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THE Kentucky Wildcats (7-13 overall, 6-7 SEC) visit the Volunteers from Tennessee (15-5 , 8-5) in a Saturday afternoon (1 pm Eastern time) competition at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Below, we analyze the Kentucky-Tennessee college basketball lines and odds, with choices and predictions.
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Kentucky in Tennessee:Odds, spread andlines
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- Money line : Kentucky +240 (bet $ 100 to win $ 240) | Tennessee -300 (bet $ 300 to win $ 100)
- Against spread / ATS : Kentucky +6.5 (-105) | Tennessee -6.5 (-115)
- Up down : 134.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Kentucky in Tennessee: Three things to know
- The Wildcats won at Vanderbilt on Wednesday and have won consecutive games for the first time since early January. A United Kingdom defender, who touts the ball, has forced 14 comebacks against the Commodores and 30 in the last two games.
- Volunteers defeated the Wildcats, 82-71, February 6. Tennessee kept Kentucky with a 38.5% mark on the field. Vols are among the top 3 in the SEC in effective field-goal defense and forced turnovers. They allowed only 62.3 points per game, which ranks 16th in the country.
- Tennessee enters the game at home on Saturday after a 93-73 victory over South Carolina (Wednesday). The Vols’ 93 points scored the most in a game since December 21. UT have scored more than 80 points in three of their last four matches.
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Kentucky in Tennessee: Probabilities, lines, predictions and choices
Prediction
Tennessee 72, Kentucky 66
Moneyline (ML)
TENNESSEE -300 IS A SOLID VALUE. Volunteers are the top five across the board, having an advantage in all facets of the game. UT would be a decent move up to -325 or more.
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Against spread (ATS)
With the aforementioned, UT is on a slight downward trend line and the UK has been turning the other way lately. The Wildcats have had better straps in basketball lately, and they made the most of the extra looks with better kicks.
Kentucky has a habit of staying close to games; Tennessee exhibited a pattern of not moving teams away. If the mark here reaches 7-1 / 2, consider mediating this one: taking Tennessee in ML and Kentucky (+6.5, -105) ATS.
Up / Down (O / U)
This category requires a TO SPEND but an inclination in the Over. Both teams have played with some wild O / U margins in the past few weeks. The total here may not fully reflect some UK improvements on the offensive side of the ball.
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