A good one awaits us Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee, as No. 15 Kentucky goes on the road to take on No. 4 Tennessee in both teams’ regular-season finale. It is a rematch from Feb. 3 where the Vols went on the road and hung 103 on Kentucky in Rupp Arena in a stunning 11-point victory.
Tennessee is coming off of a win at South Carolina in which it clinched the outright SEC regular season title but there is still has much to play for as March marches on. The Vols are the fourth and final No. 1 seed in Jerry Palm’s latest bracket, and locked in a close race with Selection Sunday around the corner.
Kentucky is in a much different — and better — spot than it was when it lost to Tennessee in Round 1 of the series, which should set up a banger on Saturday. UK has won four straight and Tennessee seven in a row with explosive offense and star power abound at the guard spots on both teams.
How to watch Kentucky vs. Tennessee live
Date: Saturday, March 9 | Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: Thompson-Boling Arena — Knoxville, Tennessee
TV: CBS | Live stream: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime (Try It Free)
Kentucky vs. Tennessee prediction, picks
Odds via SportsLine consensus
Kentucky had a difficult time slowing Tennessee’s offense in Rupp last month — and it has struggled in general slowing down opponents. However, even with a defense that rates 98th in adjusted efficiency metrics at KenPom, I think it can cover the spread here. Nine points is a big number to give a team that may have two top-three picks. Tennessee has played lights out the last few weeks and Thompson-Boling Arena should be rocking, so I’d take Vols money line, but this could be a closer game than people expect, and another potential shootout like the first game of the series. Prediction: Kentucky +8
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