Rocky Top Roundtable: Kentucky

Tennessee is once again on the road this week in Lexington, Kentucky to take on the Wildcats. The crew from Volquest breakdown the match up on the Bluegrass and they believe Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop should feature prominently.

“DeSean is running extremely well,” Brent Hubbs said. “He is Tennessee’s best back and he needs more than 14 carries a game. His vision and patience. The weather is going to get a little cooler and it’s going to be a little more football weather. I think he is feeling it right now and I think that’s a horse Tennessee is going to need to ride.”

Bishop has two consecutive 100 yard games and is averaging almost 10 yards per carry over the last couple of weeks.

“It’s hard to ignore the body of work,” Rob Lewis said. “His average is almost eight yards a carry now and half way through the season, four SEC games in, that’s not fluff anymore. That’s real numbers and he is getting it done.”

Watch the full Rocky Top Roundtable below.

How to Watch: No. 17 Tennessee at Kentucky

When: Saturday, 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time | Where: Kroger Field

TV: SEC Network

Radio: WNML 99.1 and WIVK 107.7 FM in Knoxville (Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Brent Hubbs, Jayson Swain). The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.

Tennessee opened as 8.5-point favorite at Kentucky

Tennessee on Sunday opened as an 8.5-point road favorite at Kentucky, according to released by BetMGM, with the total set at 52.5 points. The Vols are 3-4 against the spread this season, covering a 13.5-point spread against Syracuse, a 39.5-point spread against ETSU and as a 3.5-point underdog against Georgia. 

Since then, Tennessee has failed to cover a 38.5-point spread against UAB, a 7.5-point spread at Mississippi State, a 10.5-point spread against Arkansas and an 8.5-point spread at Alabama. The over has hit in five of the seven games this season.