Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (16-1, 3-1 SEC) hit the road in SEC action against the Vanderbilt Commodores (14-3, 2-2 SEC) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET. The Volunteers are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup’s point total is set at 142.

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Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt betting lines

  • Tennessee moneyline odds to win: -244
  • Vanderbilt moneyline odds to win: +196
  • Spread: Tennessee (-5.5)
  • Total: 142

Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Tennessee has a better record against the spread when playing at home (7-3-0) than it does on the road (2-2-0).
  • The Volunteers have gone over the total in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than road games (25%).
  • In nine home games as a moneyline favorite, Tennessee has nine wins (1.000). It owns an identical winning percentage (2-0 record) as a moneyline favorite in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Volunteers have seen a decrease in scoring recently, putting up 73.7 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.2 points fewer than the 76.9 they’ve scored this season.
  • Tennessee has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 59.9 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 57.8 it has conceded this season.
  • The Volunteers are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 8.4 threes per game and shooting 31.9% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.6 makes and 34.3% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Tennessee betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-6-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 10-5-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-11-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46 (125th in nation) 35.9 (second) 36.2 (34th) 26.4 (ninth) 16.1 (61st) 10.3 (68th)

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Vanderbilt statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Vanderbilt’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .444 (8-10-0) last season. Away, it was .500 (5-4-1).
  • Commodores games went above the over/under 22.2% of the time at home (four of 18) last year, and 50% of the time away (five of 10).
  • The Commodores, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (3-7) than on the road (1-9) last season.

Recent trends

  • While the Commodores are posting 82.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, producing 81.6 points per contest.
  • In its past 10 games, Vanderbilt is allowing 64.4 points per game, compared to its season average of 67.4 points allowed.
  • The Commodores are sinking 8.5 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (8.2). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (34.6%) compared to their season average from three-point land (32.3%).

Vanderbilt betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-6-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 10-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-10-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (73rd in nation) 42.6 (137th) 32.4 (196th) 31.1 (174th) 14.8 (116th) 9.7 (30th)
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