No. 16 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Kentucky odds, line: Proven college basketball model releases picks for Tuesday's SEC showdown

The fourth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats look to extend their winning streak to seven games when they visit the No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC contest on Tuesday. Kentucky (21-4, 10-2) made it six straight with a 78-57 home victory against Florida on Saturday, while Tennessee (18-6, 9-3) defeated Vanderbilt 73-64 at home on the same day for its fourth consecutive triumph.

Tipoff at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville is set for 9 p.m. ET. The Volunteers are favored by 1.5 points in the latest Tennessee vs. Kentucky odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 140. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

Before making any Kentucky vs. Tennessee picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Tennessee lost three of its first five SEC games before reeling off seven victories in a row. The Volunteers are 13-0 at home this season and have won four of their last six meetings with the Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena. Junior guard Josiah-Jordan James has scored 8.9 points per game this season but is averaging 16.5 over his last four contests.

The model also knows Kentucky dominated Tennessee in their first meeting of the season, shooting 68 percent en route to a 107-79 home victory on Jan. 15. Freshman guard TyTy Washington Jr. scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting while junior Sahvir Wheeler recorded 21 in his return from a neck injury. Washington (leg) is questionable for this matchup. Junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe, who tops the Wildcats in scoring (16.4 points), leads the nation with an average of 15.3 rebounds per game. 

Now, the model has set its sights on Tennessee vs. Kentucky. We can tell you it is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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