Tennessee Volunteers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

The Tennessee Volunteers (16-6) are traveling to Rupp Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (16-7).

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Ole Miss and earned the victory with a final of 84-66 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Volunteers ended up with 18 and Ole Miss finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They also made 9 of 25 shots from 3-point range. Ole Miss ended up going 61.9% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Ole Miss totaled 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ole Miss totaled 7 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Concerning defense, Tennessee allowed 42.3% from the field on 22 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 7 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Volunteers knocked down 23 of their 34 tries for a rate of 67.6%. Tennessee walked away from the contest having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 out of 58) and converted 9 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Nate Ament is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He shot 60.0% from the field and distributed 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He racked up 28 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Tennessee enters this game with a win-loss mark of 16-6 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 82.2 points per outing (69th in the nation) while going 47.6% from the floor. The Volunteers are hitting 35.1% on three-point attempts (158 of 450) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tennessee is grabbing 43.0 boards per game and has accumulated 385 assists on the year, which has them ranked 50th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.4 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Volunteers are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 12th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 235 relinquished on the campaign. The Volunteers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.0% (518 of 1,295) and they concede 30.0 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 29.7% on three-point shots and they are 73rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.6).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 94-78 when they played Oklahoma. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Kentucky allowed Oklahoma to get 25 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 34.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 32 and finished the game at 17 out of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). The Wildcats permitted Oklahoma to make 25 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.9% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 30 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Kentucky converted 12 of 26 attempts (46.2%). They were able to convert 22 of those for a clip of 81.5%. Oklahoma earned 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the matchup.

Otega Oweh ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this game. He converted 7 of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 3 assists for this contest.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 16-7 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 80th in college hoops. Kentucky has 1,884 points so far this season (81.9 per contest) and they snag 38.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per contest (62nd in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls every game and they connect on 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 114th in the nation in points allowed per game with 71.3. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (69th in college). The Kentucky defense concedes 30.6% on 3-point attempts (166 of 542) and opponents are making 74.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.8 dimes and 33.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 217th and 97th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee

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