NCAA: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Kentucky Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at New Orleans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 19-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total is sitting at 136. Kentucky defeated Mississippi State 75-74 in overtime as a 7.5-point favorite on Sunday in the SEC Tournament final. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (135). John Wall scored 17 points to go with seven rebounds and eight assists for Kentucky, while Eric Bledsoe netted 18 points in the win. Team records: East Tennessee State: 20-14 SU, 2-1 ATS Kentucky: 32-2 SU, 17-15 ATS Kentucky most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 After playing Mississippi State are 7-3 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Kentucky is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games