Tennessee vs. Rice Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 17

The No. 20 Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) square off against the Rice Owls (2-2) as 27.5-point favorites on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

Tennessee is coming off of a 99-66 win over North Florida in its last game on Wednesday. J.P. Estrella scored a team-leading 23 points for Tennessee in the win. Rice came out on top in its last outing 71-64 against East Texas A&M on Friday. Jalen Smith totaled 18 points, five rebounds and two assists for Rice.

Tennessee vs. Rice Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, November 17, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee -27.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee -50000
• Moneyline underdog: Rice +4000
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

How to watch Tennessee vs. Rice

• TV Channel: SEC Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee vs. Rice

• Of 38 games last season, Tennessee played 15 with more than 143.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total.
• Rice's games went over 143.5 total points scored in 11 of 30 matchups last year.
• These two teams averaged a combined 144.3 points per game a season ago, 0.8 more points than the over/under of 143.5 set for this game.
• The Volunteers and the Owls saw their opponents average a combined 10.1 fewer points per game last season than the point total of 143.5 set for this matchup.
• Tennessee's average point total in matchups last year was 137.1, 6.4 points less than the over/under in this game.
• The average total for Rice's games in 2024 was 2.9 fewer points than the point total of 143.5 for this game.

Betting the Spread: Tennessee vs. Rice

• Tennessee covered 20 times in 38 matchups with a spread last season.
• The Volunteers had an ATS record of 3-2 when playing as at least 27.5-point favorites last season.
• Rice went 16-14-0 ATS last season.
• Tennessee was 9-8 against the spread, and 16-1 overall, at home last season.
• As a 27.5-point favorite or greater at home last year, Tennessee was 3-2 ATS.
• Last season on the road, Rice was 7-5 against the spread and 4-8 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee vs. Rice

• Tennessee finished 26-4 in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 86.7% of those games).
• The Volunteers did not play a game last season with moneyline odds of -50000 or shorter.
• Tennessee has an implied moneyline win probability of 99.8% in this game.
• Last season, Rice won four out of the 18 games, or 22.2%, in which it was the underdog.
• The Owls were not a bigger underdog last season than the +4000 moneyline set for this game.
• Rice has a 2.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.