Kentucky vs. Tennessee: Odds, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

No. 2 seed Tennessee (24-7, 14-4 SEC) and the No. 3-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (26-6, 14-4, SEC) battle in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday at approximately 3 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch, Vegas odds, ESPN BPI predictions and KenPom game predictions as well for both teams ahead of huge Saturday’s SEC clash.

How to watch Kentucky vs. Tennessee

Time: 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT, or 25 minutes following the conclusion of Texas A&M vs. Arkansas

Channel: ESPN

Location: Tampa, FL

Odds

Money line: Kentucky -147, Tennessee +120.

Spread: Kentucky -2.5, -112. Tennessee +2.5, -110.

Total: Over/Under 138.5, -114.

Check out the rest of Vegas’ odds ahead of Saturday’s college game day slate.

ESPN BPI predictions 

Matchup quality: 99.2%

Win probability: Kentucky, 53%

Predicted point differential: 0.8

The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team’s W-L record is to achieve. 

Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily,’ per ESPN.

For the rest of ESPN’s BPI predictions, click here.

KenPom predictions

Score prediction: Kentucky 71, Tennessee 69. 

Win probability: Kentucky, 53%. 

Check out the rest of KenPom’s predictions for Kentucky vs. Tennessee, and the rest of college basketball here.

Kentucky vs. Tennessee Preview

For the third time this season, Kentucky and Tennessee are set to do battle, but this time there’s a little more on the line than just bragging rights. The winner will make an appearance in the SEC Tournament Championship game Sunday afternoon.

The first two matchups between these two SEC powerhouses could not have been more different. The first saw Tennessee suffer their worst loss of the season 107-79 to the Wildcats in Lexington. One month later, Kentucky went to Knoxville to get stomped by the Volunteers 76-63. Sitting a 1-1 on the conference series thanks to two blowouts, both fanbases will be looking for legitimate bragging rights when their teams face off Saturday.

Both squads have one loss since their last meeting on Feb. 15 — both against Arkansas, which means UK and UT are hotter than ever and barring Texas A&M throwing another wrench in the plans of the SEC’s top teams, one of them can earn their win back on the biggest stage in the SEC.

The winner will face the victor of the other semifinal matchup between Texas A&M and Arkansas in the conference championship game.