SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at LSU

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Tennessee visits LSU on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Tennessee scores an average of 73.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 60.8 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 82.2 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 74.6 points per contest.

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB RBPG SPG BPG APG TOPG
Tennessee 45.2 34.5 73.6 187 39.1 7.3 4.8 14.9 11.8
Tennessee OPP 39.6 29.7 70.8 172 37.0 6.1 2.2 9.9 16.1
FG% 3PT% FT% ORB RBPG SPG BPG APG TOPG
LSU 46.9 34.4 75.8 198 40.1 8.9 2.7 12.8 12.4
LSU OPP 42.6 30.5 71.0 224 39.0 5.9 2.9 13.9 14.7

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

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Statistical Leaders

SCORING

F.Name L.Name Team PPG FG% 3FG% FT%
Cameron Thomas LSU 22.4 40.6 29.7 89.3
Trendon Watford LSU 16.6 47.1 31.6 70.8
Javonte Smart LSU 15.8 49.0 44.6 77.8
Darius Days LSU 12.4 56.1 43.2 68.8
Jaden Springer TEN 11.7 52.4 54.2 74.6
Victor Bailey TEN 10.3 40.8 30.0 84.1
Keon Johnson TEN 10.1 45.6 28.0 68.9
John Fulkerson TEN 10.0 52.8 0.0 77.4

STEALS

F.Name L.Name Team STLs SPG
Josiah-Jordan James TEN 25 1.4
Javonte Smart LSU 24 1.4
Darius Days LSU 22 1.3
Trendon Watford LSU 22 1.3
Josh LeBlanc LSU 17 1.2
Jaden Springer TEN 19 1.2
Santiago Vescovi TEN 22 1.2
Jalen Cook LSU 14 1.1
Eric Gaines LSU 19 1.1
Cameron Thomas LSU 17 0.9

BLOCKS

F.Name L.Name Team BLKs BPG
Yves Pons TEN 28 1.6
Josiah-Jordan James TEN 19 1.1
John Fulkerson TEN 12 0.7
Josh LeBlanc LSU 10 0.7
Mwani Wilkinson LSU 10 0.6
Shareef O’Neal LSU 5 0.5
Jaden Springer TEN 8 0.5
Trendon Watford LSU 9 0.5
Keon Johnson TEN 7 0.4

REBOUNDS

F.Name L.Name Team DREBs REBs RPG
Darius Days LSU 47.0 90 8.1
Trendon Watford LSU 28.0 89 6.9
Josiah-Jordan James TEN 35.0 73 6.0
John Fulkerson TEN 31.0 74 5.8
Yves Pons TEN 23.0 58 4.8
Shareef O’Neal LSU 13.0 31 4.4
Santiago Vescovi TEN 7.0 62 3.8

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Tennessee vs. LSU Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 65-48.

College Basketball Ratings

Source Tennessee LSU
NCAA NET 11 33
Sagarin 10 33
ESPN BPI 9 26
Ken Pomeroy 14 29
Massey Composite 12 39

Tennessee Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS
0 Davonte Gaines G 6′-7″ 181 SO
3 Drew Pember F 6′-10″ 190 SO
5 Josiah-Jordan James G 6′-6″ 207 SO
10 John Fulkerson F 6′-9″ 215 SR
11 Jaden Springer G 6′-4″ 204 FR
12 Victor Bailey Jr. G 6′-4″ 179 JR
13 Olivier Nkamhoua F 6′-8″ 223 SO
21 Kent Gilbert G 6′-1″ 164 FR
24 Isaiah Sulack G 6′-5″ 170 SO
25 Santiago Vescovi G 6′-3″ 188 SO
30 Brock Jancek F 6′-8″ 222 JR
32 Cole Morris F 6′-9″ 192 FR
33 Uros Plavsic F 7′-0″ 262 SO
35 Yves Pons G 6′-6″ 215 SR
45 Keon Johnson G 6′-5″ 186 FR
55 E.J. Anosike F 6′-7″ 245 SR

