Tennessee vs. LSU betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 14

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SEC foes square off when the Tennessee Volunteers (17-7, 7-4 SEC) host the LSU Tigers (14-10, 2-9 SEC) at Thompson-Boling Arena, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 14, 2026. The Volunteers are 14.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.

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Tennessee vs. LSU betting lines

  • Tennessee moneyline odds to win: -1639
  • LSU moneyline odds to win: +862
  • Spread: Tennessee (-14.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Tennessee has played better when playing at home, covering six times in 13 home games, and two times in seven road games.
  • The Volunteers have hit the over on the total in eight of 13 home games (61.5%), compared to three of seven road games (42.9%).
  • Tennessee has fared better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 12-1, compared to going 2-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Volunteers have seen a decrease in scoring lately, racking up 78.7 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.7 points fewer than the 81.4 they’ve scored this season.
  • Tennessee has been more porous on defense lately, giving up 75.5 points per game during its last 10 outings compared to the 69.5 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2025-26 season.
  • The Volunteers’ 6.6 made three-pointers per-game average during their past 10 games are less than the 7.1 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 35.7% compared to their season-long percentage of 35.1% from deep.

Tennessee betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-14-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 8-11-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-10-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-4 (Home: 12-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (82nd in nation) 40.4 (27th) 40.3 (third) 26.2 (fifth) 17.5 (28th) 12.2 (283rd)

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LSU statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • LSU has performed better against the spread away (5-1-0) than at home (6-8-0) this season.
  • Tigers games have finished above the over/under 42.9% of the time at home (six of 14), and 33.3% of the time on the road (two of six).
  • The Tigers, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-3) as away (0-4) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers are averaging 72.6 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 8.9 fewer points than their average for the season (81.5).
  • LSU has performed worse defensively in its previous 10 games, surrendering 81.2 points per contest, 5.8 more points than its season average of 75.4.
  • The Tigers are sinking 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game over their last 10 games (6.1) compared to their season average (6.6), and they are putting up a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (30.2%) compared to their season mark (32.0%).

LSU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-11-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 9-7-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-14-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 7-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (54th in nation) 43.3 (133rd) 35.0 (53rd) 30.5 (151st) 14.6 (137th) 10.7 (134th)
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