College hoops betting interest focuses on the Georgia vs Tennessee battle Wednesday at Stegeman Coliseum as the Bulldogs look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

Georgia battles the Volunteers, currently sitting with a 8-9 mark (9-5-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 5-8 for the Bulldogs and 5-8-2 for the Volunteers.



View Tennessee vs Georgia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, Georgia sat as 1.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Bulldogs at No. 202 and the Volunteers at No. 137 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 71-65 result in favor of the Volunteers.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Georgia's No. 292-ranked offense, averaging 62.2 PPG, against a Volunteers defense that ranks No. 206 at 68.1 PPG. The Bulldogs field goal percentage has averaged 40.5% so far, less than the Volunteers marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.9% per game.

Defensively, Tennessee features the nation's No. 183-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.3 points per game. Georgia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 318 nationally in scoring at home.

Tennessee was a 65-62 loser in their most recent outing at home against Kentucky. They covered the 9.5-point spread as underdogs. Cameron Tatum scored 16 points in a futile effort to lead the Volunteers to a win (they lost 65-62 to Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday).

Last time out for Georgia, they were a 77-66 loser as they battled Vanderbilt on the road. They covered in the match as a 13-point underdog. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points in a futile effort to lead the Bulldogs to a win (they lost 77-66 to Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday).


Tennessee Volunteers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Connecticut are 2-0
After playing Kentucky are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6

Georgia Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Mississippi are 4-6
After playing Vanderbilt are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Volunteers at Bulldogs trends to consider:
Tennessee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Georgia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games on the road
Tennessee is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Tennessee is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Georgia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Georgia is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Tennessee
Georgia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tennessee
Georgia is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tennessee


Next up:
Tennessee home to Connecticut, Saturday, January 21
Georgia home to Mississippi, Saturday, January 21