Auburn (21-6) at Tennessee (21-6)
Game Info: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 at 7 p.m. EST (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Betting Odds: Tennessee -6.5 (-105) - Over/Under (151.5)
Pick: Tennessee -6.5 (-105)
Wednesday night provides us with one of the best regular season matchups in all of college basketball this season. As two of the top teams in the country will fight for positioning within the SEC and a massive résumé building victory as well. As the Auburn Tigers traveled north to Knoxville to play the Tennessee Volunteers, two of the top players in the country will go ahead to head to head in this game as well. Thompson-Boling Arena will be packed for this contest on Wednesday night and there will be plenty of excitement surrounding this game. As this could be an early preview of a potential SEC conference tournament finals matchup.
It has been an incredible season for Auburn and they will look for a massive victory on the road in Knoxville here on Wednesday night to keep the momentum rolling. They come into this game with 21 victories, through their first 27 games of the regular season and with a strong finish to the year they could potentially become a number one seed in the NCAA tournament. However, that seems unlikely at the moment because they would have to win out and win the SEC conference tournament in the process, and they have a few teams standing in their way if they want to accomplish that goal.
One of those teams is this Tennessee squad that they will face here on Wednesday night on the road in Knoxville. They will look to overcome the adversary and pick up a massive victory away from home. A win in this game for Auburn would all but officially secure them a spot in the top four of the conference standings, which would give them some much-needed rest heading into the SEC conference tournament. It also keeps their hopes of potentially getting a number one seed in the tournament and their hopes of winning an SEC regular season championship as well. After picking up a victory in their previous game, they will look for a second consecutive win here on Wednesday night in Knoxville.
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Dalton Knecht has been one of the best players in college basketball this season. His success on the court has helped lead Tennessee to one of the best records in college basketball this year as well. He will look to lead them to a marquee win here on Wednesday night at home against Auburn as they look to get one step closer to winning the SEC regular season championship. He is averaging over 20 points per game this season and Tennessee comes into this game having won 11 out of their 14 conference games on the year.
He will need to go out there and find a rhythm in this game if Tennessee wants to be successful against a tough Auburn team here on Wednesday night. This will be the first time they have seen Auburn this season so it’ll be a new challenge for him, and the rest of the Volunteers. Tennessee comes into this game putting up around 80 points per game as a team and they have won four consecutive games. They will look for a fifth consecutive victory here on Wednesday night, as they look to take sole possession of first place from Alabama with a victory here in this one.
Betting trends to consider in this matchup:
- Tennessee is 13-1 at home
- Auburn is 4-4 on the road
- Tennessee is on a four game winning streak
I look for this to be a close and competitive game between two of the best basketball teams in the country this season. But in the end I do look for Tennessee to pull out the victory against Auburn here on Wednesday night, backed by their home fans in one of the toughest environments in college basketball. I look for Tennessee to pick up a crucial victory down the final stretch of the regular season, and I look for Tennessee to cover the spread in this game against Auburn in the process as well. As I expect the Volunteers to put this one away late with a barrage of free throws.
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