Oklahoma Sooners vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 2/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (18-7) will try to beat the Oklahoma Sooners (13-12) at Food City Center on Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Sooners played Georgia and went home with a win by a final score of 94-78 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Sooners ended up finishing with 13 and Georgia recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of 28 tries from three-point range. Georgia ended up going 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 14 attempts. Additionally, Georgia collected 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgia earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Oklahoma allowed their opponent to shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 25 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sooners knocked down 14 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Oklahoma ended having earned a 58.9% field goal percentage (33 of 56) and buried 14 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Tae Davis is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He scored 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Oklahoma will play this game with a win-loss mark of 13-12 on the year. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.6 fouls every game. As a team, Oklahoma is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 363 dimes on the campaign, which is 193rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Sooners are shooting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 691) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.4 pts per game (42nd in college hoops) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They rank 155th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 339 conceded on the season. The Sooners defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.9% (679 of 1,513) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 34.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 286th in college hoops in PPG allowed (77.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 73-63 when they played LSU. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Tennessee allowed LSU to pull down 22 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 34.8% from three-point range by hitting 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Volunteers permitted LSU to bury 21 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.2% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Tennessee knocked down 6 out of their 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. LSU had 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 2 steals in this contest. The Volunteers corralled 27 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

Nate Ament ended up being a major contributor for the Volunteers for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 31.6%, and had 9 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this contest.

Tennessee has a win-loss mark of 18-7 this season. When it comes to offense, the Volunteers are shooting 46.9% from the field, which is 88th in the nation. Tennessee has accumulated 2,026 points for the season (81.0 per contest) and they collect 43.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.5 times per contest (27th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. The Volunteers are committing 18.2 fouls every game and they go 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Volunteers are ranked 70th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (28th in the country). The Tennessee defense concedes 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc (198 of 663) and opponents are making 68.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.9 assists and 29.8 boards per game, which ranks them 22nd and 11th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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