The Arkansas Razorbacks (19-10, 8-8 SEC) visit the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers (21-8, 10-6) Tuesday in Knoxville. The contest at Thompson-Boling Arena will tip off at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Arkansas vs. Tennessee odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Arkansas lost its last game 86-83 at current-No. 2 Alabama Saturday, but the Razorbacks have rallied after starting their SEC slate with 5 losses in their first 6 games. UA is 5-3 since Jan. 31.
The Vols are much the opposite story. Tennessee went 7-1 over its first 8 circuit games but is 3-8 across 8 games since. UT is coming off an 85-45 win over South Carolina Saturday. The Volunteers rank 3rd in the nation in scoring defense (56.7 points allowed per game).
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Arkansas at Tennessee odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Arkansas +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Tennessee -270 (bet $270 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arkansas +6.5 (-115) | Tennessee -6.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Arkansas at Tennessee picks and predictions
Prediction
Tennessee 73, Arkansas 67
Moneyline
A fair price lies between these 2: AVOID.
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Against the spread
Arkansas is a faster, lower-rent version of Tennessee. With the Vols at home, a win by 6 or 7 points is a fair number. PASS.
Over/Under
The Over is 8-1 across the last 9 UA-UT games, 9-1 in the Razorbacks’ last 10 against winning teams and 9-1 in the Volunteers’ last 10 against winning teams.
Slow-paced Tennessee has done a nice job slowing down other fast teams in the SEC, but this match-up figures to offer up a lot of turnover-transition buckets on both sides and free throws on the Razorbacks’ side.
BACK THE OVER 134.5 (-105).
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