Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 8

The No. 18 Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) host the Northern Kentucky Norse (1-0) at Thompson-Boling Arena, beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Norse are 25.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5 points.

Tennessee enters this matchup following a 76-61 victory over Mercer on Monday. Nate Ament scored a team-high 18 points for Tennessee in the victory. Northern Kentucky is coming off of a 126-69 victory against Cin.-Clermont in its most recent outing on Monday. Kael Robinson scored 22 points in Northern Kentucky's win, leading the team.

Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee -25.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee -20000
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Kentucky +3500
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky

• Out of 38 games last season, Tennessee played 16 with over 140.5 points scored, its current matchup's total.
• Northern Kentucky's games went over 140.5 total points scored in 14 of 32 matchups last season.
• The two teams averaged a combined 5.3 more points per game (145.8) a season ago than this game's total of 140.5 points.
• Opponents of these teams averaged a combined 135.1 points per game last season, 5.4 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
• Tennessee's average point total in matchups last year was 137.1, 3.4 points less than the total in this game.
• The average total for Northern Kentucky's games in 2024 was 3.4 more points than the point total of 140.5 for this outing.

Betting the Spread: Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky

• Tennessee put together a 20-18-0 ATS record last year.
• The Volunteers covered the spread four times last season (4-3 ATS) when playing as at least 25.5-point favorites.
• Northern Kentucky compiled an 11-21-0 record against the spread last season.
• Tennessee was 9-8 against the spread, and 16-1 overall, at home last season.
• As a 25.5-point favorite or more at home last season, Tennessee was 4-3 ATS.
• Last year on the road, Northern Kentucky was 4-11 against the spread and 5-9 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky

• Tennessee finished with a 26-4 record in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 86.7% of those games).
• The Volunteers won all three games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -20000 or shorter.
• Tennessee has an implied moneyline win probability of 99.5% in this contest.
• Last season, Northern Kentucky was the underdog 14 times and won three, or 21.4%, of those games.
• The Norse were not a bigger underdog last season than the +3500 moneyline set for this game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Northern Kentucky has a 2.8% chance to win.