Tennessee (15-5) at Kentucky (15-5)
Game Info: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. EST (Rupp Arena)
Betting Odds: Kentucky ML (-115) - Over/Under (159.5)
Pick: Kentucky ML (-115)
Saturday night takes us to historic Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky where two of the top teams in the SEC conference open up the month of February in a huge game that could have SEC tournament and NCAA tournament implications. This should be an absolutely incredible game and a loaded slate of college basketball here on Saturday as both of these teams look to further add to their résumé with a quality performance. This will easily be one of the best games of the weekend, and potentially even the regular season as Tennessee and Kentucky lock up here in Lexington on Saturday night. Both teams to get one step closer to clinching a better spot in the SEC conference tournament and a higher seed in the NCAA tournament as well.
Tennessee has put together a fantastic season this year and they will look to bounce back from their upset loss in their previous game. As they look to get right back into the wind column with a solid performance, on the road against a nationally ranked Kentucky team, in one of the most historic venues in all of college basketball. This will certainly be no easy task for Tennessee as they look to walk into Rupp Arena and pull off the shocking upset of the Kentucky Wildcats here on Saturday night, but they will need to play one of their best games of the season if they want to accomplish that goal.
Dalton Knecht has arguably been one of the best players in the country this season, and he will need to step up in a big way if he wants to lead his team to a massive victory on the road against Kentucky here on Saturday night. This game would be a huge résumé boosting victory for Tennessee and it would put them in a position to win the SEC heading into the final month of the regular season. They come into this game with 15 victories through their first 20 games of the season and they will look for their 16th victory of the year here on Saturday night in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Kentucky is having a similar season and they will look to keep the momentum rolling as well with a quality performance here at home against Tennessee on Saturday night. Kentucky is a very hard team to beat at home and their home court advantage is one of the best in all of college basketball and they will look to exploit that throughout this game against Tennessee. As they look to grab their 16th win in their first 21 games of the regular season and further establish themselves as the favorite to win the SEC conference in the regular season and the SEC conference tournament as well.
Kentucky has been playing consistent basketball throughout the year and they will look to maintain that throughout this game on Saturday night at home against a nationally ranked Tennessee team. They come into this game with an identical record of 15-5 through their first 20 games and they will look for their sixteenth win of the season here on Saturday night. Kentucky comes into this game with five conference victories in their first eight games on the year. They will look for a sixth conference victory here in this one. Kentucky comes into this game after dropping a huge game against the Florida Gators and they will look to get back into the win column here on Saturday.
Betting trends to consider in this matchup:
- Kentucky is 11-2 at home
- Kentucky is 13-3 as a favorite
- Kentucky is 2-1 against ranked opponents
Kentucky and Tennessee should provide us with a great game here on Saturday night in Lexington. In the end the Kentucky Wildcats should pick up the victory here in this one against the Tennessee Volunteers. I expect this to be a close and competitive game between these two massive SEC teams in Rupp Arena. As I look for Kentucky to use their home court advantage and pull out a victory here in this one and cover the spread in the process.
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