Kentucky vs. Tennessee Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7
06 February 2026

The Kentucky Wildcats (16-7, 7-3 SEC) host the No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 SEC) at Rupp Arena, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The Wildcats are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is 145.5.
Last time out, Kentucky won on Wednesday 94-78 against Oklahoma. In the victory, Otega Oweh paced Kentucky with 24 points. Tennessee's last game on Tuesday ended in an 84-66 victory against Ole Miss. Nate Ament's team-leading 28 points paced Tennessee in the victory.
Kentucky vs. Tennessee Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
- Spread favorite: Kentucky -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Kentucky -120
- Moneyline underdog: Tennessee +100
- Over/Under: 145.5 points
How to watch Kentucky vs. Tennessee
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
- Kentucky and its opponents have combined to go over Saturday's over/under of 145.5 points 15 times this season.
- There have been 17 Tennessee games that ended with a combined score higher than 145.5 points this season.
- The Wildcats average 81.9 points per game against the Volunteers' 82.2, totaling 18.6 points over the matchup's point total of 145.5.
- The 140.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 4.6 fewer than the 145.5 total in this contest.
- Kentucky has seen a 153.3 average over/under in its games this season, 7.8 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this game is 6.3 points lower than the average over/under in Tennessee's games this season of 151.8.
Betting the Spread: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
- Kentucky has 10 wins against the spread in 23 games this year.
- The Wildcats have been favored by 1.5 points or more 16 times this season and are 7-9 ATS in those contests.
- Against the spread, Tennessee is 9-13-0 this season.
- The Volunteers have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread twice.
- Kentucky is 7-7 against the spread, and 12-2 overall, at home.
- At home, Kentucky is 7-7 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or greater.
- Tennessee has one win against the spread, and are 2-3 overall, in away games.
- Tennessee is winless ATS (0-2) on the road as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
- This season, Kentucky has won 13 out of the 16 games, or 81.2%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
- This season, the Wildcats have won 12 of their 15 games, or 80%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for Kentucky.
- Tennessee has won in two of the four contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- This year, the Volunteers have won two of three games when listed as at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
- Tennessee has an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
