Here’s our list of games worth watching this weekend, specifically curated for fans of the Tennessee Volunteers.
| Home | Away | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, 2/11/19 | |||
| #4 Virginia | #8 North Carolina | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| #14 Kansas | TCU | 9:00 PM | ESPN |
| TUESDAY, 2/12/19 | |||
| #19 LSU | #5 Kentucky | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| #6 Michigan | Penn State | 8:30 PM | BTN |
| #2 Duke | #16 Louisville | 9:00 PM | ESPN |
| WEDNESDAY, 2/13/19 | |||
| South Carolina | #1 Tennessee | 6:30 PM | SECN |
| THURSDAY, 2/14/19 | |||
| #3 Gonzaga | Loyola Marymount | 11:00 PM | ESPN2 |
You’ll want to be sure to catch the Vols in action Wednesday night against South Carolina at 6:30 on the SEC Network, but in addition to that, there are several other games this week that matter to Vols fans, including the nation’s No. 2 and No. 4 teams and a big game between two upcoming opponents in No. 5 Kentucky and No. 19 LSU.
Who are you rooting for in these non-Vols games?
LSU plays UK, GA, FL, UT, TAMU, AL, FL, VU…… LSU should be favored in all but UT/UK.
UK plays LSU, UT, MO, AU, AR, UT, MS, FL……. UK should be favored in all but UT.
I think that I want LSU to beat Kentucky, just on principle. Besides, UT winning out, what KenPom scenario works best for us, Will/Joel?
Will may know more about this than me, but I think that as important as KenPom is, NET is more important, so as long as both teams remain Quadrant 1 teams, I don’t think it matters. LSU, being ranked lower than Kentucky right now, is probably more likely to fall out of Q1, so we need to root for them to stay there, although the Kentucky game may not have much impact on that. I’m guessing that Will is wanting to Kentucky to be as good as possible when we play them this weekend, so he wants them to win.… Read more »
I am thinking KenPom which provides implied spreads and % likely to win future matchups. ESPN may have a similar tool. I am wondering about maximizing our chances to win the SEC regular season outright. I think that I want LSU to beat Kentucky so that we have another game cushion with them. Thinking it’s easier to beat LSU 1-time than it is to sweep Kentucky. You bring up a good point on the NET for seeds. But, if LSU beats Kentucky, both are almost assured of remaining Quad1. And lastly, I just hate Calipari and Kentucky so I’d almost… Read more »
Yeah, I think that last point may override everything else. 🙂
Joel and I had roughly this same convo last week. I’m of the same mind as you. Even the optimist in me thinks it will be really hard to do better than 2-1 in the @UK, @LSU, UK stretch. In that scenario, I think it’s most likely we split UK and knock off LSU; given that, I’d rather LSU win tonight. Using BPI, ESPN currently sees us going 5.7-2.3 in the last 8 games, which feels like an appropriate benchmark. 6-2 probably wins the league while 5-3 might not depending on how the losses are allocated. If you’re forcing me… Read more »