The Tennessee Volunteers men's college basketball team travels north up I-75 to play the 18th ranked Kentucky Wildcats Tuesday in a crucial SEC East battle at Rupp Arena with tip-off set for 9 pm Eastern. John Calipari's Wildcats will look to take advantage of some home cooking after losing two straight on the road. Odds makers currently list the Wildcats as 8 1/2-point spreads favorites with a combined score total of 137 1/2.
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Bruce Pearl returns to coach Tennessee following his eight game SEC suspension just in time to take his Volunteers to play the Wildcats. Actually, the Vols fared well over Pearl's absence, winning five of the eight SEC games he was out. Kentucky is looking for some kind of identity after losing two straight on the road at Ole Miss and Florida. The bad news for Vols backers, Kentucky is undefeated at Rupp Arena at 10-0 overall and 4-0 in league play.
Unfortunately for Kentucky backers, the Cats are 0-3 ATS at home, the result of being over lined by oddsmakers. Kentucky could be overlined for tonight's game too. Public betting action is leaning the Vols way with 69 percent of side bets (ATS) and 60 percent of SU money line wagering. Combined score totals wagering shows 82 percent of backers betting the OVER (137 1/2).
College Basketball Predictions: I'm predicting Tennessee gives UK a battle tonight and covers the 8 1/2-chalk. It might also be a good night for a SU upset so maybe some small action on the ML would be fun. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET- Volunteers +8 1/2.
