his past struggles at the Arena(which I don't think means he's a poorer coach at the Arena).
3. Schedule has been a guantlet late in the season---They are prepared for a run to the Final Four in Lexington.

In North's favor

1. It's hard to beat a team three times(See Corbin)
2. North is playing their best ball of the season at the perfect time.
3. Mr Davidson may be the toughest matchup any team has to face.
4. North proved back in 1865 it has what it takes to win a war.

I picked South to win it pre-tourney and picked them to advance to the Final Four at Rupp. I'm not changing my tune now, even though North has played even better than I expected them too. North has played exceptonal ball at season's end. However, their run end's tonight.  South by at least 8.