Tuesday’s contest between the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (10-0) and the Western Carolina Catamounts (3-6) at Thompson-Boling Arena has a good chance to be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 88-54 and heavily favors Tennessee to take home the win. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on December 17.

Based on our computer prediction, Western Carolina should cover the spread, which is currently listed at 35.5. The two teams are projected to fall short of the 144.5 total.

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Tennessee vs. Western Carolina Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: SEC Network+
• Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena
• Line: Tennessee -35.5
• Point total: 144.5

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Tennessee vs. Western Carolina Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Tennessee 88, Western Carolina 54

Spread & Total Prediction for Tennessee vs. Western Carolina

• Pick ATS: Western Carolina (+35.5)
• Pick OU: Under (144.5)

Tennessee is 8-2-0 against the spread this season compared to Western Carolina’s 3-4-0 ATS record. A total of four out of the Volunteers’ games this season have hit the over, and four of the Catamounts’ games have gone over. The teams average 153.7 points per game, 9.2 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Tennessee Performance Insights

• The Volunteers have a +229 scoring differential, topping opponents by 22.9 points per game. They’re putting up 80.8 points per game to rank 72nd in college basketball and are giving up 57.9 per outing to rank fifth in college basketball.
• Tennessee ranks 64th in the country at 35.9 rebounds per game. That’s 11.5 more than the 24.4 its opponents average.
• Tennessee connects on 8.9 three-pointers per game (93rd in college basketball), 2.0 more than its opponents (6.9).
• The Volunteers rank 15th in college basketball with 107.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and fifth in college basketball defensively with 77.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee has committed 10.4 turnovers per game (77th in college basketball action), 2.2 fewer than the 12.6 it forces on average (150th in college basketball).

Western Carolina Performance Insights

• The Catamounts have a -29 scoring differential, falling short by 3.2 points per game. They’re putting up 72.9 points per game, 246th in college basketball, and are allowing 76.1 per contest to rank 292nd in college basketball.
• Western Carolina wins the rebound battle by 6.3 boards on average. It collects 35.6 rebounds per game, 73rd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 29.3.
• Western Carolina connects on 9.6 three-pointers per game (54th in college basketball) at a 31.4% rate (280th in college basketball), compared to the 9.2 its opponents make, shooting 33.2% from beyond the arc.
• Western Carolina has committed 3.9 more turnovers than its opponents, averaging 16.8 (361st in college basketball) while forcing 12.9 (132nd in college basketball).

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