Tennessee Volunteers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/24/25

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Rutgers Scarlett Knights will face off in Las Vegas for a non-conference matchup. This tips off a loaded tournament called the Players Era Festival in MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay. Eighteen teams are in the event and these 2 will tip it off at 1:00 pm EST. I think Tennessee will win comfortably, but my best bet of the game is the under. Both teams do not play fast and Tennessee boasts one of the best defenses in the country. According to KenPom, Tennessee’s defense is ranked #3 in adjusted efficiency, #7 in effective field-goal percentage and top 25 in both 2-point and 3-point percentage. Tennessee will make it very hard for Rutgers to score the basketball; Rutgers will make it hard for Tennessee to score inside, as well, since Rutgers’ defense is ranked #7 nationally in 2-point percentage.

The game will be played at 10:00 am local time, so I expect both teams to come out slow and take some time to get their offense going. The pace of play should be slow, making it hard for the total to go over the number. Rutgers is ranked #268 in adjusted tempo and Tennessee is ranked #202. An early morning game combined with a slower-paced game should end with the total staying under.

Tennessee vs Rutgers prediction: Under 143.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 142.

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