Kentucky vs. Tennessee Recap: Bishop Scores Twice in a 21-Point 4th

Tennessee beat Kentucky 34-6, but it was a one-score game into the fourth quarter. Daune Morris broke a 66-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, on a one-play drive. Kentucky kicker Adam Zouagui answered with field goals from 43 and 25 yards, and Cooper Ranvier hit from 48, so Tennessee led just 10-6 at the half. Ranvier added a 39-yarder in the third for 13-6. Then Tennessee pulled away with 21 points in the fourth. Faizon Brandon threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Mike Matthews, and DeSean Bishop scored twice from 5 yards. Kentucky held the ball for 35:17 but turned it over 3 times and was stopped on downs twice in the fourth. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

DeSean Bishop anytime TD (-370 at FanDuel): CASHED - Our read: Bishop had scored in 4 of his last 5, 9 of his last 10 and 7 of 8 this season. He was not on the availability report for this game after getting dinged at South Carolina, and Tennessee's team total was 27.5. - What happened: Bishop scored twice, both on 5-yard runs. The first came with 9:45 left on a 2-play, 39-yard drive after a Kentucky stop on downs. The second came with 1:06 left and capped a 10-play, 65-yard drive. He finished with 25 carries for 109 yards and a long of 19. - Worth watching: Twenty-five carries is a true lead-back workload, and that is what this market runs on. The catch is the price: at -370 there is not much value left even when the role is this clear.

ALT: Tennessee over 20.5 points (-350 DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Tennessee had cleared 20.5 in 4 of its last 5, 9 of its last 10 and 7 of 8 this season. The main team total was 27.5, and Bishop was off the injury report. - What happened: Tennessee scored 34, 13.5 points over the line. It took a while. Tennessee had only 13 through three quarters, and the Brandon touchdown pass at 13:34 of the fourth got it to 20. Bishop's first score made it 27 and cleared the line. - Worth watching: Dropping 7 points below a main team total gives real cushion, but this one shows it is not automatic. Tennessee needed a big fourth quarter, so the price at -350 deserves a hard look each time.

How the game played out

Tennessee won on the ground. The Volunteers ran 37 times for 240 yards, with Bishop's 109 and Morris going for 85 on 5 carries. George MacIntyre threw only 14 passes, completing 9 of them for 125 yards. Kentucky moved the ball better than the score suggests, with 361 total yards to Tennessee's 389. Kenny Minchey completed 26 of 34 passes for 224 yards, but he threw an interception and Kentucky lost 2 fumbles. Willie Rodriguez caught 6 passes for 81 yards and Kenny Darby caught 7 passes for 69 yards.

Trends to watch

• Bishop's workload: 25 carries and both short touchdowns in the fourth.
• Tennessee's run game: 240 rushing yards with only 149 through the air.
• Kentucky's empty trips: 3 turnovers, plus 2 drives that ended on downs in the fourth quarter.

Stats are from the ESPN box score. Learn how an anytime touchdown bet works and why implied probability matters at heavy prices, or check the CFB hub.