Tennessee vs Texas Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 28 (Volunteers Defense Shines in SEC/Big 12 Challenge)

Tennessee vs Texas Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 4 Tennessee (17-3) vs. No. 10 Texas (17-3)
• Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena -- Knoxville, Tennessee

The No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers are set to take on the No. 10 Texas Longhorns in a massive SEC/Big 12 Challenge clash scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 28.

Tennessee has a ton of momentum on its side, winning for the eighth time in its last nine outings with a 70-41 blowout win over Georgia. Texas has also been solid as of late, improving to 5-1 in its last six games with Tuesday's 89-75 victory against Oklahoma State, highlighted by Marcus Carr's game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

So, which of these top-10 programs will continue their winning ways tonight?

Tennessee vs Texas Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: TENN: (-245) | TEXAS: (+198)
• Spread: TENN: -5.5 (-115) | TEXAS: +5.5 (-105)
• Total: 132.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Tennessee enters this contest as the clear road favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 6 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 132.5 points with both sides set at -110.

Tennessee vs Texas Betting Trends

• Tennessee has 12 wins in 20 games against the spread this season.
• The Volunteers have an ATS record of 9-6 as 7.5-point favorites or more.
• Out of 20 Tennessee's games so far this year, eight have gone over the total.
• Texas' record against the spread is 8-12-0.
• There have been 11 Texas games (out of 20) that went over the total this season.

Tennessee Rank	Tennessee AVG		Texas AVG	Texas Rank
133rd	74.1	Points Scored	80.5	23rd
1st	53.7	Points Allowed	66.8	109th
7th	37.2	Rebounds	33.2	127th
9th	12.2	Off. Rebounds	9.2	135th
105th	8.1	3pt Made	7.1	221st
9th	17.5	Assists	16.7	17th
216th	12.5	Turnovers	11.6	123rd

Tennessee vs Texas Prediction & Pick

Texas is in for a tough test this evening. Tennessee has thrived at Thompson-Boling Arena, winning nine of its first 10 home games. The Volunteers rank first when it comes to points (49.1 PPG), field-goal percentage (30.6%), and three-point percentage (19.7%) at home this season.

Meanwhile, Texas scores significantly fewer points on the road (69.3 PPG) than it does at home (86.5 PPG). The Longhorns are also only hitting 43.5% of field-goal attempts on the road. Continuing to miss those shots won't bode well against the Volunteers, who average 39.5 rebounds (No. 12) compared to Texas' 35.7 (T-No. 118).

Texax being 0-5 ATS against its last five SEC opponents also makes it difficult to trust. With Tennessee covering the spread against five of its last six Big 12 foes, I expect the Volunteers to add to their win total.

Final Score Prediction: Tennessee: 74 | Texas: 68

Tennessee vs Texas Best Bet

A 132.5-point total is a bit too conservative for my liking. Even with how good Tennessee's defense is, it's tough to ignore that the two sides average a combined 154.6 PPG. That's not even to mention that the over is 9-3 in Texas' last 12 outings, as well as 4-3 in Tennessee's last seven.

The over has also been hit in four of the last five Volunteers-Longhorns collisions, surpassing 132.5 points in all but one of those contests.

A battle between top-10 schools should be competitive, opening the door to more points being scored than expected.

Bet: Over 132.5 Points (-110)

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