Tennessee Volunteers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Kentucky Wildcats (16-7) will play the Tennessee Volunteers (20-4) at Rupp Arena on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Oklahoma and took home the win by a score of 70-52 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Volunteers finished with 11 and Oklahoma racked up 12 fouls. They also made 6 of their 23 attempts from distance. Oklahoma walked away from this one shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Oklahoma pulled down 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oklahoma recorded 8 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Tennessee allowed the other team to shoot 32.1% from the floor on 17 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Volunteers buried 3 of 5 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Tennessee ended the game with a 60.4% FG percentage (29 of 48) and made 9 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Chaz Lanier is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played 32 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Tennessee will enter this matchup with a mark of 20-4 so far this season. They are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Tennessee is snagging 38.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 383 assists this year, which is 53rd in college in terms of passing. The Volunteers are connecting on 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (207 of 603) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They average 74.8 pts per contest (168th in college) while connecting on 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Volunteers are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 26.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 3rd in the nation in opponents PPG (59.3). The Volunteers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 36.2% (492 of 1,360) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 5th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 220 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 80-57 when they played South Carolina. The Wildcats corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. South Carolina committed 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a rate of 92.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Kentucky converted 8 out of their 23 attempts (34.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats ended up going 30 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. The Wildcats permitted South Carolina to make 19 of their 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 32.8% for the game. They finished 18.2% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 22 and finished the game at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Kentucky permitted South Carolina to pull down 31 overall (8 offensive).

Otega Oweh ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this game. He knocked down 6 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Kentucky has a mark of 16-7 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in Division 1. Kentucky has 1,995 pts for the campaign (86.7 per contest) and they pull in 40.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 17.9 times per game (9th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 17.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense gives up 30.0% on shots from distance (197 of 656) and opponents are converting on 70.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 35.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 172nd and 252nd in Division 1. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 308th in college in points allowed per game with 76.6. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (108th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kentucky and under the total points

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