Kentucky and Tennessee have proven to be tops in the SEC Tournament and will do battle on the hardwood this afternoon with conference champion bragging rights on the line. The Wildcats continue to cover spreads with ease, going 6-1 ATS in their past seven contests.
Sportsbook opened the Wildcats as 1-point road favorites with a total of 137.
- The underdog is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the Volunteers and Wildcats.
- The Wildcats are 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the Volunteers.
- The Volunteers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS win.
The Wildcats allowed 49 points in the quarterfinals and hammered Alabama 86-63 in the semifinals on Saturday for their sixth victory in the last seven games after dropping four straight. Sophomore Wenyen Gabriel drained all seven of his 3-point attempts on Saturday to score a career high-matching 23.
Tennessee is riding a six-game winning streak of its own, and the Volunteers have beaten the Wildcats twice this season - by 11 at home in early January and by two at Kentucky on February 6. The Vols are playing in their first SEC final since 2009 and are in a solid position to win the school’s first title since 1979.
UNDER bettors love seeing Tennessee take the floor. In the Volunteers’ last six, the UNDER is 5-1.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to side with the Tennessee Volunteers to cover the point spread in this one found them as 1.5-point underdogs earlier in the day. Watch for line moves and updates at Sportsbook before gametime.
Kentucky Wildcats vs Tennessee Volunteers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Tennessee Volunteers battles the Kentucky Wildcats, currently sitting with a 23-10 mark (16-17 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals betting, are 12-18 for the Tennessee Volunteers and 19-14 for the Kentucky Wildcats.
This game puts the Tennessee Volunteers, most recently No. 34 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Kentucky Wildcats, who rate No. 161 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Tennessee's No. 130 nationally ranked offense (74.28 points per game) against a Kentucky Wildcats defense that sits as the No. 98 at 70.24 PPG. The Tennessee Volunteers have been averaging 44.14% from the field, less than the Wildcats have managed so far this season (46.91% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The battle between the Wildcats and Crimson Tide didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Alabama was handed a 86-63 defeat on Saturday at Scottrade Center.
The Volunteers got 19 points from Jordan Bone as Tennessee ran past Arkansas 84-66 on Saturday at Scottrade Center.
- Kentucky is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
- Kentucky is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kentucky's last 7 games
- Kentucky is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee
- Tennessee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee's last 6 games
- Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kentucky
