College Basketball Picks: Tennessee at Vanderbilt Odds

Vanderbilt will try and win their 17th straight game at home in college basketball picks on Tuesday night at 7:00pm EST as they host 12th-ranked Tennessee in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Commodores won at Tennessee earlier this season so the Volunteers are looking for revenge. Tennessee comes into this game having won three straight overall and they routed South Carolina 79-53 on Saturday as 10-point favorites in college basketball odds behind a career-high 30-points from Wayne Chism. Chism is averaging 22-points per game in Tennessee’s last three wins. Vanderbilt is a 3-point favorite against Tennessee at online sportsbooks.

The winner of tonight’s game will take over second place in the SEC East so a lot is on the line. If Tennessee can get the victory as underdogs in college basketball picks, they would have a chance to take over first place since they are at Kentucky on Saturday. To win at Vanderbilt they will need another big game out of Chism. The Volunteers are 14-1 when Chism has at least nine points in a game. He had 20 points in last year’s visit to Nashville as the Volunteers won 76-63. Vandy lost a few days later to Florida at home but they have not lost since.

Vanderbilt has won their last 16 home games by an average of 16.5-points per game. They just got past Mississippi State last Wednesday in Nashville 75-72 but lost at Georgia on Saturday as 4.5-point favorites in college basketball picks shooting just 32.8 percent. "We've been shooting around 50 percent and tonight it didn't seem like anyone could get one to drop," coach Kevin Stallings said. "Brad and Jermaine were really good, but no one else could get anything going." The Volunteers are 4-0-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Volunteers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings at Vanderbilt.

Tennessee is 17-0 this season when they hold opponents to under 72 points. The Commodores are 8-3 in their last 11 Tuesday games. The Commodores are 1-4 ATS against the spread as favorites in college basketball picks for their last 5 games overall. The Under is 7-2 in the Volunteers last 9 vs. the SEC. The Under is 22-8 in the Volunteers last 30 road games. The Over is 5-1 in the Commodores last 6 overall. The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams at Vanderbilt. Vegas sports odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Vanderbilt Commodores -3 favorites against the Tennessee Volunteers with a total of with a total of 146.5.