NCAA Basketball Betting Odds – #2 Kentucky vs Tennessee in SEC Semifinal Matchup
The second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will look to advance to their first SEC Tournament championship game in five years and cover the game’s NCAA basketball odds, but will have to get past the red-hot Tennessee Volunteers in order to accomplish their stated goal. The two longtime Southeastern Conference rivals will battle at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville at 1 PM ET.
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Saturday, March 13, 1:00 PM ET
NCAAB Betting Odds: Kentucky -4.5
TV: ABC
Tennessee Volunteers (25-7 SU, 13-15-1 ATS)
Kentucky Wildcats (30-2 SU, 16-14 ATS)
Here is a look at the key head-to-head trends surrounding this SEC matchup.
Volunteers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings. 
Tennessee 411
Volunteers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.
Volunteers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Volunteers are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 neutral site games as an underdog.
The Volunteers have won five consecutive games coming into today’s matchup – and started their winning streak with a convincing 74-65 win over Kentucky on Feb. 27.
J.P. Prince scored a team-high 17 points to lead Tennessee to a 76-65 win over Mississippi on Friday. The Volunteers covered the NCAA college basketball betting odds as 2.5-point favorites and have alternated ATS wins and losses over their last eight games.
Kentucky 411
Wildcats are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS loss.
Wildcats are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games.
Wildcats are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games as a favorite.
The Wildcats have won three consecutive games and got a fine performance from point guard John Wall who delivered 23 points, seven rebounds, and six assists to lead Kentucky to a 73-67 over Alabama in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
The Wildcats failed to cover the NCAA basketball betting odds as 10-point favorites to fall to 0-2 ATS over the last two games and 1-3 ATS over the last four games.
Analysis: I’m going to ‘keep it real’ for my beloved college basketball betting brethren by saying this pick is complicated by the fact that Tennessee spanked the Wildcats by close to 10 points the last time these two teams met, less than three weeks ago.
Tennessee is slightly lesser talented, but a wee bit smarter than the Wildcats if you ask me. The Volunteers will also be playing this game in their backyard and should have the feel of being at ‘home’ in this contest.
Having said that, I’m going to play the Tennessee Volunteers to narrowly cover the NCAA basketball odds against the Wildcats and possibly win this game outright.
I know the Volunteers have gone a disappointing 1-5 ATS in the last six meetings, but I like the way Tennessee is playing right now. The Volunteers have gone a solid 4-1 ATS in their last five Saturday games and an identical 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning SU record.
The Kentucky Wildcats have recorded a stellar 9-1 ATS mark in their last 10 games following an ATS loss and have gone 5-1 ATS in their last six Saturday games, but I think the fact that Kentucky has also gone a discouraging 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight neutral site games as a favorite will come back to bite them in this contest as the Volunteers cover the NCAA betting odds and possibly beat the Wildcats for the second straight game.
NCAAB Expert Picks: Tennessee +4.5 Points
