Tennessee vs. Auburn Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - SEC Tournament

The No. 5 seed Tennessee Volunteers (21-10, 11-7 SEC) are favored by 5.5 points when they play the No. 12 seed Auburn Tigers (17-15, 7-11 SEC) in the SEC Tournament. The teams will look to take another step toward an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena starting at 3 p.m. ET and airing on SEC Network. The point total in the matchup is set at 148.5.

Tennessee enters this game on the heels of an 86-82 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday. Amari Evans' team-leading 24 points paced Tennessee in the losing effort. Auburn came out on top in its most recent game 79-61 against Mississippi State on Wednesday. In Auburn's win, Kevin Overton led the team with 22 points (adding four rebounds and five assists).

Tennessee vs. Auburn Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee -247
• Moneyline underdog: Auburn +198
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

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• TV Channel: SEC Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee vs. Auburn

• This season, Tennessee and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 148.5 points 17 times.
• This season, 25 games Auburn has played finished with a combined score over 148.5 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 148.5 is 15.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Volunteers (80.1) and Tigers (83.4).
• The 149 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 0.5 more than the 148.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Tennessee has had a 149.5-point over/under in its games this season, 1.0 more point than the over/under in this contest.
• Auburn's games have an average over/under of 163 points this season, 14.5 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Tennessee vs. Auburn

• Tennessee is 13-18-0 against the spread this season.
• The Volunteers have been favored by 5.5 points or more 19 times this season and are 9-10 ATS in those matchups.
• Auburn has played 32 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
• The Tigers are 3-6 ATS when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
• Tennessee is 14-3 overall, and 7-10 against the spread, at home.
• Tennessee is 6-8 ATS as a 5.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Auburn is 2-8 overall, and 3-7 against the spread, away from home.
• Auburn is winless ATS (0-1) as 5.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee vs. Auburn

• Tennessee has won 18, or 72%, of the 25 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Volunteers have a record of 16-3, a 84.2% win rate, when favored by -247 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 71.2% chance of a victory for Tennessee.
• Auburn has won in two of the 10 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Tigers have a mark of 1-7 in contests where sportsbooks give them odds of +198 or worse on the moneyline.
• Auburn has an implied victory probability of 33.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.