The Vanderbilt Commodores (8-7, 1-1 SEC) face the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (13-2, 3-0) Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Commodores lost 85-82 to Missouri Saturday but covered as 8-point road underdogs. The loss snapped a 3-game win streak.
The Volunteers handily defeated South Carolina 85-42 Saturday to cover as 16.5-point favorites on the road. Tennessee is amid a 4-game win streak and has won 9 of its last 10 games.
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Vanderbilt 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 10:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Vanderbilt +800 (bet $100 to win $800) | Tennessee -1800 (bet $1,800 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Vanderbilt +17.5 (-110) | Tennessee -17.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 133.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Vanderbilt at Tennessee picks and predictions
Prediction
Tennessee 74, Vanderbilt 60
Moneyline
There is absolutely no value on Tennessee (-1800) as a straight wager or in a parlay. AVOID.
Against the spread
Despite Tennessee being the much better team in this game, VANDERBILT +17.5 (-110) should be the correct choice. While the Commodores haven’t faced a team like the Volunteers this season, their last 4 losses were by a combined 14 points.
The road team is 16-5-1 ATS in the last 22 overall meetings between Vanderbilt and Tennessee and the underdog is 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 meetings.
Over/Under
OVER 133.5 (-105) is an intriguing bet in this contest with the Volunteers capable of scoring a decent number of points themselves. Tennessee averages 75.4 points per game while Vanderbilt averages 71.6 points per game.
The Commodores have gone Over in 9 of their last 10 road games against a team with a winning home record and the Volunteers are 5-2 to the Over in their last 7 home games against a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400.
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