The Tennessee Volunteers will hit the road in SEC conference play as they face the Kentucky Wildcats in an NCAA college football game set for Saturday night.
Kick off time from Kentucky is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPNU.
The wagering odds from this SEC contest has the road team Tennessee Volunteers favored by -3 ½ points with a total of 53 ½ points.
Tennessee has lost four straight to drop to 4-7 and eliminated from bowl consideration after a 14-10 home defeat last week to the Vanderbilt Commodores as a -2 ½ point wagering favorite. The game total landed at under 48 ½ points. Up 10-7 with seconds remaining the Volunteers allowed a game winning touchdown run of five yards to the Commodores with 16 seconds remaining.
The Volunteers offense produced 237 yards with 184 running for 4 yards per carry. Joshua Dobbs hit on 11 of 19 passes for 53 yards and two picks. Tennessee committed three turnovers and forced four away from Vanderbilt. The Volunteers had trouble moving the sticks going 4 of 13 on third down. On defense Tennessee gave up 285 yards to the Commodores offense with 90 rushing for 3 yards per rush attempt.
Kentucky is also bowl eliminated as the team has lost three straight to go to 2-9 on the season following a 59-17 road defeat last week to the Georgia Bulldogs as a +26 point betting odds underdog. The game finished at over 61 points. The Wildcats fell behind 35-10 at the half.
The team gained just 211 offensive yards with 62 rushing for 2 yards per carry. Kentucky had three turnovers and forced two away from the Bulldogs. Maxwell Smith completed 10 of 16 passes for 149 yards and a pick. Dyshawn Mobley had 10 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown. The club converts just 3 of 12 on third down. The Wildcats defense surrendered 602 yards of offense to Georgia with 230 yards rushing for nearly 6 yards per carry.
