NCAA Basketball Betting: Kentucky vs Tennessee

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Thompson-Boling Arena. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Kentucky clawed their way out to an 11 point lead en route to an 82-61 victory over South Carolina on Thursday. Kentucky covered the 16-point spread, while the 143 points went UNDER the posted total of 146. Patrick Patterson led Kentucky with 23 points and eight rebounds, while DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points in the win. Scotty Hopson dropped 20 points for Tennessee in its 75-62 loss to Florida on Tuesday night. Florida covered as 2.5-point home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 136.5-point total listed by oddsmakers. Current streak: Kentucky has won 8 straight games. Team records: Kentucky: 27-1 SU, 15-11 ATS Tennessee: 20-7 SU, 10-13-1 ATS Kentucky most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Georgia are 5-5 After playing South Carolina are 6-4 After a win are 9-1 Tennessee most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Arkansas are 9-1 After playing Florida are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Kentucky is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road Kentucky is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games Tennessee is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tennessee's last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games when playing Kentucky The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games when playing at home against Kentucky Next up: Kentucky at Georgia, Wednesday, March 3 Tennessee home to Arkansas, Wednesday, March 3