Auburn at Tennessee: How to watch, odds, ESPN, KenPom predictions

No. 17 Tennessee (20-7, 11-4 SEC) hosts the No. 3 Auburn Tigers  (25-3, 13-2, SEC) on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch, Vegas odds, ESPN BPI predictions and KenPom game predictions as well for both teams ahead of huge Saturday’s SEC clash. This game has major implications for the four-way race to win the SEC regular season title along with Kentucky and Arkansas.

How to watch Auburn at Tennessee

Time: 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT

Channel: ESPN

Location: Knoxville, TN

Odds

The Tigers have maintained at least 3-point favorites since Friday night, per VI’s consensus line movements. These odds are current as of 11 a.m. ET Saturday morning.

Money line: Auburn -109, Tennessee +114.

Spread: Auburn -3, -110. Tennessee +3, -110.

Total: Over/Under 140.5, -110.

Check out the rest of Vegas’ odds ahead of Saturday’s college game day slate.

ESPN BPI predictions 

Matchup quality: 88.6%

Win probability: Auburn, 72%

Predicted point differential: 6.2

‘The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team’s W-L record is to achieve. 

Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily,’ per ESPN.

For the rest of ESPN’s BPI predictions, click here.

KenPom predictions

Score prediction: Tennessee 71, Auburn 69. 

Win probability: Tennessee, 60%. 

Check out the rest of KenPom’s predictions for Auburn at Tennessee, and the rest of college basketball here.

Auburn vs. Tennessee’s SEC implications

The four-way race between Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee will be a little clearer by the end of the Saturday. Auburn currently holds a one-game lead over Kentucky and a two-game lead over the Volunteers and Razorbacks. If Kentucky were to win, doubled with an Auburn loss — the Tigers have the tiebreaker thanks to Aburn’s 80-71 win over the Wildcats in January, which means no matter the outcome, at least for now Auburn will maintain their top spot in the SEC standings heading into the final week of the season.

An Arkansas and Tennessee win would push a three-way tie for second place in the league standings, with Arkansas becoming the automatic two-seed due to their wins over Tennessee and Kentucky (which would come Saturday).

We can mix and match outcome projections and probabilities all day, but one thing is certain — none of these four teams can afford to lose their games on Saturday this close to postseason play.