Texas Longhorns vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Food City Center is the site where the Tennessee Volunteers (10-4) will attempt to defeat the Texas Longhorns (9-5) on Tuesday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Mississippi State and ended up losing by a score of 101-98 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Longhorns ended up with 24 and Mississippi State finished the game with 28 fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 33 shots from 3-point range. Mississippi State shot 74.2% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of 31 tries. On top of that, Mississippi State had 41 rebounds (17 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Mississippi State totaled 12 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 44.7% from the field on 34 of 76 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Longhorns converted 29 of their 40 tries for a percentage of 72.5%. Texas ended with a 47.7% FG percentage (31 out of 65) and made 7 out of their 25 three-point attempts.

Dailyn Swain is a player who came through in the game. He ended up scoring 34 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and also totaled 14 boards. He finished 55.6% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Texas heads into this matchup with a mark of 9-5 on the campaign. They have an average of 88.6 points per game (24th in D-1) while shooting 49.6% from the field. The Longhorns are connecting on 33.8% on three-point shots (108 of 320) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas is collecting 41.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 191 assists on the season, which ranks 284th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Longhorns have forced 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.0 fouls. They give up 34.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 184th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.4). The Longhorns are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.9% (351 of 838) and they surrender 30.6 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 28th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 157 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers took a defeat with a final score of 86-75 against Arkansas. In reference to attacking the glass, Tennessee allowed Arkansas to grab 29 in total (9 offensive). They shot 30.4% from distance by hitting 7 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 33 from the charity stripe (87.9%). The Volunteers allowed Arkansas to make 25 of 59 attempts from the field which had them at 42.4% for the matchup. Overall, the Volunteers shot 29 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Tennessee made 5 out of 13 attempts (38.5%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 52.2%. Arkansas had 16 fouls for the contest which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for 23 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Volunteers earned 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest.

Amari Evans ended up having an impact for the Volunteers for the matchup. He made 7 of 7 for the contest for a rate of 100.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 10-4 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Volunteers are hitting on 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 43rd in college. Tennessee has accumulated 1,166 points on the season (83.3 per game) and they snag 43.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 19.4 times per game (14th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Volunteers commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.6% from the free throw line.

The Tennessee defense surrenders 28.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (103 of 363) and their opposition knocks down 68.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 9.8 dimes and 29.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 10th and 12th in those categories on the defensive end. The Volunteers are ranked 25th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 65.3. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.2% from the field (15th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee

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