Tennessee vs. South Carolina Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 3

In a game featuring one of the sputtering teams in college basketball, the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-17, 3-13 SEC) face the No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (20-9, 10-6 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena on March 3, 2026. The Gamecocks have lost two in a row and are 1-9 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 8.5 points. The over/under in the matchup is set at 144.5.

In its most recent outing on Saturday, Tennessee suffered a 71-69 loss to Alabama. Ja'Kobi Gillespie's team-high 26 points paced Tennessee in the loss. South Carolina's most recent game was an 87-68 loss to Georgia on Saturday. South Carolina got a team-leading 20 points from Meechie Johnson Jr. in the loss.

Tennessee vs. South Carolina Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: Tennessee -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee -581
• Moneyline underdog: South Carolina +420
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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

• Tennessee and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's over/under of 144.5 points 21 times this season.
• In South Carolina's 29 games this season, 19 finished with more combined points than Tuesday's total of 144.5.
• The over/under for the game of 144.5 is 11.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Volunteers (80.1 points per game) and the Gamecocks (75.9 points per game).
• This matchup's over/under is 1.3 less than the 145.8 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• This season, the average over/under for Tennessee's games is 149.3 points, 4.8 more than the total of 144.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 8.0 points separates the average over/under in South Carolina's games (152.5 points) and this game's over/under (144.5).

Betting the Spread: Tennessee vs. South Carolina

• Tennessee is 12-17-0 against the spread this year.
• The Volunteers are 6-7 ATS when favored by 8.5 points or more this season.
• In South Carolina's 29 games this year, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• The Gamecocks are 5-5 ATS when underdogs by 8.5 points or more this year.
• South Carolina is 11-7 overall, and 6-12 against the spread, at home.
• At home, South Carolina is 4-5 ATS as a 8.5-point underdog or greater.
• Tennessee is 4-5 overall, and 3-6 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee vs. South Carolina

• This season, Tennessee has won 17 out of the 23 games, or 73.9%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Volunteers have been at least a -581 moneyline favorite 12 times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Tennessee, based on the moneyline, is 85.3%.
• South Carolina has been victorious in two, or 11.1%, of the 18 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Gamecocks have won all of their 10 games in which they were named as at least a +420 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies South Carolina has a 19.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.