Overview
- Tipoff is set for noon ET at Food City Center in Knoxville, with ESPN televising and Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas on the call.
- Tennessee enters at 12-5 and Kentucky at 11-6, with both teams 2-2 in SEC play after midweek wins.
- The SportsLine model simulated the matchup 10,000 times and projects the total to go Over 147.5 in 74% of simulations, forecasting roughly 154 combined points.
- Sportsbooks list the over/under at 147.5 and the money line around Tennessee -267 and Kentucky +215.
- Kentucky leads the all-time series 163-79; the most recent meeting was Tennessee’s 85-78 win in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.