Tennessee vs Texas Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for SEC Tournament

The No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers (25-6, 12-6 SEC) and the No. 13 seed Texas Longhorns (19-14, 6-12 SEC) face off in the SEC tournament Friday at Bridgestone Arena, tipping off at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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. Texas Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 14, 2025
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee
• Arena: Bridgestone Arena

Take a look at these betting insights and trends before you wager on Friday's Tennessee-Texas spread (Tennessee -9.5) or total (136.5 points).

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Tennessee vs. Texas: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Tennessee has compiled a 16-15-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Texas has covered 16 times in 33 matchups with a spread this season.
• Tennessee (8-9) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 9.5 points or more this season (47.1%) than Texas (1-1) does as a 9.5+-point underdog (50%).
• The Volunteers have done a better job covering the spread in home games (9-8-0) than they have in road affairs (5-6-0).
• The Longhorns have been better against the spread away (5-5-0) than at home (8-10-0) this season.
• Tennessee's record against the spread in conference action is 7-11-0.
• Texas has covered the spread nine times in 20 SEC games.

Tennessee vs. Texas: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Tennessee has been the moneyline favorite in 24 games this season and has come away with the win 20 times (83.3%) in those contests.
• The Volunteers have a mark of 12-1 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by -490 or better on the moneyline.
• Texas has been the moneyline underdog 12 total times this season. Texas has finished 4-8 in those games.
• The Longhorns have played as a moneyline underdog of +365 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Tennessee has a 83.1% chance of pulling out a win.

Tennessee vs. Texas Head-to-Head Comparison

• Tennessee averages 74.5 points per game (154th in college basketball) while allowing 61.9 per contest (seventh in college basketball). It has a +391 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 12.6 points per game.
• Chaz Lanier is 76th in college basketball with a team-leading 17.9 points per game.
• Texas has a +222 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.7 points per game. It is putting up 78.6 points per game, 67th in college basketball, and is allowing 71.9 per contest to rank 178th in college basketball.
• Tre Johnson's team-leading 20.1 points per game rank him 15th in the nation.
• The Volunteers win the rebound battle by 6.5 boards on average. They record 34 rebounds per game, which ranks 66th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 27.5 per outing.
• Igor Milicic Jr.'s 7.3 rebounds per game lead the Volunteers and rank 130th in college basketball action.
• The Longhorns win the rebound battle by an average of 1.5 boards. They are collecting 33.1 rebounds per game (115th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 31.6.
• Arthur Kaluma tops the team with 7.8 rebounds per game (76th in college basketball).
• Tennessee's 100.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 79th in college basketball, and the 83.2 points it allows per 100 possessions rank seventh in college basketball.
• The Longhorns average 101 points per 100 possessions (61st in college basketball), while allowing 92.3 points per 100 possessions (149th in college basketball).

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