No. 22 Tennessee vs. No. 18 Kentucky odds, line: Advanced model reveals college basketball picks, predictions for Jan. 15, 2022

SEC foes match up when No. 22 Tennessee (11-4) travels to Rupp Arena to battle it out against No. 18 Kentucky (13-3) on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. Tennessee bounced back from its previous loss and blew out South Carolina 66-46 on Tuesday. Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 78-66 to secure its second win in a row last time out. Kentucky is favored by 5.5 points and the over-under for total points is set at 142.5.

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

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $2,200 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Kentucky junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe is one of the most dominant players in the SEC. He is currently fourth in scoring (17), first in rebounds (15.1) and fifth in blocks (1.4). Tshiebwe has grabbed at least 20 boards in four games this year. The Republic of Congo native logged a season-best 30 points with 13 rebounds in the win over Vanderbilt. 

The model also knows Tennessee freshman guard Kennedy Chandler is averaging 13.4 points, 5.1 assists, and 2.3 steals. Chandler has scored at least 15 points in seven games thus far. The Tennessee native also plays the passing lanes extremely well, swiping two or more steals in four straight games. 

Now, it has set its sights on Tennessee vs. Kentucky. We can tell you the model is leaning under the total and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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