Auburn vs. Tennessee prediction: Why Tennessee is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [3/12/2026]

Tennessee will take on Auburn in men's college basketball action at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, beginning at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Tennessee as the most likely winner of the Auburn vs. Tennessee game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Auburn vs. Tennessee prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Auburn and Tennessee 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Tennessee a 74% chance of defeating Auburn. Our predicted final score has Tennessee winning 76-69.

According to our model, Tennessee (-5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 145.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Auburn vs. Tennessee odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Auburn	Tennessee
Spread	+5.5 (-105)	-5.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+205	-245
Total	o145.5 (-105)	u145.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Auburn vs. Tennessee picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	Tennessee -5.5	-110
Moneyline	Tennessee	-245
Total	Over 145.5	-105

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Tennessee -5.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Auburn vs. Tennessee game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball action between Tennessee and Auburn at Bridgestone Arena is scheduled to commence at 3:00 PM ET.

• Who: Auburn vs. Tennessee
• Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
• Time: 3:00 PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: Bridgestone Arena

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Conclusion

We predict Tennessee, with a 74% win probability, will likely beat Auburn on Thursday.

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