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Tennessee at South Carolina: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

IMG_0985by:Griffin McVeigh•02/04/22•

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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and South Carolina head coach Frank Martin as the two face off in a 2019 matchup. (Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire)

A top 25 ranked Tennessee will have a tough road matchup on their hands Saturday afternoon, as South Carolina plays host. It’s the second matchup between the two rivals, with the Gamecocks hoping to get revenge on national television.

How to watch Tennessee at South Carolina

Time: 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT

Channel: CBS

Location: Columbia, SC

Odds

Tennessee has been favored anywhere from seven points to 7.5, according to VI’s consensus line movements.

Money line: Tennessee -310, South Carolina +250.

Spread: Tennessee -7.5, -110. South Carolina +7.5, -110.

Total: Over/Under 134.5, -110.

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

ESPN BPI predictions 

Matchup quality: 75.2%

Win probability: Tennessee, 80.6%

Predicted point differential: 9.7

‘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 70, South Carolina 62. 

Win probability: Tennessee, 76%. 

Check out the rest of KenPom’s predictions for Tennessee at South Carolina here.

Tennessee at South Carolina Preview

When these two met up in Knoxville, the Volunteers dominated from start to finish. It was a 20 point win for Rick Barnes’ squad, behind the leadership of Josiah-Jordan James, recording a double-double.

South Carolina has won three out of their last four, beating up on the bottom half of the SEC. Trying to get back into the NCAA Tournament, a win over Tennessee is the type of resume boost Frank Martin could use as the calendar turns to February.

As for Tennessee, they responded to an emotional loss against Texas with a high-scoring 10 point win over Texas A&M. The Volunteers are still in a race for an SEC regular-season championship but would need to win on the road to keep pace at the top.