Tennessee Volunteers take on the Ole Miss Rebels in SEC Tournament

Ole Miss Rebels (12-20, 3-15 SEC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (22-9, 11-7 SEC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 3:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tennessee -12; over/under is 128

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers take on the Ole Miss Rebels in the SEC Tournament.

The Volunteers are 11-7 against SEC opponents and 11-2 in non-conference play. Tennessee is eighth in college basketball with 17.1 assists per game. Zakai Zeigler leads the Volunteers averaging 5.4.

The Rebels are 3-15 in SEC play. Ole Miss has a 9-18 record against opponents above .500.

TOP PERFORMERS: Santiago Vescovi is scoring 12.7 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Volunteers. Olivier Nkamhoua is averaging 9.7 points and 4.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Tennessee.

Matthew Murrell is shooting 36.8% and averaging 14.5 points for the Rebels. Amaree Abram is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Ole Miss.

LAST 10 GAMES: Volunteers: 4-6, averaging 66.5 points, 33.8 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.6 points per game.

Rebels: 3-7, averaging 69.6 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points.

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