No. 12 Tennessee vs. Georgia Southern: How To Watch, Betting Odds, Complete Preview

Tennessee basketball is looking to build off its two-game winning streak when it hosts Georgia Southern at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Tuesday night.

The Vols are coming off a 2-0 week that saw them defend their home floor in wins over George Mason and Illinois. Tennessee is looking to cap off the three-game home stand with a win before Saturday’s neutral site matchup against North Carolina State.

Here’s everything to know about the matchup.

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How to Watch – No. 12 Tennessee (6-3) vs. Georgia Southern (0-9)

• Start Time: 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
• Location: Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
• TV: SEC Network. PxP: Tom Hart. CC: Jimmy Dykes
• Online Streaming: Watch ESPN
• Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App

Betting Lines

Draft Kings

Tennessee -32 Georgia Southern

Over/Under: 147

KenPom

Tennessee -31 Georgia Southern

Over/under: 149

Probable Starters

Tennessee (via UT Game Notes)

Georgia Southern (via GSU Game Notes)

Team Statistics (via Sports Reference)

Tennessee:

Georgia Southern:

Stat Leaders

Tennessee:

Points: Dalton Knecht — 19.2 PPG, 49.2 FG%, 39 3PT%

Rebounds: Jonas Aidoo — 7.1 RPG, 5.2 DRPG, 1.9 ORPG

Assists: Zakai Zeigler — 3.9 APG, 2.0 TOPG, 22.8 MPG

Georgia Southern:

Points: Tyren Moore — 11.9 PPG, 46.2 FG%, 40 3PT%

Rebounds: Avantae Parker — 5.4 RPG, 3.3 DRPG, 2.1 ORPG

Assists: Deuce Dean — 2.6 APG, 1.6 TOPG, 25.9 MPG

Last Five Games

Tennessee:

• 86-79 win versus Illinois
• 87-66 win versus George Mason
• 100-92 loss at North Carolina
• 69-60 loss against Kansas (Maui Invitational)
• 71-67 loss against Purdue (Maui Invitational)

Georgia Southern:

• 64-56 loss at North Florida
• 81-79 loss versus Jacksonville
• 86-55 loss at Michigan State
• 93-76 loss versus Northeastern
• 82-64 loss at East Carolina

Prediction

There’s not much to say about this one. Tennessee is coming off a strong week and Georgia Southern is outmatched and still looking for its first win of the season.

To me, this game is most important for how some of Tennessee’s younger plays perform as they look to grab fringe rotational spots before SEC play begins.

But Rick Barnes typically gives his rotation players lots of minutes in games like this. The Vols will roll easily.

Tennessee 93, Georgia Southern 56