Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 21

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The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (2-12) visit the No. 20 Tennessee Volunteers (8-3) after losing eight straight road games. The Volunteers are heavy favorites by 42.5 points in the contest, which begins at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 21, 2025. The over/under in the matchup is set at 152.5.

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Tennessee Cover -42.5 vs Gardner-Webb -112

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Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb betting lines

  • Tennessee moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Gardner-Webb moneyline odds to win: +3300
  • Spread: Tennessee (-42.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Tennessee owned a better record against the spread (9-8-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (5-6-0).
  • At home last year, the Volunteers exceeded the total 52.9% of the time (nine of 17 games). They hit the over in 36.4% of games on the road (four of 11 contests).
  • Tennessee won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 15-1 (.938). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 4-3 (.571).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Volunteers were 167th in the country offensively (74.0 points scored per game) and 10th-best defensively (63.1 points conceded).
  • Last year, Tennessee was 105th in the country in rebounds (33.2 per game) and 13th-best in rebounds conceded (27.5).
  • With 15.4 assists per game last season, the Volunteers were 61st in the nation.

Tennessee betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (91st in nation) 38.4 (19th) 39.8 (eighth) 26.1 (10th) 18.7 (23rd) 12.6 (255th)

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Gardner-Webb statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Gardner-Webb has performed better against the spread at home (1-1-0) than on the road (1-6-0) this year.
  • Runnin’ Bulldogs games have finished above the over/under 50% of the time at home (one of two), and 85.7% of the time away (six of seven).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Runnin’ Bulldogs have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-2) and on the road (0-7).

Last season stats

  • The Runnin’ Bulldogs scored 73.8 points per game (179th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 78.1 points per contest (327th-ranked).
  • With 32.8 rebounds per game, Gardner-Webb was 135th in college basketball. It allowed 30.1 rebounds per contest, which ranked 104th in college basketball.
  • The Runnin’ Bulldogs didn’t post many assists last year, ranking eighth-worst in college basketball with 10.5 assists per game.

Gardner-Webb betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-9-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (295th in nation) 50.6 (360th) 29.3 (323rd) 34.9 (331st) 10.8 (348th) 13.6 (319th)
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