Kentucky vs Tennessee basketball: Live updates, score, highlights as Wildcats lead at half
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Here is the information you need to know to watch, listen and follow along as Kentucky men's basketball hits the road to face No. 5 Tennessee Saturday.
The Wildcats, who are 10-6 overall, are off to their worst start in SEC play (1-3) since 1986-87. That team rebounded to finish 10-8 in league play and earn a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where it fell to ninth-seeded Ohio State in the first round in Atlanta. UK hopes it still will land in the tournament this season, but it needs to start picking up marquee victories. Quickly. A win over the Volunteers (14-2, 4-0) certainly would qualify as such.
But they won't make it easy Saturday.
Last week, Tennessee traveled to Columbia, South Carolina, and handed USC its worst-ever defeat (85-42) in an SEC game. That's the same Gamecocks squad that snapped the Wildcats' 28-game win streak at Rupp Arena Tuesday night.
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Kentucky vs Tennessee basketball betting line, odds, point spread
The Wildcats opened Saturday morning as 11.5-point underdogs against the Vols, according to Tipico Sportsbook. The moneyline is +450 and the over/under is set at 130.5.
When is the UK vs Tennessee basketball game?
When: Noon ET, Saturday, Jan. 14
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678); Knoxville, Tennessee
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What channel is the Kentucky vs UT basketball game on?
The game will be televised live on ESPN.
Eligible subscribers can find the game on Spectrum 28, DISH Network 140 and DirecTV 206.
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How to stream Kentucky-Tennessee basketball game?
You can watch the game through WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app, ESPN+ or fuboTV.
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How to stream the UK vs UT basketball game for free?
You can stream ESPN2 on YouTube TV, which offers a free trial here, and can get a free trial with fuboTV here.
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How to listen to the UK basketball vs Tennessee game on the radio?
Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington or online at UKAthletics.com.
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What is the series history for Kentucky vs Tennessee men's basketball?
As is the case with most conference foes, the Wildcats hold the upper hand in the all-time rivalry, leading the Volunteers 158-77. But Tennessee has been the better team in recent years. UT enters Saturday's matchup having won two straight meetings, four of the past six and six of the last nine.
The last time UK won more than two games in a row versus Tennessee came from March 2010 through January 2013, when the Wildcats tasted victory five straight times. That streak ended in decisive fashion, with the worst loss, in terms of margin of defeat, Kentucky has had during John Calipari's 14-year tenure: Tennessee won 88-58 on Feb. 16, 2013. (Of note: That was the Wildcats' first game after star freshman Nerlens Noel suffered an ACL injury that ended his college career.)
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Kentucky men's basketball vs Tennessee live updates, score, highlights
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky basketball vs Tennessee: How to watch, spread, live updates
