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?

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Pete
Pete
5 years ago

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?

Pete
Pete
5 years ago

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 »

Gavin Driskill
Gavin Driskill
5 years ago
Reply to  Pete

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 »