Tennessee vs LSU: Expert College Basketball Predictions For February 25, 2025
Tennessee and LSU clash in a SEC matchup on Tuesday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around Tennessee vs LSU battling in a conference showdown in Baton Rouge, LA!
Here’s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this SEC matchup tipping off at 9:00PM ET on February 25, 2025!
Tennessee vs LSU Game Details
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT
Broadcast: SEC Network
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Spread: Tennessee -10.5 | Total: 137.5
Tennessee vs LSU Betting Preview
LSU has been playing better basketball lately, but this is a really tough matchup for the Tigers. This will be the fourth meeting between Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and LSU head coach Matt McMahon.
Barnes has won the previous three meetings by 19, 20 and 21 points. Last week we put a spotlight on a fairly-new advanced metric in the college basketball landscape: Shot volume.
Shot volume tracks the number of field goal attempts your team is able to generate, mainly after turnovers and offensive rebounds. The more attempts that you are able to generate off turnovers and offensive rebounds, the less efficient you actually have to be on offense.
Well, LSU is terrible in those areas. The Tigers’ offense is No. 273 in turnover rate and bottom-25 in the country in defensive rebounding rate.
In SEC play, the Tigers are turning the ball over on 19.2-percent of their possessions. Opponents are grabbing the offensive rebound on 37-percent of their missed shots against LSU. Those are the areas where Tennessee thrives.
The Vols are top-20 in the country in offensive rebounding rate. Tennessee has already won true road games at Louisville, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. LSU blew an eight-point second half lead against Florida on Saturday night.
Tennessee vs LSU Predictions
We’re expecting that loss to linger a little bit, and Tennessee is the ideal opponent to take advantage. The Vols have won-and-covered each of the last three meetings in this series.
LSU is 6-10 against the spread as an underdog this season, including 2-3 ATS as a double-digit ‘dog. Tennessee is 8-6 against the number as a double-digit favorite.
Tennessee vs LSU Prediction: Tennessee -10.5
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