Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 18
Published 3:28 pm Friday, January 17, 2025
Saturday’s game between the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (16-1, 3-1 SEC) and Vanderbilt Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC) matching up at Memorial Gymnasium has a projected final score of 74-69 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Tennessee, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will begin at 3:30 PM ET on January 18.
Based on our computer prediction, Vanderbilt is a good bet to cover the spread, which currently sits at 7.5. The two sides are projected to go over the 140.5 over/under.
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Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV: SEC Network
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- Where: Nashville, Tennessee
- Venue: Memorial Gymnasium
- Line: Tennessee -7.5
- Point total: 140.5
- Moneyline (to win): Tennessee -315, Vanderbilt +250
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Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Tennessee 74, Vanderbilt 69
Spread & Total Prediction for Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
- Pick ATS: Vanderbilt (+7.5)
- Pick OU: Over (140.5)
Both Tennessee and Vanderbilt are 11-6-0 against the spread (ATS) so far this season. A total of six out of the Volunteers’ games this season have gone over the point total, and seven of the Commodores’ games have gone over. The two teams average 159.3 points per game, 18.8 more points than this matchup’s total. Tennessee is 5-5 against the spread and 9-1 overall over its last 10 contests, while Vanderbilt has gone 7-3 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
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Tennessee Performance Insights
- The Volunteers have a +326 scoring differential, topping opponents by 19.1 points per game. They’re putting up 76.9 points per game to rank 131st in college basketball and are allowing 57.8 per outing to rank third in college basketball.
- Tennessee ranks 35th in the nation at 36.2 rebounds per game. That’s 9.8 more than the 26.4 its opponents average.
- Tennessee hits 8.6 three-pointers per game (106th in college basketball), 2.1 more than its opponents (6.5).
- The Volunteers rank 73rd in college basketball with 101.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and second in college basketball defensively with 76.0 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- Tennessee has committed 10.3 turnovers per game (70th in college basketball action), 2.3 fewer than the 12.6 it forces on average (120th in college basketball).
Vanderbilt Performance Insights
- The Commodores have a +256 scoring differential, topping opponents by 15.0 points per game. They’re putting up 82.4 points per game, 32nd in college basketball, and are allowing 67.4 per contest to rank 67th in college basketball.
- Vanderbilt wins the rebound battle by 1.3 boards on average. It collects 32.4 rebounds per game, 197th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 31.1.
- Vanderbilt hits 8.2 three-pointers per game (136th in college basketball), 1.4 more than its opponents.
- Vanderbilt has typically won the turnover battle this season, committing 9.7 per game (30th in college basketball) while forcing 15.5 (11th in college basketball).
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