College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, February 8, 2011
By Drew Sharper
LEXINGTON, KY (TheSpread) – Two SEC rivals collide on Tuesday night as No. 18 Kentucky hosts Tennessee. Here is a breakdown of my pick for this game.
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Tennessee is 15-8 on the year and 3-3 on the road while Kentucky is 16-6 overall and 10-0 at home. The Vols are 5-3 in the SEC while Kentucky is 4-4.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com have released their odds for this game and made Kentucky an 8.5-point favorite at Tennessee. The over/under has been set at 137.5 points. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game.
Tennessee vs. Kentucky, 9PM ET (View Matchup)
Tennessee is just 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 games against the Wildcats and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 at Kentucky. The home team has covered in the last 4 meetings and the under has also hit in the last 4 meetings. My pick is with Kentucky minus the points as they are coming off a bad loss and can’t dip to below .500 in conference play. I expect Kentucky to win and win big over Tennessee, which has been hot and cold this season.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: KENTUCKY -8.5
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Buffalo -12.5
Xavier +4.5