Tennessee Volunteers vs Arkansas Razorbacks: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/6/2021

The No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers (7-1) host the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-1) in a matchup of SEC teams at Thompson-Boling Arena, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The Razorbacks are 8.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The matchup's point total is 144.

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ATS Records for Tennessee and Arkansas

Tennessee Leaders

• Victor Bailey Jr. leads the Volunteers in scoring, putting up 13.0 points per game.
• Santiago Vescovi leads Tennessee with 3.8 assists a game and Josiah-Jordan James paces the team with 6.3 rebounds per matchup.
• Vescovi hits 2.3 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Volunteers.
• The Volunteers steals leader is James, who averages 1.8 per game. Yves Pons leads the team averaging 2.0 blocks a contest.

Arkansas Leaders

• The Razorbacks leader in scoring is Moses Moody with 16.9 points per game. He also adds 6.1 rebounds per game and 1.7 assists per game.
• When it comes to Arkansas leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Connor Vanover with 7.3 rebounds per game and Jalen Tate with 4.2 assists per game.
• Moody knocks down a team-high 2.1 three-pointers per game for the Razorbacks.
• Desi Sills is at the top of Arkansas' steals hierarchy with 2.0 steals per game and Vanover leads the squad in blocks with 2.3 per game.

Tennessee vs Arkansas: Last 2 Meetings

The record between Tennessee and Arkansas is tied 1-1 over the past two matchups. The Volunteers and the Razorbacks have a tied 1-1 record ATS in those head-to-head meetings.

Points Insights

• The 77.6 points per game the Volunteers score are 11.7 more points than the Razorbacks allow (65.9).
• Tennessee has a 5-0 record overall and a 3-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 65.9 points.
• Arkansas is 1-1 against the spread and 1-1 overall when giving up more than 77.6 points.
• The Razorbacks average 33.5 more points per game (88.5) than the Volunteers give up to opponents (55).
• Arkansas has compiled a 9-1 overall record and a 7-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 55 points.
• Tennessee's record is 0-0 overall and 0-0 against the spread when it gives up more than 88.5 points to its opponents.
• The Volunteers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 181 points this season (22.6 points per game on average), and the Razorbacks have put up 226 more points than their opponents on the year (22.6 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Volunteers and the Razorbacks are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (39.9 and 43.6 boards per game, respectively).
• When Arkansas earns the rebounding advantage they are 5-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Tennessee is 1-0.
• The Volunteers and the Razorbacks are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with the teams averaging 13.1 and 14 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Razorbacks are 6-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Volunteers are 1-0 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. Tennessee records an average rebounding margin of +9.9 rebounds per game. Arkansas averages a margin of +8.9 rebounds.