Who's Playing
Vanderbilt Commodores @ Tennessee Volunteers
Current Records: Vanderbilt 8-17, Tennessee 18-6
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Thompson-Boling Arena -- Knoxville, Tennessee
- TV: SEC Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $34.32
What to Know
Vanderbilt has quite the challenge ahead of them as they're expected to be blown off the court. They and the Tennessee Volunteers will face off in an SEC battle at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Vanderbilt is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, the Commodores skirted by the Aggies 74-73 thanks to a clutch jump shot from Ezra Manjon with but a second left in the second quarter.
Vanderbilt relied on the efforts of Manjon, who scored 19 points along with three steals, and Ven-Allen Lubin, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds. It was the first time this season that Lubin scored 20 or more points.
Meanwhile, Tennessee stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 92-63 win over the Razorbacks. Winning is a bit easier when your shooting is a whole 19% better than the opposition, as Tennessee's was.
Tennessee got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonas Aidoo out in front who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dalton Knecht, who scored 22 points along with three blocks and two steals.
The Commodores' victory bumped their record up to 8-17. As for the Volunteers, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Vanderbilt haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 10.4 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Tennessee struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 10.2 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vanderbilt and the Volunteers pleased both fans and bettors in their last games by winning and covering the spread. Looking ahead, the game looks promising for Tennessee, as the team is favored by a full 19.5 points. This contest will be Vanderbilt's 12th straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 5-5-1 against the spread).
Odds
Tennessee is a big 19.5-point favorite against Vanderbilt, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Volunteers as a 20-point favorite.
The over/under is 143 points.
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Series History
Tennessee has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Vanderbilt.
- Jan 27, 2024 - Tennessee 75 vs. Vanderbilt 62
- Feb 08, 2023 - Vanderbilt 66 vs. Tennessee 65
- Jan 10, 2023 - Tennessee 77 vs. Vanderbilt 68
- Feb 12, 2022 - Tennessee 73 vs. Vanderbilt 64
- Jan 18, 2022 - Tennessee 68 vs. Vanderbilt 60
- Feb 24, 2021 - Tennessee 70 vs. Vanderbilt 58
- Jan 16, 2021 - Tennessee 81 vs. Vanderbilt 61
- Feb 18, 2020 - Tennessee 65 vs. Vanderbilt 61
- Jan 18, 2020 - Tennessee 66 vs. Vanderbilt 45
- Feb 19, 2019 - Tennessee 58 vs. Vanderbilt 46
