Volquest 2-Minute Drill: Kentucky pregame news and thoughts
Tennessee hits the field off the bye week on Saturday night to battle Kentucky in a home tilt for the Orange. Kentucky comes in beaten up with several key players out for the game. Tennessee appears to be relatively healthy heading into the game and Volquest dishes on the final news and thoughts from Neyland Stadium in the Volquest 2-Minute Drill sponsored by Exterior Home Solutions.
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Kentucky: How To Watch
Start Time: Saturday, 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: SEC Network
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Sirius XM Radio: Channel 158 or 191 (Ch. 961 Sirius XM App)
The Spread: Vols move to 17.5-point favorite
Tennessee opened as a 14.5-point favorite against Kentucky late last week. The line went from 15.5 points on Sunday to 16.5 points on Tuesday, according to The Action Network, then to 17.5 points on Thursday.
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The 17.5-point spread is the third largest spread for a Tennessee game this season. The Vols were 49-point favorites against Kent State on September 14 and 39.5-point favorites against Chattanooga in the season opener on August 31 at Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee is 5-2 against the spread this season. The Vols covered against Chattanooga (-39.5), NC State (-8.5), Kent State (-49), at Oklahoma (-5.5) and at home against Alabama (+3.5). They failed to cover at Arkansas (-14) and against Florida (-14).
