Best Bets For #3 Kentucky Vs. #2 Tennessee Sweet 16

• Odds are favoring Tennessee over Kentucky with a -4.5-point spread.
• Tennessee is 0-2 against Kentucky this season.

INDIANAPOLIS – An SEC matchup between #2 Tennessee and #3 Kentucky is set for the Sweet 16 of March Madness. This will also mark their third meeting this season and the third consecutive that Tennessee is favored to beat Kentucky.

The 4.5-point spread on legal sports betting sites in favor of Tennessee is the second shortest spread of the Sweet 16 games and also on the season amongst their previous two meetings.

#3 Kentucky Vs. #2 Tennessee

• Moneyline: Kentucky (+165) vs. Tennessee (-195)
• Spread: Tennessee -4
• Total: 144.5

Bet Tennessee To Get Over The Kentucky Hump

In two previous games that Tennessee and Kentucky played this season, Kentucky won both times as an underdog. However, it is extremely hard to beat a team three times in a season and especially in this type of setting as well being the Sweet 16.

In their last 16 games, Tennessee has gone 12-4 and has won 11 games by a margin of 4+ points. Even more specific, in their last five games which have all been tournament games, they’ve gone 4-1 with all of those wins coming at 4+ points as well.

Looking at Kentucky, in their last five games playing as an underdog on CBB betting sites, they’ve gone 2-3 against the spread.

From a numbers standpoint, this should be Tennessee’s game to lose. They average the third largest point margin in the SEC this season at +11.7 compared to Kentucky who sites four points back with a +7.7 average differential per game.

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