Tennessee at Texas A&M odds, picks and predictions
The Tennessee Volunteers (17-5, 7-2 SEC) and Texas A&M Aggies (14-8, 5-4) meet Saturday at Reed Arena in College State, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Tennessee vs. Texas A&M odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Volunteers posted an impressive 88-68 win over LSU Wednesday, cashing as a 13.5-point favorite. The Vols are 6-1 SU in the past 7 games, with a loss at home to South Carolina Jan. 30 as the only blemish. Tennessee is 4-2 ATS in the past 6 games, too, while the Over is 6-3 across the previous 9 contests.
The Aggies posted an impressive 79-60 win at Missouri as a 5.5-point favorite Wednesday, halting an 0-3 ATS skid. Despite the cover, Texas A&M is still just 3-8 ATS across the previous 11 contests. The Under is 4-1 in the past 5 games, and 8-3 in the last 11 outings.
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Tennessee at Texas A&M odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:55 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tennessee -122 (bet $122 to win $100) | Texas A&M +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tennessee -1.5 (-110) | Texas A&M +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tennessee at Texas A&M picks and predictions
Prediction
Tennessee 81, Texas A&M 72
Moneyline
TENNESSEE (-122) is a solid play straight up, and it isn't priced out of line if you don't want to fiddle around with the points on the road.
The Vols have won 6 of the past 7 games, but this won't be easy. Texas A&M (+100) has won 4 of the past 5 outings, and it has won 3 of the past 4 at home, including a 97-92 OT win over Kentucky Jan. 13, so be careful.
Against the spread
TENNESSEE -1.5 (-110) is playing good basketball lately, and sharpshooter Dalton Knecht has been on fire. The Vols have won 3 of the past 4 trips to College Station, while going 3-1 ATS in that span.
Texas A&M +1.5 (-110) has covered just once in the past 4 games, while going 3-8 ATS across the previous 11 outings. While the win over Kentucky was nice last month, the big wins and solid performances have been just too few and far between.
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Over/Under
OVER 142.5 (-110) is a strong play when the Vols are involved.
Tennessee averages 80.0 PPG, and it is a very good free-throw shooting team at 75.0%, which is a quality bettors like when playing the Over. The Vols don't leave a lot of points on the floor with missed opportunities.
While Texas A&M has cashed the Under in 4 of the past 5 games, it is 244th against the 3-pointer, allowing 34.1% from behind the arc, and that's bad news against a sharpshooter like Knecht and the rest of the high-octane Vols.
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