Tennessee vs. Prediction, Forecasting and Odds Alabama

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Tennessee Volunteers will face Alabama Crimson Tide in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

Consecutive wins against Florida put the Volunteers just one victory from the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide sown in. 1 is on its way and Alabama is also fighting for potential in the. 1 at the NCAA Tournament.

Can Tennessee overcome the surprise against Alabama at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday?

Volunteers defeat Florida to advance to SEC semi-finals

Tennessee won a 78-66 victory against Florida in the quarterfinals on Friday, after a balanced scoring effort. The second year, Santiago Vescovi, scored 14 points and led five double-digit volunteers on the night. Tennessee never lost and led by 17 points to cross for the win.

Rick Barnes’ team reaches the weekend in 20th position in the last ranking of KenPom. ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi ranked Tennessee number 6 in his current NCAA Tournament projections, but that could change with a victory against the Crimson Tide.

Tennessee scored 109.8 points for 100 possessions this season (66th in the NCAA) and 100.6 points for 100 possessions against league opponents (9th in the SEC). Volunteers turned the ball just 18.8 percent of the time (the third in the SEC) and lead the conference with a free throw rate of 36.2 percent. This helped to mask the fact that Tennessee hit just 31.9% in the 3-point range during the conference game (11th in the SEC).

In defense, Volunteers limited opponents to just 87.5 points for 100 possessions in the season (fourth in the SEC) and 96.7 points for 100 possessions during the conference game (second in the SEC). Tennessee forced league opponents to turn the ball more than 22.5% of the time (first in the SEC). He also boasts the fourth best percentage of effective field goal defense at the conference with 47.7 percent.

Crimson Tide destroyed Bulldogs in the quarterfinals

Alabama made a statement with an 85-48 victory against the state of Mississippi on Friday night. Jahvon Quinerly scored 14 points, while Jaden Schelford added 14 for Crimson Tide in the win.

The second season of Nate Oats in Tuscaloosa couldn’t be doing much better. He guided the Crimson Tide to an impressive 22-6 overall record, including a SEC record of 16-2 during the conference. Alabama enters the weekend in 8th place in the last KenPom ranking and 6th in the AP Top-25. The ESPN Bracketologist has Crimson Tide as the No. 2 seed in his NCAA Tournament projections, but they could move on to the No. 1 seed line by winning the SEC Tournament.

Alabama scored 112.2 points for 100 possessions this season (36th in the NCAA) and 106.6 points for 100 possessions during the SEC game (SEC second). Crimson Tide lives and dies with the 3 ball and the strategy has worked so far. They are first in the SEC, with an effective percentage of the field goal of 52.7%. Alabama obtained 46.4% of total field goal attempts beyond the arc, the highest mark of the conference. Crimson Tide also dropped their 3-point pitches in a league record of 37.8 percent. As good as Crimson Tide is in attack, they have been even better on the defensive end of the court. Alabama ranks first in the NCAA with an adjusted defensive rating of 86.0 and kept SEC opponents at just 91.3 points for 100 possessions during the conference game (first in the SEC). Crimson Tide has the best percentage of effective field goal defense at the conference with 43.8 percent and kept teams with the lowest level of 25.9 percent for 3-point shots.

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