No. 18 Tennessee hosts Mercer to begin season
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1:42 AM on Sunday, November 2
By The Associated Press
Mercer Bears at Tennessee Volunteers
Knoxville, Tennessee; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -26.5; over/under is 144
BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Tennessee starts the season at home against Mercer.
Tennessee finished 30-8 overall with a 16-1 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Volunteers averaged 6.9 steals, 4.7 blocks and 9.6 turnovers per game last season.
Mercer went 7-13 in SoCon action and 5-11 on the road last season. The Bears averaged 15.5 points off of turnovers, 12.4 second-chance points and 4.6 bench points last season.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.