LSU Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN

Thompson-Boling Arena is where the Tennessee Volunteers (12-5) will try to defeat the LSU Tigers (15-3) on Saturday.

The LSU Tigers took the court against Alabama and ended up losing by a score of 70-67 in their last game. LSU wrapped up the game having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (24 out of 56) and made 10 of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 9 of their 15 shots for a rate of 60.0%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 6 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defense, LSU allowed their opponent to shoot 34.4% from the field on 21 of 61 shooting. Alabama earned 6 assists and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Alabama pulled down 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Alabama finished shooting 65.6% when shooting free throws by making 21 of their 32 shots. They converted 7 of 34 tries from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 24 while Alabama recorded 10 personal fouls.

Tari Eason is a player who was important for this contest. He finished 69.2% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 31 mins played and grabbed 10 boards. He walked away with 26 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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LSU enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-3 for the year. They are averaging 74.6 pts per contest (120th in D-1) while shooting 44.6% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (124 of 378) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, LSU is pulling down 40.2 boards per contest and has racked up 223 assists this season, which ranks 176th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing 18.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 120th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 190 conceded on the season. The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 35.3% (352 of 996) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 26.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 6th in college basketball in points per game allowed (57.7).

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 68-60 when they faced Vanderbilt. The Volunteers collected 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 14 steals for the contest. Vanderbilt committed 26 fouls for the game which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to make 25 of those for a percentage of 86.2%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Tennessee knocked down 5 out of 23 tries (21.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers went 19 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 33.9%. The Volunteers permitted Vanderbilt to knock down 18 of 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.7% for the matchup. They shot 30.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 of 26 and finished the contest at 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). When talking about rebounding, Tennessee allowed Vanderbilt to collect 30 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Uros Plavsic pitched in for the Volunteers for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 7 for this contest for a field goal rate of 85.7%, and added 7 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 21 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Tennessee has a mark of 12-5 so far this year. The Volunteers are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.9 times per contest (20th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per game. Tennessee has 1,276 points so far this year (75.1 per contest) and they collect 37.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Volunteers are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which is 209th in the nation.

The Volunteers on the defensive end are ranked 49th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.4. They are able to force 18.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (109th in college basketball). The Tennessee defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from distance (125 of 373) and opponents are making 66.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.4 assists and 34.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 93rd and 182nd in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LSU

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