Monday’s game that pits the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) against the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (0-0) at Thompson-Boling Arena has a good chance to be a one-sided matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 85-61 in favor of Tennessee, who is big favorites by our model. Tipoff is at 7:00 PM ET on November 4.

According to our computer prediction, Gardner-Webb is projected to cover the point spread (26.5) against Tennessee. The two sides are projected to go over the 141.5 over/under.

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Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: SEC Network+
• Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena
• Line: Tennessee -26.5
• Point total: 141.5
• Moneyline (to win): Tennessee -20000, Gardner-Webb +3500

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Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Tennessee 85, Gardner-Webb 61

Spread & Total Prediction for Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb

• Pick ATS: Gardner-Webb (+26.5)
• Pick OU: Over (141.5)

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Tennessee Performance Insights

• With 78.8 points scored per game and 67.4 points allowed last season, Tennessee was 52nd in college basketball on offense and 55th defensively.
• At 35.9 rebounds per game and 32.0 rebounds allowed, the Volunteers were 29th and 205th in the country, respectively, last year.
• Last season Tennessee was 20th-best in the country in assists with 16.6 per game.
• Last year, the Volunteers were 50th in the nation in 3-point makes (8.8 per game) and 156th in 3-point percentage (34.4%).
• Giving up 7.4 3-pointers per game and conceding 31.2% from beyond the arc last year, Tennessee was 190th and 36th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
• Tennessee attempted 58.8% of its shots from inside the arc, and 41.2% from beyond it last year. In terms of makes, 67.8% of Tennessee’s baskets were 2-pointers, and 32.2% were 3-pointers.

Gardner-Webb Performance Insights

• On offense, Gardner-Webb posted 73.5 points per game (176th-ranked in college basketball) last season. It surrendered 73.2 points per contest at the other end (221st-ranked).
• With 34.5 boards per game, the Runnin’ Bulldogs ranked 66th in the nation. They allowed 32.8 rebounds per contest, which ranked 258th in college basketball.
• Gardner-Webb ranked 216th in the nation with 12.7 assists per game.
• The Runnin’ Bulldogs ranked 167th in the nation with 11.1 turnovers per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 211th with 10.9 forced turnovers per game.
• With 7.5 treys per game, the Runnin’ Bulldogs were 171st in the nation. They owned a 34.7% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranked 139th in college basketball.
• Gardner-Webb ceded 6.7 three-pointers per game (94th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing a 33.4% three-point percentage (162nd-ranked).
• Of the shots taken by Gardner-Webb last season, 63.9% of them were two-pointers (71.3% of the team’s made baskets) and 36.1% were three-pointers (28.7%).

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