Auburn vs. Tennessee Prediction
No. 3 Auburn will attempt to be the first opponent this season to knock off No. 17 Tennessee in Knoxville, where the two SEC rivals will meet at 4:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. With the Vols laying three points as a home favorite and the total sitting at 140, what’s the best bet when it comes to this matchup?
Game Snapshot
659 Auburn Tigers (+3) at 660 Tennessee Vols (-3); o/u 140
4:00 p.m. ET, Thompson-Boiling Arena, Knoxville, TN
TV: ESPN
Auburn Tigers DFS Snapshot
Walker Kessler supplied 12 points (5-8 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-5 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist, eight blocks and one steal over 28 minutes during Wednesday’s 77-64 win over Ole Miss. Kessler may have just missed his third triple-double of the season involving blocks, but it was still an exceptional fantasy day that also made a bit of history. He now has 131 blocks on the season — five more than the mark of 126 set by Kyle Davis in the 2002-03 campaign. Kessler’s 4.7 rejections per contest leads the entire country, and he’ll have three regular season games remaining to build on his now-record-breaking mark.
Tennessee Vols DFS Snapshot
John Fulkerson’s availability for Saturday’s game against Auburn is up in the air due to a hip injury, Mike Wilson of the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Fulkerson suffered the injury during last weekend’s loss to Arkansas, and he saw only six minutes during Tuesday’s win over Missouri while attempting to play through the issue. He’s averaging 7.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest, but his status for Saturday remains unclear.
College Basketball Betting Prediction
The home team is 17-8 against the spread in the last 25 meetings between these two teams, while the Vols are 4-1 against the number in their last five games as a favorite. On the other side, the Tigers are just 1-5 against the spread in their last six games overall, are 0-4 against the number in their last four road games and are 0-4 ATS in their last four games coming off a win.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL BETTING PREDICTION: TENNESSEE VOLS -3