Kentucky Wildcats vs Tennessee Volunteers Predictions, Picks, Odds, and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview – January 14, 2023

The Kentucky Wildcats will attempt to stop their losing skid when they face off with a streaking Tennessee Volunteers team. Will Kentucky upset the Vols? Or will Tennessee add the Wildcats to its list of victims this season? Check out our preview of this Kentucky vs Tennessee in the 2022-23 NCAA basketball season.

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Betting Preview for the Kentucky Wildcats vs Tennessee Volunteers NCAA College Basketball Game on January 14 2023

Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN

When: Saturday, January 14, 2023, 12:00 PM ET

Line: Kentucky Wildcats (odds) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (odds) – view all 2023 NCAAB lines

TV Broadcast: CBS

Betting on the Kentucky Wildcats (odds)

Record: 10-6 Overall/1-3 Conference

Kentucky suffered another loss Tuesday, as the Wildcats got dished out a 78-68 defeat by the South Carolina Gamecocks in Lexington. The Wildcats have now lost their last two games and are just 2-3 straight up in their last five outings overall. Oscar Tshiebwe generated a double-double for Kentucky versus South Carolina, and he will remain to be the rock for the Wildcats, who are averaging 76.3 points per game. Tshiebwe provides hope for Kentucky, in part because of his rebounding. With Tshiebwe leading Kentucky on the glass, the Wildcats get lots of extra possession that also kills scoring opportunities for the other side. On the season, the Wildcats are third in the nation with a 38.8 percent offensive rebound rate.

The Over is 5-1 in Kentucky’s last six games overall

Betting on the Tennessee Volunteers (odds)

Record: 14-2 Overall/4-0 Conference

The Volunteers are still undefeated in SEC play after beatiung the Vanderbilt Commodores kast Tuesday at home, 77-68. Tennessee is going to be a nightmare for the struggling Wildcats. It’s not a good matchup for a Wildcats team that is reeling and still trying to regain its form. Tennessee has just been so good this season and it was not that long ago when it destroyed the same South Carolina squad that beat the Wildcats. Before meeting Vanderbilt, the Vols obliterated the Gamecocks on the road, 85-42. Tennessee’s defense is just too stout. It is No. 1 in the nation with only 81.6 points allowed per 100 possessions and No. 2 with 53.4 points allowed per outing.

Tennessee is 3-2 against the spread in its last five games overall.

Writer’s Prediction

Tennessee wins, 74-60.

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