Tennessee vs Auburn College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for SEC Tournament

The No. 5 seed Tennessee Volunteers (21-10, 11-7 SEC) and the No. 12 seed Auburn Tigers (17-15, 7-11 SEC) square off in the SEC tournament Thursday at Bridgestone Arena, tipping off at 3:25 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Tennessee vs. Auburn Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 12, 2026
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. ET
• TV channel: SEC Network
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee
• Arena: Bridgestone Arena

Take a look at some betting trends and insights for Tennessee (-5.5) versus Auburn on Thursday. The total is set at 145.5 points for this game.

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Tennessee vs. Auburn: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Tennessee is 14-17-0 ATS this season.
• Auburn has covered 14 times in 32 games with a spread this season.
• When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, Tennessee (10-9) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (52.6%) than Auburn (3-6) does as the underdog (33.3%).
• The Volunteers have done a better job covering the spread at home (8-9-0) than they have in road tilts (4-6-0).
• In 2025-26 against the spread, the Tigers have a better winning percentage at home (.467, 7-8-0 record) than on the road (.300, 3-7-0).
• Tennessee is 8-10-0 against the spread in conference play this year.
• Auburn has six wins against the spread in 19 SEC games this year.

Tennessee vs. Auburn: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Tennessee has been victorious in 14, or 66.7%, of the 21 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• The Volunteers have a win-loss record of 11-3 when favored by -255 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• Auburn has won two of the 10 games it was the moneyline underdog this season (20%).
• The Tigers are 1-5 (winning only 16.7% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +205 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tennessee has a 71.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Tennessee vs. Auburn Head-to-Head Comparison

• Tennessee's +330 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 10.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 80.1 points per game (83rd in college basketball) while giving up 69.4 per outing (62nd in college basketball).
• Tennessee's leading scorer, Ja'Kobi Gillespie, ranks 93rd in the country scoring 18 points per game.
• Auburn has a +120 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.8 points per game. It is putting up 83.4 points per game, 32nd in college basketball, and is allowing 79.6 per contest to rank 320th in college basketball.
• Keyshawn Hall's 20.1 points per game paces Auburn and ranks 31st in college basketball.
• The 39.7 rebounds per game the Volunteers average rank third in college basketball, and are 13.9 more than the 25.8 their opponents collect per outing.
• Nate Ament averages 6.4 rebounds per game (ranking 232nd in college basketball) to lead the Volunteers.
• The Tigers win the rebound battle by 3.3 boards on average. They record 32.7 rebounds per game, 133rd in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 29.4.
• KeShawn Murphy averages 6.9 rebounds per game (165th in college basketball) to lead the Tigers.
• Tennessee ranks 99th in college basketball by averaging 101.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 36th in college basketball, allowing 87.7 points per 100 possessions.
• The Tigers average 104.4 points per 100 possessions (42nd in college basketball), while giving up 99.7 points per 100 possessions (300th in college basketball).

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