Tennessee vs USC Upstate 12/14/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
USC Upstate Spartans (2-7) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (7-2)
December 14, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tennessee Volunteers -34 / USC Upstate Spartans +34; Over/Under: +138
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The USC Upstate Spartans and the Tennessee Volunteers meet in college basketball action from Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday night.
The USC Upstate Spartans will be out to snap a four-game losing streak after a 79-53 loss to Wake Forest in their last matchup. Bryson Mozone leads the Spartans in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 4.6 RPG while Jordan Galney has 10.1 PPG and 4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for USC Upstate up to this point in the year. Dalvin White has 7 PPG and a team-high 2.7 APG while Josh Aldrich leads the Spartans on the glass with 5 RPG this season. As a team, USC Upstate is averaging 68.1 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 66.9% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 41% shooting from the field and 29.2% from three this season.
The Tennessee Volunteers will try to add to their 76-36 win over UNC-Greensboro in their last game. Kennedy Chandler leads the Vols in scoring with 14.6 PPG as well as in assists with 4.9 APG while Santiago Vescovi has 13.9 PPG with 4.6 RPG and 3.3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer up to this point in the year for Tennessee. John Fulkerson also has 7.9 PPG and a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead Tennessee on the glass while Olivier Nkamhoua has 8.1 PPG and 5.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 76.6 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 71% from the foul line while allowing 58.6 PPG on 38.2% from the field and 31.1% from three this season.
USC Upstate is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games while the under is 7-3 in their last 10 road games against a team with a winning home record. Tennessee is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a win while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I think you could make a case either way, that Tennessee is the far better team here but this line could be a tad of an overreaction after the win over UNCG. Either way, I’m siding with the over here. I know the under has been profitable on both sides, but I think Tennessee goes off for at least 80, maybe even 90 here and while USC Upstate will struggle, I think getting into the 50s is more than possible so give me the over in this one.
