It is a battle between SEC powers this afternoon in Knoxville when the Tennessee Volunteers (23-5, 10-5) host the Crimson Tide of Alabama (23-5, 12-3).
Bama put up 111 points in their win Tuesday night at home against No. 24 Mississippi State. Chris Youngblood les the Tide with 27 points. It was Alabama’s second consecutive win after suffering back-to-back losses at Missouri and to Auburn.
Tennessee has won their last three games. Tuesday, they won at LSU, 65-59. The Vols were 6-1 in February to pull within a game of third place Florida in the conference. Chaz Lanier leads Tennessee in scoring this season averaging 17.8 points per game.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Alabama at Tennessee
- Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
- Time: 4:00PM EST
- Site: Thompson-Boling Arena
- City: Knoxville, TN
- Network/Streaming: ESPN
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Game odds for Crimson Tide at Volunteers
The latest odds as of Saturday courtesy of BetMGM:
- Odds: Alabama Crimson Tide (+145), Tennessee Volunteers (-180)
- Spread: Volunteers -4.5
- Total: 159.5 points
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Expert picks & predictions for Alabama at Tennessee
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Crimson Tide & Volunteers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on Alabama +4.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 159.5.
Alabama at Tennessee: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Alabama is 3-2 against the spread in their last 5 games
- Alabama is 4-1 to the OVER in their last 5 games
- Tennessee is 1-3 against the spread in their last 4 games
- Tennessee is 6-4 on the Moneyline in their last 10 against Alabama
- The UNDER is 8-2 in the last 10 games between these two teams
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