Tennessee Opens As Narrow Favorites At Kentucky

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Tennessee football opened as 3.5-point favorites in next Saturday’s road matchup at Kentucky according to Action Sports. The spread is consistent amongst nearly all sportsbooks as of Sunday morning.

The over/under is set at 50.5.

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Tennessee is 3-3 against the spread this season. The Vols are 2-2 against the spread in SEC games, failing to cover against Florida and Alabama but doing so at home against South Carolina and Texas A&M. The over has hit in three Tennessee games this season, the under has hit thrice and it pushed once.

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Kentucky is 4-3 against the spread this season and 2-2 against the spread in SEC games, covering against Vanderbilt and Florida but failing to do so against Georgia and Missouri. The over has been a profitable bet in Kentucky games this season hitting five times including in all four SEC games. The under has hit in two Kentucky games this season.

Both the Vols and Wildcats are desperate for a critical SEC victory entering the matchup.

Tennessee is coming off a loss at Alabama and its season is teetering. The Vols are still searching for their first road win of the season and need it against Kentucky to try and preserve a solid season.

The Wildcats started the year 5-0 before suffering blowout losses against both Georgia and Missouri. Kentucky enters the late October matchup coming off a needed open date.

Kickoff at Kroger Field is at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night. ESPN is broadcasting the divisional rivalry.

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