Kentucky vs. Tennessee Prediction: Tennessee Predicted to Win NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Matchup [3/28/2025]

Tennessee will square off with Kentucky in March Madness Sweet Sixteen action at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday, commencing at 7:39PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Tennessee as the most likely winner of today's game.

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"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Kentucky-Tennessee game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Tennessee's chance of winning is 62%, while Kentucky's is 38%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Kentucky vs. Tennessee predictions page.

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Kentucky vs. Tennessee Prediction: Who Will Win and Advance to the Elite Eight?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA Tournament game between Kentucky and Tennessee 10,000 times as part of our March Madness predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Tennessee a 62% chance of beating Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Tennessee winning 74-71.

According to our model, Kentucky (+5.5) has a 61% chance of covering the spread, while the 145.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Kentucky vs. Tennessee March Madness Odds

We have researched the best March Madness odds in America for this Sweet 16 game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Kentucky	Tennessee
Spread	+5.5 (-118)	-5.5 (-102)
Moneyline	+190	-210
Total	o145.5 (-105)	u145.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Kentucky vs. Tennessee Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Kentucky vs. Tennessee matchup is on the total.

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Kentucky vs. Tennessee Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Lucas Oil Stadium is scheduled to begin at 7:39PM ET.

• Who: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
• Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
• Time: 7:39PM ET/4:39PM PT
• Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium
• March Madness Stage: Sweet 16

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's Kentucky vs. Tennessee matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Tennessee, with a 62% win probability, will likely beat Kentucky on Friday.

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