Lewis’ stock continues to rise, and now a different SEC school seems to be the favorite to land him.

Scottie Lewis is a top-10 recruit in the 2019 class, and Kentucky has been one of the favorites to land him throughout his recruitment.

While his rise in the rankings has brought on more potential suitors, this week is the first time that the momentum has had a major swing in another direction.

On Thursday afternoon, Andrew Slater of The Devil’s Den and The Athletic logged his official prediction into Lewis’ Crystal Ball. He believes that the talented 6’5” wing will take his talents to Gainesville and play for the Florida Gators.

Slater’s predictions are correct more than 80% of the time.

And for those wondering if it helps that Kentucky is in good shape with Lewis’ AAU teammate, Aidan Igiehon, it ultimately won’t help get Lewis, according to Slater:

Slater was certainly not the first person to predict a commitment to Florida recently, as Jeff Ermann of Inside MD Sports locked the Gators in as his pick a little over a month ago. When two independent writers start hearing the same chatter and believe in it enough to make official predictions, that starts to carry more weight.

On Friday, Kentucky’s chances for Lewis got a little more bleak as Chris Fisher of Cats Pause also logged in his prediction for the Gators. Fisher is also accurate at nearly a 80% clip, and he has nailed his last 7 predictions. It’s also pretty notable that a Kentucky reporter is picking an opposing school for a recruit.

Lewis will be a huge get for whoever lands him. One could speculate that commitments from Kahlil Whitney and Dontaie Allen could deter other wings from signing with Kentucky, and that may be what is happening here with Scottie Lewis.

Kentucky is still being considered by several players ranked ahead of Lewis, and before it is all said and done Whitney is likely to end up in the top 10. So while losing Lewis is not ideal, the Wildcats are still in great shape for the 2019 class.

And you never know, Calipari may still have enough magic left to land Lewis regardless of the current buzz.

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