The No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (20-5, 7-5 SEC) will try to avenge a loss from last month when they host the Vanderbilt Commodores (17-7, 5-6) on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 75-64 loss to No. 15 Kentucky on Tuesday, getting swept in the season series. The Commodores have a chance to sweep the Vols as well after notching a 76-75 win in the first meeting on Jan. 18. They have lost three of their last four games, falling to No. 1 Auburn in an 80-68 final on Tuesday. Igor Milicic Jr. is listed as probable for Tennessee.
Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Saturday in Knoxville. Tennessee is favored by 12.5 points in the latest Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt odds, while the over/under is 140.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
Tennessee is coming off a loss at rival Kentucky, but it won its previous three games, including top-15 wins over Florida and Missouri. The Vols have only lost one home game this season, and they cruised to a 70-52 win at Oklahoma last Saturday. Veteran point guard Zakai Zeigler continues to cause problems for opponents, averaging a team-best 18.3 points over the past three games.
Zeigler is averaging 13.0 points per game overall this season, along with dishing out 7.5 assists per contest. Forward Igor Milicic Jr. has provided a spark over the past few weeks, scoring at least 16 points in three of his last four games. He is also averaging 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists during that stretch, and the Vols have won seven straight home games against the Commodores. See which team to pick here.
Vanderbilt has lost four of its six games since beating Tennessee on Jan. 18, but it pushed No. 1 Auburn for most of the way on Tuesday. The Commodores led by one point with less than 15 minutes remaining, and they also held a late second-half lead against Florida on Feb. 4. Junior guard Jason Edwards leads Vanderbilt with 17.4 points per game, and he scored 18 points in the first meeting between these teams.
He is joined in double figures by Devin McGlockton (11.2), A.J. Hoggard (10.6) and Tyler Nickel (10.0). The Commodores have covered the spread in five of their last six games against the Vols, including their outright win as 5.5-point underdogs last month. Tennessee is coming off back-to-back road games, and leading scorer Chaz Lanier shot just 3 of 13 against Kentucky on Tuesday. See which team to pick here.
The model has simulated Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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