The Tennessee Volunteers (4-4, 2-3 SEC) and Kentucky Wildcats (6-2, 4-2) meet for a Saturday night SEC East game in Lexington, Ky. The contest at Kroger Field is slated to start at 7 p.m. ET game. Below, we look at the Tennessee vs. Kentucky odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
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Tennessee heads into this game off a bye week. The Vols went into their bye on a two-game losing streak. Tennessee is 1-7 straight up (2-6 against the spread) over its last eight games after a bye. In this contest, UT is looking to avenge a 2020 loss to Kentucky (34-7 Oct. 17).
The Wildcats lost at Mississippi State, 31-17, last week and have dropped two in a row after starting the season 6-0. UK now returns home where it has won seven in a row dating back to last season.
Tennessee at Kentucky odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Tennessee -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Kentucky -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tennessee +0.5 (-107) | Kentucky -0.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 56.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Tennessee at Kentucky odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Tennessee 28, Kentucky 24
Money line
Tennessee ran for just 64 yards in its Oct. 23 loss to Alabama. But that was on the heels of the Volunteers piling up 927 rushing yards over the previous three weeks. UT’s ground game ranks 13th overall (yards).
Last year’s game was a near-dead heat statistically. But Kentucky leveraged a plus-3 in turnovers, two defensive scores, and three scoring drives under 55 yards in earning the win.
Look for a Tennessee offense led by QB Hendon Hooker to be the difference maker in this one. TAKE TENNESSEE (-108).
Against the spread
Consider the ML play to be the best value on the Vols. PASS.
Over/Under
The Under has hit each of the last three series games, and this year’s total is the highest in the series since 2016.
BACK THE UNDER 56.5 (-107) on just a slight lean.
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