Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Kentucky Wildcats will travel in SEC conference play when they take on the Tennessee Volunteers in a college basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Tip off time in Tennessee is scheduled for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by CBS.
The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and the Kentucky Wildcats were opened up as a 2 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 142.
The early money in this game has not moved the opening point spread, as the Kentucky Wildcats are currently a 2-point favorite. The total has seen early movement towards the under, as the over under is currently offered at 141.
College basketball money line gamblers can make a play on the favored Kentucky Wildcats at –130 with the home underdog Tennessee Volunteers bringing back +110 to win straight up with no need for the points on their side.
These SEC conference foes are meeting on the second time this regular season. It was the Kentucky Wildcats with the 73-62 home victory over the Tennessee Volunteers as a 9-½ point favorite on February 13th. Kentucky held the Volunteers to just 38% shooting and the Wildcats won the rebounding battle by a 39-32 margin.
Kentucky sits at 27-1 on the season and looking to solidify a possible #1 seed during the NCAA Tournament with three regular season games remaining as well as the SEC conference tournament. The team is coming off an 82-61 home victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday. The Wildcats were able to avenge their only loss this season with their 21-point victory as a 16-point favorite. Kentucky was able to hit on 50% of their shots limiting the Gamecocks to just 38% shooting from the field. The win extended the Wildcats win streak to 8 games. They are 6-1 straight up in true road games this season. Freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins had his third consecutive 19-point game in the teams win over South Carolina. He has hit on 20 of 35 of his shots during that span.
Tennessee is 13-1 straight up on their home court this season. Their lone loss came against the Vanderbilt Commodores 85-76 back on February 27th. The Volunteers have dropped three of their past five games. They are coming off a 75-62 road loss to Florida on Tuesday night as a 2 point underdog. Tennessee shot poorly hitting on only 39% of their shots while allowing Florida nearly 51% shooting from the field. An injury concern on Saturday is forward Wayne Chism who has been listed as probable for this game after injury his hip in the loss at Florida. Sophomore guard Scotty Hopson is coming off his best conference game this season with 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting in defeat on Tuesday.
Trend: Kentucky Wildcats are 5-0 ATS in their past 5 meetings with Tennessee Volunteers
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