Houston vs. Tennessee Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 25

The No. 3 Houston Cougars (6-0) host the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (6-0) at MGM Grand Garden Arena, tipping off at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. The Volunteers are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is 134.5.

Houston is coming off of a 78-74 OT victory over Syracuse in its most recent outing on Monday. Emanuel Sharp's team-leading 26 points led Houston in the win. Tennessee is coming off of an 85-60 win over Rutgers in its most recent outing on Monday. Ja'Kobi Gillespie's team-leading 32 points paced Tennessee in the win.

Houston vs. Tennessee Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Spread favorite: Houston -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -172
• Moneyline underdog: Tennessee +144
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

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• TV Channel: TNT
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Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. Tennessee

• Houston and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total (134.5 points) three times this season.
• Every game featuring Tennessee this season has finished with more combined scoring than Tuesday's point total of 134.5 points.
• The point total for the contest of 134.5 is 31.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cougars (76.7) and Volunteers (89.2).
• These two teams surrender a combined 118.3 points per game, 16.2 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Houston's games is 1.0 fewer points than the over/under of 134.5 in this matchup.
• Tennessee's games have an average over/under of 150.7 points this season, 16.2 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. Tennessee

• So far this season Houston has two wins against the spread.
• The Cougars have been favored by 3.5 points or more six times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Thus far this season Tennessee has two wins against the spread.
• Houston has covered the spread twice at home, and is 4-0 overall there, this year.
• At home, Houston has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 3.5-point favorite or greater.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. Tennessee

• This season, Houston has been listed as the moneyline favorite in four games and won them all.
• The Cougars have been at least a -172 moneyline favorite four times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Houston, based on the moneyline, is 63.2%.
• Tennessee will be named as the moneyline underdog for the first time this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Volunteers this season with a +144 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tennessee has a 41% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.