Vanderbilt at Tennessee odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Tuesday’s Vanderbilt at Tennessee odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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.

Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

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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Vanderbilt at Tennessee odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Saturday’s Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks, tips and predictions.

The Vanderbilt Commodores (4-5 overall, 0-3 SEC) make the short trip east to take on the Tennessee Volunteers (9-1, 3-1) in a Saturday evening (6 p.m. ET) tussle at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. Below, we analyze the Vanderbilt-Tennessee college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

Tennessee is No. 10 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Vanderbilt at Tennessee: Betting odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:50 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Vanderbilt +1450 (bet $100 to win $1,450) | Tennessee -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Vanderbilt +18.5 (-110) | Tennessee -18.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under: 137.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Vanderbilt at Tennessee: Three things to know

  1. Vanderbilt is 0-3 over its last three games and heads into Saturday’s game off a six-day layoff (as does UT). Vandy and Tennessee were supposed to have played Tuesday in Nashville, but that contest was postponed Monday after a COVID-19 contact-tracing issue within the Vanderbilt program.
  2. Tennessee’s defense (56.8 points per game) ranks third in the nation. The Volunteers head into this game after holding Texas A&M to a 34.0% mark from the field last Saturday. And field-goal accuracy is a big point of leverage in this game against Vandy. The Commodores’ 42.9% mark on offense ranks 236th in NCAA-I; the Vols’ 38.4% mark on defense ranks 19th.
  3. Vandy’s last against-the-spread loss at UT was on March 1, 2014. The Commodores have since gone 3-3 straight-up and 6-0 ATS in Knoxville. The last three seasons have produced Tennessee SU home wins by an average margin of 7.0 points.

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Vanderbilt at Tennessee: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Tennessee 75, Vanderbilt 59

Money line (ML)

STEET CLEAR of the ultra-juicy straight-up odds.

Against the spread (ATS)

Peg this contest as a low-tempo affair. It’s a conference battle, and 18.5 points is a lot in a relatively low-scoring game, even with the talent disparity between these two teams.

Two losses in the Vandy streak are by three points; recent UT wins have underlying game flows that make for a slight-fade-the-Vols lean. The recency biases on both sides are thrown into a rivalry setting, and that gives the Commodores a fighting chance … of staying within 15 points.

TAKE VANDERBILT +18.5 (-110).

Over/Under (O/U)

The Under is 4-1 in the Vols’ last five games as a favorite. Vandy’s defense has gone sideways in SEC play, but the Commodores have been undone by a couple of big shooting performances.

Tag the UNDER 137.5 (-110) AS HAVING SOME MODERATE VALUE.

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