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Tennessee basketball is going through some ebbs and flows this season as it navigates an absolute gauntlet in the SEC, and it had another down moment on Tuesday night. Despite fighting hard deep into the second half, the 5th-ranked Volunteers lost to No. 15 Kentucky 75-64 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Tennessee nearly was able […]

Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes got real on what cost the Volunteers in their loss to Kentucky. Even though the No. 5 Volunteers were on the road, they were favored to take down the No. 15 Wildcats. Unfortunately, Rick Barnes’ team dropped a second straight game to its SEC rival. Tennessee now sits at […]

It is an SEC battle on Tuesday night as Tennessee faces Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Kentucky prediction and pick. Tennessee is 20-4 on the year while sitting 7-4 in SEC play, which is good for fifth place in the SEC. They opened up the season 14-0 before […]

Tennessee looks to extend its winning streak as they face Oklahoma. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Oklahoma prediction and pick. Tennessee is 19-4 on the year while sitting 6-4 in SEC play, which is good for sixth place in the SEC. They opened up the season 14-0 before a […]

It is a top-25 SEC battle as Missouri visits Tennessee. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Missouri-Tennessee prediction and pick. Missouri comes into the game at 17-4 and 6-2 in conference play. That places them in third place in the SEC. They opened the season with a loss to Memphis […]

The college basketball season continues on Saturday with a matchup between Florida and Purdue. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Florida-Tennessee prediction and pick. The No. 5 Florida Gators (18-2) and No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (17-4) meet again on February 1 in Knoxville, just weeks after Florida’s historic 73-43 blowout […]

One of the biggest college basketball showdowns of the week is going down on Tuesday night as Kentucky is looking to pick up a huge conference win on the road against Tennessee. Mark Pope and the Wildcats got off to a good start in the first half in Knoxville, but Tennessee battled back to take […]

Kentucky desperately needs to try to bounce back from two straight losses, while Tennessee has looked like one of the best teams in college basketball. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Tennessee prediction and pick. Kentucky is 14-5 this season with big wins against Duke, Gonzaga, Lousiville, Florida, Mississippi State, […]

The Tennessee basketball team fell just short in one of the best games of this college basketball season, dropping a true road game against No. 1-ranked Auburn in a 53-51 rock fight. Tennessee had a chance to win it at the end, but point guard Zakai Zeigler’s game-tying 3-pointer came up short. Despite the loss, […]

It didn’t come easy, but the No. 1 ranked team in the country will hold onto their spot atop the AP Poll for at least another week, as the Auburn Tigers survived a hard-fought SEC test at the hands of the Tennessee Volunteers. Auburn eked out a 53-51 win over the Vols, and it’s fair […]

Auburn basketball and the Tennessee Volunteers became the Saturday heavyweight battle on the hardwood. Both Southeastern Conference rivals entered ranked inside the top 10. The Tigers had fans posted “WAR DAMN EAGLE” after the game — as Auburn survived 53-51 in a defensive slugfest. Auburn’s win surely will shake up the top 10, as the […]

Tennessee basketball received some major news on guard Jordan Gainey’s status ahead of the clash with No. 1 Auburn. The No. 6 Volunteers have had a solid start to their vaunted SEC schedule. While the team suffered a brutal first loss of the season against No. 8 Florida, Rick Barnes’ team has rebounded with several […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee Auburn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Tennessee Auburn. The Auburn Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers have been the best of the best in the SEC this season. Auburn and Tennessee are both on track to be top-two seeds in the […]

It is a Top 25 SEC battle as Mississippi State faces Tennessee on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mississippi State-Tennessee prediction and pick. Mississippi State comes into the game at 15-3 on the year. They started the year 14-1 with wins over Pitt and Memphis, plus SEC foes […]

The sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers visit the Vanderbilt Commodores in one of the more challenging games for the Nashville-based school this season. Vanderbilt entered SEC play with a 14-1 record but has gone 2-2 in their conference schedule and now sits tenth in the standings. It has been a better time for Tennessee, as they are […]

Two of the top teams in the SEC face off as Georgia visits Tennessee. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Georgia-Tennessee prediction and pick. Georgia comes into the game at 14-2 on the year. They opened the year 5-0 before they fell to Marquette 80-69. They would win seven more […]

The Texas fanbase will either roll their party into Saturday after a big College Football Playoff semi-final victory or not have much to cheer about after a crushing loss when they host Tennessee on Saturday afternoon. The Texas football team may own all the oxygen in Austin this weekend, but it’s hard to look past […]

The No. 1 seed is no longer in Knoxville, a Tennessee basketball was dethroned by Florida on Tuesday. Although No. 1 seeds lose periodically throughout the college basketball season, the way that they lost was embarrassing. Following their first loss of the season, the Volunteers weren’t anywhere offensively. Jeff Borzello of ESPN said, “Tennessee’s 4-for-29 […]

Tennessee basketball is No. 1 no more. The Florida Gators greeted the Volunteers with a harsh welcome on Tuesday night, obliterating Rick Barnes’ squad in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, 73-43. It was a brutal beatdown that put the program in the kind of rarefied air that nobody wants to breathe. Tennessee is the first […]

