Auburn vs. Tennessee prediction, odds, spread, time: 2025 SEC Tournament picks, best bets from proven model

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Teams that spent time atop the polls this season meet in the semifinals of the 2025 SEC Tournament on Saturday when top-seeded Auburn takes on No. 4 seed Tennessee. Both squads were ranked No. 1 in the nation for multiple weeks this season. After a double-bye, Tennessee beat Texas 83-72 on Friday in the quarterfinals, while Auburn beat Ole Miss 62-57. Auburn won 53-51 at home when these teams played in January, though Tennessee covered as a 6.5-point underdog in that one.

Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET in Nashville. The Tigers are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Tennessee vs. Auburn odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 140.5. Before locking in any Auburn vs. Tennessee picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters conference championship week on a 225-165 betting roll (+1873) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

The model has set its sights on Tennessee vs. Auburn and just locked in its CBB picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the Auburn vs. Tennessee game:

Auburn vs. Tennessee spread: Auburn -5.5
Auburn vs. Tennessee over/under: 140.5 points
Auburn vs. Tennessee money line: Auburn -227, Tennessee +186
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Why Auburn can cover

Bruce Pearl’s squad is extremely balanced as the Tigers rank fifth in the SEC in both scoring (84.4 ppg) and scoring defense (69.6 ppg). Late-season losses to Texas A&M and Alabama cost the Tigers their top spot in the polls, but they should still be a tough out this March.

Forward Johni Broome is one of the nation’s top players with 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. He shoots 50.8% from the field. Four other players average double-digit scoring and the team shoots 48.4% from the field overall. See which team to pick here.

Why Tennessee can cover

Rick Barnes and the Vols boast the top-ranked defense in the SEC and they nearly beat Auburn on its home floor a couple months back. Tennessee’s offense and come and go a bit, but the Vols have an elite facilitator in senior point guard Zakai Zeigler, who is one of four SEC players in history to record 700 career assists.

Guard Chaz Lanier is the team’s top scorer at 18.1 points per game. He’s coming off back-to-back 23-point efforts, and when his 3-pointer is falling, the Vols have enough offense to get past anybody. See which team to back here.

How to make Tennessee vs. Auburn picks

The model has simulated Auburn vs. Tennessee 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the model’s picks at SportsLine.

So who wins Auburn vs. Tennessee, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 225-165 roll on top-rated college basketball picks, and find out.