The No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers (17-6, 7-3 SEC) take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (12-11, 3-7) Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena. Tip is set for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Tennessee vs. Arkansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Vols, No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, are coming off an 85-69 thumping by Texas A&M Saturday. They were actually 2-point favorites in the game and succumbed to 11-for-28 (39%) shooting from 3-point land by the Aggies. UT dispatched Arkansas in 3 of the last 4 meetings.
The Razorbacks failed to cover as 3.5-point favorites in a 78-75 win over the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday. It was just their 3rd win in the last 10 games. Those wins came against UGA, Mizzou and Texas A&M — not exactly the list of potential Valentines constructed at the beginning of the year.
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Tennessee at Arkansas odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tennessee -400 (bet $400 to win $100) | Arkansas +320 (bet $100 to win $320)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tennessee -8.5 (-110) | Arkansas +8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tennessee at Arkansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Tennessee 77, Arkansas 66
Moneyline
The Vols should take this one, but you can’t risk 4 times your return here.
Instead, let’s get creative. Vols G Dalton Knecht has 20+ points in 8 of 9 games. SGP VOLUNTEERS -5.5 + DALTON KNECHT 20 POINTS together for an even +100.
Against the spread
You can take the Volunteers -8.5 (-110) here if you’re bored or a degenerate, but we put a safer spread in a +100 SGP, and I’ll stick with that.
PASS.
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Over/Under
The Over is 8-2 in the last 10 matchups between the teams. The Vols are 7-3 O/U over their last 10, and Arkansas is 5-5.
This is a generous number. Take the OVER 151.5 (-110).
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