A key college battle sees the visiting Volunteers travelling to Vanderbilt Tuesday to take on the Commodores on Tuesday.

This season, the Commodores are 14-5 overall and 8-7 ATS ATS, while the Volunteers are 9-10 and 10-6-1 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Vanderbilt boasts a 6-9 on the OU, and Tennessee is 5-10-2.



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Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Commodores as 9-point favorites on the Sportsbook line for this contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Commodores sit at No. 27 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Volunteers sit at No. 110 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Commodores will win this game 79-74.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Vanderbilt's No. 54 nationally ranked offense (74.7 points per game) against a Volunteers defense that sits as the No. 173 at 66.9 PPG. The Commodores have been averaging 46.8% from the field, more than the Volunteers have managed so far this season (45.4% on average).

Defensively, Tennessee features the nation's No. 146-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.3 points per game. Vanderbilt, meanwhile, comes in at No. 104 nationally in scoring at home.

Tennessee won its last outing, a 60-57 result against Connecticut on January 21. They covered in that game as a 3-point underdog. Tennessee earned a 60-57 victory over Connecticut on Saturday, getting 16 points from Jarnell Stokes at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Last time out for Vanderbilt, they were a 78-77 loser as they battled Mississippi State at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 7-point favorite. The Commodores endured a 78-77 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs on Saturday, despite a 21-point effort from John Jenkins at Memorial Gymnasium.


Tennessee Volunteers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Auburn are 7-3
After playing Connecticut are 1-1
After a win are 4-6

Vanderbilt Commodores Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Middle Tennessee are 3-1
After playing Mississippi State are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few Volunteers at Commodores trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tennessee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Vanderbilt
Tennessee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tennessee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Vanderbilt is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Vanderbilt is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vanderbilt's last 9 games when playing Tennessee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vanderbilt's last 8 games when playing at home against Tennessee


Next up:
Tennessee home to Auburn, Saturday, January 28
Vanderbilt home to Middle Tennessee, Saturday, January 28