Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Tennessee Volunteers
83 – 72
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
Texas Longhorns
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -9.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money TENN -600 / TEX +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total TENN win
Actual TENN +11 155 Won
Massey TENN -8.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 134.9 (+20.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TENN -8.7 (+2.3) 136.8 (+18.2) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TENN -7.1 (+3.9) 138.4 (+16.6) 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TENN -7.8 (+3.2) 137.1 (+17.9) 77% ✓
Baseline ML TENN -8.4 (+2.6) 134.8 (+20.2) 79% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 7, 2026 TENN 85 – 71 TEX
Jan 11, 2025 TENN 74 – 70 TEX
Mar 24, 2024 TENN 62 – 58 TEX
Jan 28, 2023 TENN 82 – 71 TEX
Jan 30, 2022 TEX 52 – 51 TENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TENN TEX
Overall 30-8 19-16
Conference 12-6 6-12
Home 16-1 11-7
Away 6-5 4-6
Neutral 8-2 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.0 78.5
Avg Pts Against 63.1 72.6
Massey 21.5 (#6) 13.4 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 4.11 (#3) 2.36 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.27 (#3) 2.82 (#41)
RPI 0.645 (#6) 0.538 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors TENN TEX
FG% 45.4% 46.2%
3PT% 34.6% 36.2%
REB / G 37.2 36.0
OREB / G 11.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.50 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 52.6%
TOV% 16.2% 14.3%
ORB% 35.5% 29.5%
FT Rate 24.4% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 16.6%
DRB% 70.5% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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