Ole Miss vs Tennessee Betting Odds – SEC East will dominate West again

NCAA Basketball Odds: Pick Tennessee

Ole Miss vs Tennessee betting odds pit the SEC East versus West and typically, the East wins. Ole Miss is a decent team but they aren’t as good as Tennessee is in the college basketball landscape. On the football field, this might be interesting. In basketball, Tennessee will roll.

WHAT: NCAA basketball betting

WHEN: Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN

WHERE: Saturday, January 16th – 1:30 PM ET

KEY STAT: Vols have won four straight

The Storyline - Ole Miss vs Tennessee betting odds maker breakdown
East meets West once again on the hardwood and as we all know, outside of the one LSU final four, West has been schooled on the courts in the last decade. Online betting cappers should expect more of the same.

Ole Miss is growing under Andy Kennedy but a recent home loss to Mississippi State shows they aren’t growing fast enough. Tennessee is a Top 25 team and they can’t afford home losses like this if they want to stay credible.

The Vols had some off-field incidents, which resulted in the suspension of several players. Even so, that didn’t stop them from topping top-ranked Kansas. The Vols are a good team.

Offensive Matchups - Georgia Tech vs North Carolina betting odds maker breakdown
The Rebels lost to Mississippi State earlier in the week and while their bench played well, their starters were outscored 73-37. This is a team that entered the week as the highest-scoring team in the SEC but clearly, they still have some inconsistencies. Online betting cappers know that Ole Miss is high-scoring and efficient with the ball (good assists-to-turnover ratio), but they play far better against poor teams versus the elite teams in the nation.

The Vols were supposed to be a disaster after an off-court incident led to several suspensions and a dismissal, but the Vols bounced back with a huge win over Kansas. Guard Scotty Hopson is still as dangerous as it comes while J.P. Prince and Bobby Maze have been playing really well. With just six scholarship players and three walk-ons, the Vols have crushed Kansas, Auburn and Charlotte in their last three contests.

Betting Edge: Tennessee

Defensive Matchups - Ole Miss vs Tennessee betting odds maker breakdown
The Rebels don’t play a whole lot of defense and typically their version includes plenty of fouling. They gave the Bulldogs 20 extra free throw attempts in their matchup earlier in the week. They also do a better job against weak opponents while the better teams typically school them.

Sportsbook cappers know that the Vols are also a run-and-gun style of team and defense isn’t as much of a priority. Even so, their recent off-court incidents have tightened the bonds on the team and have led to be efforts all the way around. The Vols held Kansas to 68 and Auburn to just 51.

Betting Edge: Even

Coaching Matchup - Ole Miss vs Tennessee betting odds maker breakdown
The coaching matchup of Andy Kennedy and Bruce Pearl isn’t very close. While they have similar styles, the results have been very different. Both coaches like to run up and down the floors. For Ole Miss, they have improved under Kennedy but they are not the perennial SEC contender that Tennessee is.

Betting Edge: Tennessee

Betting Prediction - Ole Miss vs Tennessee betting odds maker breakdown
The Rebels only quality win this year was against Kansas State while they’ve lost to West Virginia, Villanova and Mississippi State. That shows that they aren’t ready to beat elite teams – especially on the road.

Tennessee should take care of business in this game as they are the superior team.

WASHINGTON’S PICK: Tennessee

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