The Vanderbilt Commodores will take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the NCAA at the Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday (January 10).
The Commodores are off to a mixed 8-7 start to the 2022-23 NCAA Basketball season. They're seventh in the Southeastern Conference and are coming off a 85-52 loss against the No.20 Missouri Tigers in their last outing. Their bench kept them in the game.
Meanwhile, the Volunteers, who're a brilliant 13-2 on the season, are second in the same conference as the Commodores. The Volunteers are on an impressive four-game winning streak and are coming off a 85-42 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. Olivier Nkamhoua led the scoring charts with a 21-point performance.
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Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers: Betting Odds
The Commodores are battling it out to stay alive in the conference with eight wins and seven losses. Their away record is 1-2. The team is just above the average mark in offense, scoring 71.2 6 points per game, which ranks 181st in the country, while conceding 68.1 points per outing, which ranks 158th in the nation.
The Volunteers, meanwhile, are ranked No. 5 in the nation and are playing like one of the best teams. They started the season with 13 wins in 15 games. Their home record is a perfect 7-0. The team is averaging a decent 75.4 points per game, which ranks 110th in the country, and conceding only 52.5 points per outing, which ranks second best in the nation.
Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers: Match Details
Fixture: Vanderbilt Commodores @ Tennessee Volunteers
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 10; 09:00 pm
Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers: Prediction
The Volunteers are 4-0 against the spread in their last four home games against a team with an away record winning percentage of less than .400. They're 5-0 against the spread against a team with a losing away record. They're 7-1 against the spread in their last eight home games.
Tennessee has completely dominated Vanderbilt, winning their last ten meetings, and the trend should continue.