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The Miami Hurricanes and the No.1 Tennessee Volunteers meet at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The Volunteers are the -16.5 betting favorites to win the match and extend their winning start to the season. We look ahead to the game and name the best bets in our Miami FL vs. Tennessee NCAAB betting picks.
- What: 2024/25 Men’s College Basketball
- Who: Miami Hurricanes vs. Tennessee Volunteers
- Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- When: Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
- Tip-Off: 6.30 pm. ET
College basketball returns to Madison Square Garden for the Jimmy V Classic. This year one of the matches sees the Miami Hurricanes clash with the Tennessee Volunteers in an ACC-SEC showdown.
The Hurricanes are 3-6 overall this season and 0-1 in conference play. The Volunteers are yet to play a match in the SEC this season, they have an overall record of 8-0 in non-conference play.
Tennessee was No.3 in the previous AP Rankings. When the new rankings were released on Monday, the Volunteers moved up to the No.1 position, a just-reward for their fantastic start to the new season.
POLL ALERT: Tennessee is No. 1 in the men's AP Top 25 after a massive shakeup; Auburn, Iowa State, Duke, Kentucky round out top five.
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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) December 9, 2024
Miami FL vs. Tennessee Match Betting
The Tennessee Volunteers are heavy betting favorites to win with the best NCAAB betting sites. The Volunteers are -1450 on the money line, with the Hurricanes at +850.
Miami is receiving a 16.5-point start on the spread. To win with the spread, the Hurricanes are -110. The Volunteers are -110 to win and cover the spread.
The total line is set at 145. Over and under are both -110.
Check out our Miami FL vs. Tennessee NCAAB betting lines on our college basketball betting table. Our NCAAB odds are from the best college basketball betting sites.
| Miami FL vs. Tennessee |  |  |  |
| Miami FL | +850 | +850 | +850 |
| Tennessee | -1450 | -1450 | -1450 |
| Miami FL (+16.5) | -110 | -110 | -110 |
| Tennessee (-16.5) | -110 | -110 | -110 |
| Over 145 | -110 | -110 | -110 |
| Under 145 | -110 | -110 | -110 |
Miami FL
The Hurricanes started the current campaign with wins over FDU (113-72), Binghamton (88-64), and Coppin State (93-63).
That was as good as it got for head coach Jim Larranaga and his team, with his team losing their next six matches.
The latest setback came against Clemson at the weekend, with the Hurricanes losing their opening conference match 65-55 to the Tigers.
Miami can take some positives from the defeat. They did match the Tigers in the opening half (25-24), almost going to the break on level terms. And in their previous match before the loss to Clemson, Florida pushed Arkansas all the way.
The Hurricanes were 40-32 ahead at the halfway point. But again, they faded in the second half, eventually crashing to a three-point defeat (76-73).
Miami is a big outsider in all betting markets. In the betting to win the ACC regular season, the Hurricanes are +12500 (Duke is the betting favorite at -170). The Hurricanes are +20000 to win the 2025 National Championship match and +5000 to make it to the Final Four.
Tennessee Volunteers
The Volunteers made it to the Elite Eight in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Their interest in the competition ended with a 72-66 defeat to the Purdue Boilermakers.
Head coach Rick Barnes is in his tenth season at the Thompson-Boling Arena. Last season’s run to the Elite Eight is the best Barnes has managed, and he will be keen to build on that run this term.
Furthermore, the Volunteers topped a competitive SEC last season, finishing with a conference record of 14-4, and an overall record of 27-9.
This season, the Volunteers have started with eight successive wins. A lot of them were against non-elite teams and were expected. But a quick look at UConn’s recent performances shows that nothing can be taken for granted in college basketball.
The best result this season for Rick Barnes’ team would probably have to be the 15-point win over Baylor in late November. Chaz Lanier was the star performer, contributing 25 points and four rebounds.
Throughout the season Lanier is scoring 18.8 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
Tennessee is the third favorite to win the SEC again this season. The favorites are Auburn at +190. Alabama is second at +280, and Tennessee is third at +300.
The Volunteers are joint-fourth in the betting to win the 2025 National Championship at +1400.
Miami FL vs. Tennessee Betting Picks
The Volunteers have been in sensational form this season. Their wins over Louisville (77-55), and Baylor (77-62) are standout results. And in the matches against the non-power teams, the Volunteers did what was required.
The Hurricanes are on a losing skid of six. That is going to affect the confidence of any team negatively. And the teams they have been losing to, are by far, not the strongest.
Furthermore, when Jim Larranaga and his team didn’t think things could get any worse, they saw that the Vols had just been promoted to the No.1 ranked team. A double whammy. After all, it won’t do the confidence in the Tennessee camp any harm.
Tennessee is 7-1 ATS overall this season, and 2-0 ATS on the road. The result is not in doubt, Tennessee will win. Based on all the above, we have to back the Volunteers to cover the spread for our betting pick.
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