Tennessee vs. Rutgers Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 24

The No. 20 Tennessee Volunteers (5-0) host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) at MGM Grand Garden Arena, starting at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, November 24, 2025. The Scarlet Knights are 14.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 143.5.

Tennessee came out on top in its last matchup 89-60 against Tennessee State on Thursday. In Tennessee's win, Ja'Kobi Gillespie led the way with a team-high 17 points (adding four rebounds and five assists). Rutgers is coming off of a 67-54 loss to Cent. Conn. St. in its last outing on Friday. Rutgers got a team-high 19 points from Tariq Francis in the loss.

Tennessee vs. Rutgers Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, November 24, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Spread favorite: Tennessee -14.5
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

How to watch Tennessee vs. Rutgers

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

• Tennessee and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's over/under (143.5 points) four times this season.
• This season, Rutgers has played two games with a combined score higher than 143.5 points.
• The total for the contest of 143.5 is 20.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Volunteers (90.0) and Scarlet Knights (74.2).
• These two teams give up a combined 126.4 points per game, 17.1 less than this contest's over/under.
• Tennessee has a 151.8 average over/under in its games this season, 8.3 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 4.7 points more than the average over/under in Rutgers' games this season (138.8 points).

Betting the Spread: Tennessee vs. Rutgers

• Tennessee has covered the spread once this year.
• This season, the Volunteers have just one against the spread win in five games as a favorite of 14.5 points or more.
• So far this season Rutgers has one win against the spread.
• At home this season, Tennessee has one win against the spread and is 5-0 overall.
• At home, Tennessee has one win ATS (1-4) as a 14.5-point favorite or greater.