Arkansas vs Tennessee Information

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No. 23 Arkansas (11-0, 0-0 in SEC) travels to Knoxville on Saturday afternoon to unbeaten and No. 1 Tennessee (13-0, 0-0 in SEC) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) opener for both schools. In their last 5, the Razorbacks have gone 5-0, beating UTSA by 15 (75-60), Michigan by 2 (89-87), Central Arkansas by 25 (82-57), North Carolina A&T by 28 (95-67), and Oakland by 30 (92-62). In their last 5, the Volunteers are also a perfect 5-0, knocking off Miami Florida by 13 (75-62), Illinois by 2 (66-64), Western Carolina by 48 (84-36), Middle Tennessee State by 18 (72-64), and Norfolk State by 15 in their last game (67-52). DraftKings has Tennessee at 11/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with Arkansas currently priced at 75/1 as a longshot.

Arkansas Looking to Hand Volunteers Their First Loss 

Arkansas (4-8-1 ATS, 6-7-0 O/U) has won 6 straight games heading in here and has only lost to Power 4 conference sides Baylor and Illinois, but the Razorbacks haven’t been that great ATS. Arkansas has a deep Roster, led by F Adou Thiero (17.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg), G Boogie Fland (15.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.2 apg), G DJ Wagner (8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg), G Johnell Davis (9.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg), F Zvonimir Ivisic (8.9 ppg, 3. 4 rpg, 3.2 apg), F Trevon Brazille (7.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg), F Karter Knox (6.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg), F Jonas Aidoo (6.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg), and F Billy Richmond III (6.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg). The Razorbacks (+550 Moneyline) average 82.5 ppg (#54) while allowing 65.5 ppg with 36.2 rpg (Tied-#208) and 16.8 apg (Tied-#59).

Arkansas Betting Trends

• Arkansas is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games overall, 9-1 SU in its last 10
• The Over is 3-1-0 in the Razorbacks last 4 games
• Arkansas is 3-7-0 ATS in its last 10 games overall 
• The Over is 20-13 in the Razorbacks last 33 games (+5.70 Units, 16% ROI) 
• Arkansas is 13-20 ATS in its last 33 games (-7.95 Units, -22% ROI)

No. 1 Tennessee Opens up SEC Play on Saturday

Tennessee (8-4-1 ATS, 5-8-0 O/U) has been good to its bettors so far, but now with SEC play tipping off, this is where the rubber really meets the road. This conference is unforgiving. Head Coach Rick Barnes and the Volunteers are led by G Chaz Lanier (19.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg), G Jordan Gainey (11.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg), G Zakai Zeigler (11.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 8.1 apg), F Igor Milicic Jr. (10.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg), F Cade Phillips (6.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg), F Felix Okpara (6.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg), G Jahmal Mashack (6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg), and G Darlinstone Dunbar (4.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg). Tennessee (-820 Moneyline) averages 80.1 ppg (#90) while allowing just 56.2 ppg, and averages 38.9 rpg (#74) and 16.8 apg (Tied-#61).

Tennessee Betting Trends

• Tennessee is 13-0 SU over its last 13 games overall 
• The Volunteers are 6-3-1 ATS their last 10 games
• Tennessee was 18-17-1 ATS last season
• The Under is 7-2-0 the last 9 Tennessee games
• The Volunteers are 23-3 SU in their last 26 games overall

Arkansas vs Tennessee Prediction

The Home team had won 9 straight in this series before Tennessee won at Arkansas in the last meeting by 29 (92-63), easily covering ATS as 8.5-Point Road Favorite in Fayetteville. The Volunteers have held the upper hand in this series, going 7-3 SU in the last 10, but they are only 6-4-0 ATS, covering the last 2 meetings. The Over is a profitable 8-2-0 over that span, winning 5 of the 6 times in Knoxville. This Arkansas vs Tennessee NCAAB pick will look for the Volunteers to win by 12 or more as they have done in all of their games this 2024-25 NCAA Basketball season except for one vs. Illinois in Champaign (66-64). 

Kevin’s Picks: Tennessee -11.5