The No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers look to continue their recent success against the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday when they meet in SEC action in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers (14-2, 4-0 SEC), who have won five in a row, are 8-5 against Kentucky over the past 13 games, including a two-game winning streak. Neither team has had a winning streak of more than two games in the series since 2013.The Wildcats (10-6, 1-3), who have dropped three in a row on the road, are coming off a 78-52 road loss at No. 7 Alabama on Jan. 7 and a 71-68 setback at home against South Carolina on Tuesday.

The game from the Thompson-Boling Arena will tip off at noon ET. The Volunteers are 11.5-point favorites, according to the latest Kentucky vs. Tennessee odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 130.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Volunteers have been led by senior center Santiago Vescovi. In 14 games, all starts, he is averaging 12.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Over the past five games, Vescovi is averaging 16.5 points, shooting 60.4% from the field and 56.7% from 3-point range. He has 230 career 3-pointers and can move into fifth-place all-time on the school list with two more makes.

The model also knows senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe leads the Wildcats and has a league-best nine double-doubles. He is averaging 16 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, and has scored 20 or more points in five games. Tshiebwe, who also averages 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, has produced 37 double-doubles in 48 career games with Kentucky. Last season, Tshiebwe was a unanimous first-team All-America selection, and was the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.

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