Tennessee vs Alcorn State 12/4/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Alcorn State Braves (3-5) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (6-1)
December 4, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tennessee Volunteers -28 / Alcorn State Braves +28; Over/Under: +128
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The Alcorn State Braves and the Tennessee Volunteers meet in college basketball action from Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday.
The Alcorn State Braves will look to rebound from an 80-72 loss to Grand Canyon last time out. Dominic Brewton and Byron Joshua each have a team-high 11.6 PPG as the lone pair of double-digit scorers for Alcorn State up to this point in the season with Brewton logging 5.1 RPG and 2.1 APG while Joshua has 3.9 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG this season. Jeremiah Kendall also has a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Braves on the glass this season. As a team, Alcorn State is averaging 63.6 PPG on 38.1% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 66.3% from the foul line this season.
The Tennessee Volunteers will look to build on their five-game win streak after a 76-40 rout of McNeese State last time out. Santiago Vescovi has 12 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG and 5 RPG to lead the Volunteers in assists while Julian Phillips has 10.9 PPG with 5.3 RPG and Tyreke Key has 10.7 PPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Tennessee up to this point in the season. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 72.3 points per game on 40% shooting from the field, 33.2% from behind the arc and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Alcorn State is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Sunday games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS win. Tennessee is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
I get the case to be made for a decent sized underdog like Alcorn State, and the Braves have been known to play some tough opposition. However, they’re up against it here as Tennessee showed no mercy against McNeese State recently and this is still an Alcorn State team that lost to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by 31 points and Arizona State by 22. I think Tennessee mops the floor with Alcorn State, so I’ll lay the points with Tennessee here.
