Tennessee vs. LSU: How to watch, odds, picks, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Tennessee is searching for its second consecutive road win against an SEC opponent Saturday as they travel to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game.

How to watch Tennessee vs. LSU

Tip-off: 4 p.m. ET

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Channel: ESPN

Vegas odds

Tennessee is an 11.5-point favorite over LSU on Saturday, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 131.5 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Tennessee

Predicted point differential: 14.3

Win probability (for Tennessee): 90.6%

Matchup quality: 73.3

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has Tennessee vs. LSU ranked as the 21st highest-rated game on Saturday’s slate in terms of matchup quality.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Tennessee 70, LSU 59

Win probability (for Tennessee): 86%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that the Vols comes away with a victory over LSU.

More on Tennessee vs. LSU

The Vols are looking for their seventh win in eight tries as it travels to LSU Saturday afternoon to continue SEC play. The Vols have been rolling through the season and despite a couple of blips on the radar, Tennessee is looking more and more like a team that can do some damage in the postseason.

People assumed LSU would be in that conversation, too after their 11-1 record heading into conference play began to turn heads. They’ve since dropped five of their last six, including the last four in a row by double digits.

The Tigers find themselves tied for last place in the SEC standings ahead of Saturday’s full conference slate, and a win over Tennessee would do wonders in jump-starting the second half of the season for Matt McMahon’s squad.