LSU Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS
0 Mwani Wilkinson F 6′-5″ 215 FR
1 Ja’Vonte Smart G 6′-4″ 205 JR
2 Trendon Watford F 6′-9″ 240 SO
3 Jalen Cook G 6′-0″ 205 FR
4 Darius Days F 6′-7″ 245 JR
5 Parker Edwards G 6′-2″ 185 SO
10 Brandon Egemo G 6′-0″ 175 FR
11 Josh LeBlanc Sr. F 6′-7″ 230 JR
15 Aundre Hyatt G 6′-6″ 225 SO
21 Charles Manning Jr. G 6′-5″ 205 SR
22 Bryan Penn-Johnson C 7′-0″ 260 SO
24 Cameron Thomas G 6′-4″ 210 FR
25 Eric Gaines G 6′-2″ 155 FR
32 Shareef O’Neal F 6′-10″ 225 SO
34 Josh Gray C 6′-11″ 255 FR

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Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date Visitor Points Home Points
12/8/2020 Colorado 47 Tennessee 56
12/12/2020 Cincinnati 56 Tennessee 65
12/15/2020 Appalachian St 38 Tennessee 79
12/18/2020 Tennessee Tech 49 Tennessee 103
12/21/2020 Saint Joseph’s 66 Tennessee 102
12/22/2020 SC Upstate PPD Tennessee PPD
12/30/2020 Tennessee 73 Missouri 53
1/2/2021 Alabama 71 Tennessee 63
1/6/2021 Arkansas 74 Tennessee 79
1/9/2021 Tennessee 68 Texas A&M 54
1/12/2021 Tennessee PPD South Carolina PPD
1/12/2021 Tennessee PPD Vanderbilt PPD
1/16/2021 Vanderbilt 61 Tennessee 81
1/19/2021 Tennessee 49 Florida 75
1/23/2021 Missouri 73 Tennessee 64
1/26/2021 Mississippi St 53 Tennessee 56
1/30/2021 Kansas 61 Tennessee 80
2/2/2021 Tennessee 50 Ole Miss 52
2/6/2021 Tennessee 82 Kentucky 71
2/10/2021 Georgia 81 Tennessee 89
2/10/2021 Florida PPD Tennessee PPD
2/13/2021 Tennessee LSU
2/16/2021 South Carolina Tennessee
2/20/2021 Kentucky Tennessee
2/27/2021 Tennessee Auburn

LSU Schedule/Results

Date Visitor Points Home Points
11/26/2020* SIUE 81 LSU 94
11/28/2020 LSU 81 Saint Louis 85
11/30/2020 SE Louisiana 43 LSU 96
12/6/2020 Louisiana Tech 55 LSU 86
12/12/2020 LSU PPD South Florida PPD
12/14/2020 Sam Houston St. 66 LSU 88
12/16/2020 New Orleans PPD LSU PPD
12/19/2020 North Texas PPD LSU PPD
12/22/2020 VCU PPD LSU PPD
12/26/2020 Nicholls 80 LSU 86
12/29/2020 Texas A&M 54 LSU 77
1/2/2021 LSU 79 Florida 83
1/6/2021 Georgia 92 LSU 94
1/9/2021 LSU PPD Missouri PPD
1/9/2021 LSU 75 Ole Miss 61
1/13/2021 Arkansas 76 LSU 92
1/16/2021 South Carolina 80 LSU 85
1/19/2021 Alabama 105 LSU 75
1/23/2021 LSU 69 Kentucky 82
1/26/2021 LSU 78 Texas A&M 66
1/30/2021 Texas Tech 76 LSU 71
2/3/2021 LSU 60 Alabama 78
2/6/2021 Florida PPD LSU PPD
2/10/2021 LSU 94 Mississippi State 80
2/13/2021 Tennessee LSU
2/20/2021 Auburn LSU
2/23/2021 LSU Georgia
2/27/2021 LSU Arkansas
3/2/2021 Vanderbilt LSU

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Injuries and Suspensions

Tennessee

[G] 02/11/2021 – Yves Pons is “?” (Knee)
[F] 02/10/2021 – Corey Walker Jr. is “?” (Undisclosed)

LSU

[F] 02/10/2021 – Mwani Wilkinson is “?” (Undisclosed)
[F] 02/10/2021 – Shareef O’Neal is “?” (Foot)
[C] 12/26/2020 – Bryan Penn-Johnson is out indefinitely (Personal)

Source: statfox.com

Tennessee-LSU Prediction

LSU 67, Tennessee 66


Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

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