#5 Tennessee @ #13 Georgia

Who will WIN this matchup?

#5 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (17-1)

@ #13 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (15-3)

Current odds:

Tennessee Lady Volunteers: (-150)

Georgia Lady Bulldogs: (+130)

• The line for this game is Tennessee by 2.5 points.

• Tennessee picked up its fourth victory over a ranked team this season on Jan. 16, as the Lady Vols rolled past No. 19/20 Kentucky in Knoxville, 84-58. UT recorded four wins over ranked foes the entire 2020-21 campaign and had only one ranked win in 2019-20.

• The Big Orange women also have victories over No. 23/22 South Florida (52-49), No. 12/21 Texas (74-70 OT) and No. 25/23 Texas A&M (73-45) to their credit and beat RV/RV Virginia Tech (64-58) and RV/RV Ole Miss (70-58) this season.

• Tennessee is led by Jordan Horston, an electric 6-2 junior guard, who paces the team in scoring (15.2 ppg.), rebounding (9.7) and assists (4.0 apg.) Horston leads the Lady Vols with eight double-doubles and has topped UT in scoring nine times, including double-doubles in three of her last four games.

• Tamari Key, a 6-6 junior center, is putting up 10.2 ppg. and 8.6 rpg. to go along with 3.7 bpg. She had a triple-double of 10 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks in UT’s 74-70 OT victory over No. 12/21 Texas.

• Alexus Dye, a 6-0 forward, is third among active UT players in scoring at 10.0 ppg. She is third in rebounding at 7.8 rpg and has three double-doubles, including a 13/10 effort vs. Arkansas most recently. The graduate transfer from Troy has scored in double figures nine times thus far.

• Freshman guard/forward Sara Puckett is UT’s fifth-leading scorer. The No. 43 espnW prospect coming out of high school is putting up 7.6 ppg. and is shooting 49.0 percent from the field, 35.6 percent on threes and 77.8 percent on free throws and has scored in double figures five times. She got her first career starts vs. UTC and Alabama during Jordan Horston’s absence because of illness.

• With 14 points and seven boards in 22 minutes vs. Kentucky, Keyen Green elevated her averages to 7.2 ppg. and 3.2 rpg. while shooting 58 percent.

• The Lady Vols have limited five ranked opponents this season to 32.5 percent shooting from the field, 31.1 from the arc and 59.2 points per contest.

• Jordan Horston is putting up 20.0 ppg., 11.2 rpg. and  4.0 apg. vs. ranked teams in 2021-22.

• UT is out-rebounding ranked foes by 10 this season, 50.6 to 40.6.

• Tennessee is averaging 8.2 blocks per game vs. ranked opponents, with Tamari Key swatting 30 shots and averaging 6.0 per contest.

• Georgia is led by 6-4 graduate center Jenna Staiti (15.2 ppg., 7.9 rpg., 2.4 bpg.) and graduate guard Que Morrison (14.6 ppg., 4.6 rpg., 4.9 apg., 90 FT%).

• Sophomore guard Sarah Ashlee Barker is right behind them at 9.7 ppg. and leads the team with 27 three-pointers.

• UGA allows only 57.4 ppg. and 37.5 FG%. It also averages 9.2 steals and 6.3 blocks per game.