Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee prediction: Why Tennessee is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [11/8/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 3:00PM ET as Northern Kentucky locks horns with Tennessee in men's college basketball action at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Tennessee as the most likely winner of the Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee game.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Northern Kentucky and Tennessee 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Tennessee a 99% chance of beating Northern Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Tennessee winning 85-58.

According to our model, Northern Kentucky (+27.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 140.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee odds

We have sourced the best Men's College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 140.5 total points.

Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball game between Tennessee and Northern Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena is scheduled to commence at 3:00PM ET.

• Who: Northern Kentucky vs. Tennessee
• Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
• Time: 3:00PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena

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Conclusion

We predict Tennessee, with a 99% win probability, will likely beat Northern Kentucky on Saturday.

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