Tennessee vs. Kentucky Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Oct. 25

The No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (5-2) are 8.5-point favorites when they visit the Kentucky Wildcats (2-4) in an SEC matchup on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Kroger Field.

The Volunteers lost versus the Alabama Crimson Tide in their last game, 37-20.

The Wildcats' most recent game was against the Texas Longhorns, and they lost by a score of 16-13.

Tennessee vs. Kentucky Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Kentucky Wildcats, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Wildcats (+ 8.5)
• Pick OU: Under (54.5)
  
• Prediction: Volunteers 25 - Wildcats 20

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Tennessee vs. Kentucky Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Volunteers-Wildcats matchup.

• Tennessee Moneyline: -318
• Kentucky Moneyline: +254

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Tennessee Betting Insights

• Tennessee has yet to lose a game it was the moneyline favorite this season, going 4-0.
• Tennessee has won all three games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -318 or shorter.
• Each Volunteers game this season has had a combined score above 54.5 total points.
• The average total in Volunteers outings this year is 60.4, 5.9 more than this matchup's over/under.
• The Wildcats are college football's 121st-highest scoring team this season compared to the second-ranked Volunteers.

Kentucky Betting Insights

• Kentucky has been the underdog in four games this season, and it has failed to win any of those contests.
• This season, Kentucky has been at least a +254 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• Kentucky has played only one game this season that finished with a combined score higher than 54.5 points.
• Kentucky's games this season have had an average of 48.2 points, 6.3 fewer points than this game's total.

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Key Stats for Tennessee vs. Kentucky

• In their last four head-to-head matchups, Tennessee has won against Kentucky four times.
• The last four times the Volunteers have matched up against the Wildcats, they have put up a 3-1 record against the spread. The scoring has gone over the point total on three occasions.
• The Volunteers have the 97th-ranked defense this season (390.9 yards allowed per game), and they've been better on offense, ranking fifth-best with 511 yards per game.
• Tennessee ranks 110th in scoring defense this season (30.4 points allowed per game), but has been playing really well on the offensive side of the ball, ranking second-best in the FBS with 44.1 points per game.
• With 342.2 total yards per game on offense, the Wildcats rank 105th in the FBS in 2025. On defense, they rank 70th, giving up 365 total yards per contest.
• In terms of points scored Kentucky ranks 103rd in the FBS (22.5 points per game), and it is 82nd on the other side of the ball (25.8 points allowed per contest).