Tennessee vs Illinois Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 14

The Tennessee Volunteers (9-0) will attempt to continue a nine-game win streak when they visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2) on December 14, 2024 at State Farm Center.

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

Tennessee vs. Illinois Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, December 14, 2024
• Game time: 5:30 PM ET
• TV channel: FOX
• Location: Champaign, Illinois
• Arena: State Farm Center

Tennessee vs. Illinois Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Illinois win (62%)

Before you bet on Saturday's Tennessee-Illinois spread (Tennessee -1.5) or total (147.5 points), check out the betting insights and trends below.

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Tennessee vs. Illinois: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Tennessee has compiled a 7-2-0 record against the spread this season.
• Illinois is 5-4-0 ATS this season.
• Tennessee covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point favorite or more 75% of the time. That's more often than Illinois covers as an underdog of 1.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Volunteers covered the spread in a higher percentage of their home games than away games last season. They covered 11 times in 16 opportunities when playing at home, and they covered five times in 11 opportunities in road games.
• The Fighting Illini's winning percentage against the spread at home was .500 (9-9-0) last year. On the road, it was .636 (7-4-0).

Tennessee vs. Illinois: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Tennessee has been listed as the moneyline favorite seven times this season and has come away with a win in all of those games.
• The Volunteers have yet to lose in seven games when named as moneyline favorite of -126 or better.
• Illinois has been the moneyline underdog only one other time so far this season, a game it lost.
• The Fighting Illini have played as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer in just one game this season, which they lost.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Tennessee has a 55.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Tennessee vs. Illinois Head-to-Head Comparison

• Tennessee outscores opponents by 25.2 points per game (scoring 82.4 per game to rank 49th in college basketball while giving up 57.2 per outing to rank fourth in college basketball) and has a +227 scoring differential overall.
• Tennessee's leading scorer, Chaz Lanier, ranks 35th in college basketball scoring 19.1 points per game.
• Illinois puts up 86.2 points per game (17th in college basketball) while giving up 64.4 per contest (37th in college basketball). It has a +196 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 21.8 points per game.
• Kasparas Jakucionis leads Illinois, putting up 15.4 points per game (218th in college basketball).
• The Volunteers win the rebound battle by 12 boards on average. They collect 35.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 75th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 23.6 per contest.
• Igor Milicic Jr. paces the Volunteers with 7.3 rebounds per game (140th in college basketball action).
• The 43.1 rebounds per game the Fighting Illini accumulate rank first in the nation, 13.8 more than the 29.3 their opponents grab.
• Tomislav Ivisic paces the team with 9.4 rebounds per game (24th in college basketball).
• Tennessee ranks sixth in college basketball by averaging 110.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is fourth in college basketball, allowing 76.5 points per 100 possessions.
• The Fighting Illini score 103.4 points per 100 possessions (57th in college basketball), while conceding 77.3 points per 100 possessions (sixth in college basketball).

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