The SEC is known as a football conference but a lot of college basketball pundits are paying very close attention to it on the hardwood this year as well. It’s not so much of a surprise now that Kentucky is back.
The glory has been restored for the Wildcats program and all it took was finding the right head coach. Coach John Calipari came over from Memphis and there was literally no growing pains involved. Calipari and his squad hit the ground running right away and they have been tearing up not only the SEC but also the nation overall.
The Wildcats are ranked No. 2 overall and have lost just one contest all year long. Forgive them for losing on the road in South Carolina. But outside of that, the Wildcats have been a very tough customer. They are young but they are talented as it gets and they have won 27 of 28 games this season.
In SEC play, the Wildcats are 12-1 and one of those 12 wins was a victory over Tennessee earlier in the year. On Saturday, they’ll try to get the season sweep at Rocky Top.
No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats @ No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers
5Dimes Odds (5Dimes Reviews): Kentucky -2
The college basketball betting community will have their eyes squarely on their TV sets when Kentucky and Tennessee clash on CBS this Saturday.
Kentucky has been tearing up the SEC and one more win gets them the regular season title, although that’s just a formality. They’ll get it whether it happens on Saturday or not.
The Wildcats topped Tennessee 73-62 earlier this month but a change in venue might produce a change in result. In normal circumstances, that might be the cases but Tennessee just isn’t fully healthy right now.
Star forward Wayne Chism was visibly in pain in the team’s last contest.
Overall, the Vols have been fading a little bit of late and that’s not a good sign when hosting a team like Kentucky. They have lost three of their last five games, although all of those losses came on the road.
The Wildcats are just hot right now and the Vols are at the other end of the spectrum. While home court advantage is on their side, they just aren’t playing well enough to upend Kentucky this Saturday.
NCAA Basketball Odds Pick: Kentucky -2