Tennessee visits Florida on Tuesday night for an SEC battle. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Florida prediction and pick. Tennessee remains one of the last undefeated teams in Division I. At 14-0, the Volunteers are the clear-cut No. 1 team in the country at this moment. They are more […]

After a dominant non-conference run, Tennessee (13-0) will begin SEC play on Saturday with a high-profile clash against Arkansas (11-2). It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-Tennessee prediction and pick. As the top-ranked team in the country, Tennessee is one of just three undefeated teams remaining. The Volunteers have been […]

The number one team in the nation hits the court as Tennessee hosts Western Carolina. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Western Carolina-Tennessee prediction and pick. Western Carolina comes into the game at 3-6 on the year. They opened up 2-1, but with both wins over non-division one teams, beating […]

Illinois basketball’s upset bid of No. 1 Tennessee fell just short on Saturday when Volunteers senior Jordan Gainey went coast-to-coast for a game-winning bucket as time expired. Gainey’s heroics were a punch in the gut for the Fighting Illini, who led by three at several points in the last few minutes but failed to execute […]

The Tennessee men’s basketball team and Rick Barnes are still striving for that elusive national championship banner, and if they are ever going to obtain it, they will need unflappable composure. While it is far from March, Jordan Gainey and the No. 1  Volunteers exhibited amazing tenacity in their epic, hard-earned 66-64 road win versus […]

The college basketball season continues on Saturday with a matchup between Tennessee and Illinois. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Illinois prediction and pick. Saturday’s clash between Tennessee and Illinois at State Farm Center promises high-stakes college basketball drama. The undefeated No. 1 Volunteers (9-0) bring an elite defense and […]

Miami is spiraling heading into this game. Tennessee has started the year red-hot and is one of the best teams in college basketball this year. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-Tennessee prediction and pick. Miami is 3-6 this season after six straight losses after starting 3-0. They do not […]

Tennessee hosts Syracuse for the SEC/ACC Challenge at Food City Center on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Syracuse-Tennessee prediction and pick. Syracuse recently finished fourth in the UKG Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York. They fell to Texas Tech in the Third Place Game, 79-74 after losing […]

These two teams are undefeated entering this game in the Bahamas. Tennessee has more expectations than Virginia does this season. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Virginia-Tennessee prediction and pick. Virginia is 3-0 this season after wins against Campbell, Coppin State, and Villanova. The Cavaliers go as Liam McKneely goes […]

It is a battle of power conference teams as Tennessee faces Louisville. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Louisville prediction and pick. Tennessee enters the game at 1-0 on the year. It was a solid first game against Gardner-Webb. They would take a 12-point lead at the half and would […]

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey is making a name for himself on campus. Kelsey went around hyping up students in a viral video that surfaced online. The coach aimed to get people enthused about the program’s game Saturday against Tennessee. Yo! Saturday…Noon. Cards/Vols. Let’s get it. pic.twitter.com/gDMWUDzJ9y — Pat Kelsey (@patkelsey) November 8, 2024 A […]

It wasn’t that long ago when the Memphis Grizzlies finished as the two seed in the Western Conference with a 51-31 record. In fact, that was only a year ago. It’s easy to lose sight of that because of how disastrous the 2023-24 season treated the Grizzlies. Memphis went from the two seed to a […]

The women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament was first played in 1982, and since then, a couple of powerhouse schools have dominated the March Madness proceedings. That has led to plenty of repeat champions in a short amount of time, and now, LSU is looking to become the next team to go back-to-back. LSU won last year’s […]

The Tennessee basketball program suffered a 72-66 loss to Purdue in the Elite Eight on Sunday, and while his team got eliminated, he seemed to feel no shame about the loss, giving Purdue credit for the performance. “There’s no doubt in my. mind I think we could win a national championship,” Rick Barnes said, via […]

The Tennessee Volunteers take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our Men’s March Madness odds series for our Tennessee Purdue prediction and pick. Find how to watch Tennessee Purdue. Here we go. This is the most pressure-packed game of the whole NCAA Tournament, including next week’s national championship game. Think that’s wrong? Remember: Everyone hopes […]

Greg McDermott and the Creighton Bluejays take on Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers in this Sweet 16 matchup. Below we will continue our college basketball odds series with a Creighton-Tennessee prediction and pick.  Coming off a nasty 62-58 grind-it-out win over Texas, Rick Barnes has his work cut out for him in the Sweet 16. The […]

The Tennessee basketball team made easy work of the Saint Peter’s Peacocks in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The Volunteers rolled to an 83-49 victory and moved on to the second round to face Texas. Rick Barnes, the Tennessee head coach who was at Texas from 1998 until 2015, now […]

Round two of the NCAA Tournament continues as Texas faces Tennessee. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas-Tennessee prediction, pick, and how to watch. Texas entered as the seventh seed in the Midwest Region. That would give them a game with Colorado State, who won their First Four match-up. […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year just got started with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio as March Madnessis now officially under way, but the intensity is about to ramp up. The first round will get started in just a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon. The regular season and every conference tournament […]

After Selection Sunday that saw a number of teams get snubbed, the talk about a potential expansion of the NCAA Tournament pool intensified once again. It certainly has its supporters, but it’s clear Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes isn’t a big fan of the idea. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday ahead of the first […]