Tennessee vs Tennessee-Martin Prediction 11-27-24 College Basketball Picks

The UT-Martin Skyhawks and the Tennessee Volunteers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Thompson Boling Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UT-Martin vs. Tennessee prediction.

UT-Martin Recap

The UT-Martin Skyhawks come into this one looking to bounce back from a 65-53 loss at the hands of Le Moyne last time out. After this game, UT-Martin will head on the road again for a matchup against Charleston Southern.

Skyhawks Looking For Monumental Upset

Josu Grullon leads the Skyhawks in scoring with 18.2 PPG along with 4.3 RPG while Tarence Guinyard has 11.7 PPG with 5.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UT-Martin so far this season. Afan Trnka has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Skyhawks in assists and Vladimer Salaridze has 8.2 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Skyhawks on the glass. As a team, UT-Martin is averaging 73.7 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 28.7% from three and 71% from the foul line this season.

Why the UT Martin Skyhawks will win

• UT Martin has won 11 of its last 13 day games.

Tennessee Recap

The Tennessee Volunteers come into this one looking to build on their 77-62 win over Baylor last time out to climb to 6-0. After this game, Tennessee will welcome Syracuse to town.

Volunteers Looking To Stay Unbeaten

Chaz Lanier leads the Vols in scoring with 17.7 PPG while Igor Milicic Jr. has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 5.7 RPG to lead the Vols on the glass. Zakai Zeigler has 11.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG and a team-high 7.7 APG to lead the Vols in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jordan Gainey has 10.8 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Tennessee up to this point in the year. Felix Okpara also has 7.3 PPG with 5.7 RPG to share the team lead in rebounding. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 82.2 PPG on 53.2% shooting from the field, 41.1% from three and 73.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tennessee Volunteers will win

• Tennessee has won each of its last 31 games against non-Conference opponents at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.
• UT Martin has lost eight of its last nine games against non-Conference opponents.

UT-Martin vs. Tennessee Prediction

I’m on Tennessee here. UT-Martin’s simply overmatched by a mile here, and while I’m always weary of laying big numbers with teams like Tennessee, who have all of the potential to cover but sometimes take their foot off of the gas. That being said, they haven’t really done that all that much this season and I think this is a smash spot for Tennessee whether UT-Martin likes it or not. Give me the Vols.