The Tennessee Volunteers (15-6 overall, 8-6 SEC) travel to meet the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-12, 2-10) Wednesday at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Tip-off for this conference showdown is set for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Tennessee-Vanderbilt college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Tennessee at Vanderbilt: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Tennessee -375 (bet $375 to win $100) | Vanderbilt +290 (bet $100 to win $290)
- Against the spread/ATS: Tennessee -7.5 (-115) | Vanderbilt +7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 141.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tennessee at Vanderbilt: Three things to know
- The Volunteers are coming off a 70-55 loss at home against Kentucky last time out as 7.5-point favorites as the Under (137) connected. They’re a very ordinary 5-5 SU/3-7 ATS across the past 10 games since their 81-61 win Jan. 16 in the first meeting against Vandy.
- The Commodores put up quite a fight against the first-place Alabama Crimson Tide last time out, falling 82-78 in Tuscaloosa as 14-point underdogs. The ‘Dores are 2-5 SU across their past seven, but they’re 5-0-2 ATS during the stretch.
- The Vols have covered just three of the past 10, but they’re 14-6 ATS in the past 20 following a double-digit loss at home, and they’re 6-1 ATS in their past seven on the road against teams with a losing home record. And the Commodores are 1-5 ATS in the past six at home against teams with a winning road mark.
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Tennessee at Vanderbilt: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Tennessee 74, Vanderbilt 70
Money line (ML)
Tennessee (-375) will cost you three and three-quarters times your potential return, and that’s a risky bet these days. The Vols are playing .500 ball since mid-January, and they failed to win outright last time out against Kentucky with a similar line. AVOID.
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Against the spread (ATS)
VANDERBILT +7.5 (-105) has had their issues this season, and they haven’t done a lot of outright winning. But they are hot against the number lately, while the Vols have really struggled, covering just three times in 10 outings since Jan. 16. Yes, they did cover an 18-point number in Knoxville in the first meeting, but the Vols have really struggled since.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 141.5 (-110) has been the rule for the Commodores lately, going 6-1 in their past seven at home, and 11-3 in the previous 14 games overall. The Over is also 6-1 in the previous seven for Vandy against teams with a winning percentage over .600.
The Over is 4-1 in Tennessee’s past five following a straight-up loss, and 4-0 in the past four on the road against teams with a losing home record.
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