Tennessee vs Illinois College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 6

The Tennessee Volunteers (7-2) face the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2) on December 6, 2025.

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. Illinois Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, December 6, 2025
• Game time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee
• Arena: Bridgestone Arena

Tennessee vs. Illinois Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Tennessee win (61.7%)

Read the betting insights and trends below before placing a bet on Saturday's Tennessee-Illinois spread (Tennessee -2.5) or over/under (152.5 points).

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Tennessee vs. Illinois: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Tennessee has compiled a 3-6-0 record against the spread this season.
• Illinois is 4-4-0 ATS this year.
• Tennessee covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point favorite or more 25% of the time. That's more often than Illinois covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more (never covered this season).
• Against the spread last season, the Volunteers played better at home, covering nine times in 17 home games, and five times in 11 road games.
• Last year, the Fighting Illini were 10-7-0 at home against the spread (.588 winning percentage). On the road, they were 5-5-0 ATS (.500).

Tennessee vs. Illinois: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Tennessee has won in four of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• The Volunteers have a win-loss record of 4-2 when favored by -132 or better by bookmakers this year.
• Illinois has been the moneyline underdog just one other time so far this season, a game it lost.
• The Fighting Illini have played as a moneyline underdog of +108 or longer in just one game this season, which they lost.
• Tennessee has an implied victory probability of 56.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Tennessee vs. Illinois Head-to-Head Comparison

• On offense, Tennessee was the 167th-ranked team in college basketball (74.0 points per game) last year. Defensively, it was 10th-best (63.1 points conceded per game).
• Last season, Tennessee was 105th in the nation in rebounds (33.2 per game) and 13th-best in rebounds allowed (27.5).
• Last season Tennessee was ranked 61st in college basketball in assists with 15.4 per game.
• Tennessee committed 9.6 turnovers per game last year and forced 10.5 per game, ranking 40th and 250th, respectively, in the nation.
• Illinois had a top-25 offense last season, ranking ninth-best in college basketball with 83.6 points per game. At the other end of the court, it ranked 263rd with 74.8 points allowed per contest.
• Illinois allowed 30.1 rebounds per game last season (104th-ranked in college basketball), but it thrived by pulling down 39.7 rebounds per game (best).
• Illinois ranked 83rd in the nation with 14.9 assists per contest.
• Illinois ranked second-worst in the nation with 8.5 forced turnovers per contest. Meanwhile, it averaged 11.4 turnovers per game (215th-ranked in college basketball).

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