Tennessee vs. Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 5

Published 2:26 pm Sunday, January 5, 2025

Sunday’s contest between the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) and No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) at Thompson-Boling Arena should be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 81-78, with Tennessee securing the victory. Game time is at 3:00 PM ET on January 5.

According to our computer prediction, Oklahoma projects to cover the 4.5-point spread in its matchup against Tennessee. The over/under has been set at 174.5, and the two teams are projected to fall short of that total.

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Tennessee vs. Oklahoma Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
  • Time: 3:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN
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  • Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena
  • Line: Tennessee -4.5
  • Point total: 174.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Tennessee -225, Oklahoma +180

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Tennessee vs. Oklahoma Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Tennessee 81, Oklahoma 78

Spread & Total Prediction for Tennessee vs. Oklahoma

  • Pick ATS: Oklahoma (+4.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (174.5)

Tennessee has compiled a 3-1-0 record against the spread this season, while Oklahoma is 5-5-0. The Volunteers have hit the over in three games, while Sooners games have gone over four times. The two teams score an average of 188.5 points per game, 14 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, Tennessee is 3-1 against the spread and 4-0 overall while Oklahoma has gone 5-5 against the spread and 9-1 overall.

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Tennessee Performance Insights

  • The Volunteers’ +420 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 32.4 points per game) is a result of scoring 98.2 points per game (first in college basketball) while giving up 65.8 per outing (224th in college basketball).
  • Tennessee wins the rebound battle by 11.1 boards on average. It records 40.3 rebounds per game, which ranks ninth in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 29.2 per outing.
  • Tennessee hits 12.2 three-pointers per game (first in college basketball) at a 33.5% rate (102nd in college basketball), compared to the 4.5 per game its opponents make at a 26.2% rate.
  • The Volunteers put up 102.8 points per 100 possessions (seventh in college basketball), while giving up 68.9 points per 100 possessions (39th in college basketball).
  • Tennessee has won the turnover battle by 10.7 turnovers per game, committing 14.5 (103rd in college basketball play) while forcing 25.2 (third in college basketball).

Oklahoma Performance Insights

  • The Sooners outscore opponents by 28 points per game (posting 90.3 points per game, fifth in college basketball, and allowing 62.3 per contest, 154th in college basketball) and have a +392 scoring differential.
  • Oklahoma averages 45.1 rebounds per game (third in college basketball) while conceding 27.5 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 17.6 boards per game.
  • Oklahoma knocks down 8.6 three-pointers per game (26th in college basketball) while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc (107th in college basketball). It is making three more threes than its opponents, who drain 5.6 per game at 27.1%.
  • Oklahoma forces 17.1 turnovers per game (131st in college basketball) while committing 17.6 (275th in college basketball).

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