6:33 pm
January 14

Georgia @ #23 Tennessee

Who will WIN this matchup?

Georgia Lady Bulldogs (10-1)

@ #23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (8-1)

 

Current odds:

Georgia Lady Bulldogs: (+120)

Tennessee Lady Volunteers: (-140)

 

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

•  On Thursday evening, #23/24 Tennessee (8-1, 2-0 SEC) opens a three-game stretch vs. a trio of teams that stand a combined 27-2 overall and 11-2 in their respective conferences. Two of those teams are receiving votes and the third is ranked No. 4 in the nation.

•  First on the docket is Georgia (10-1, 2-1 SEC), which is receiving votes in both polls and comes to Knoxville for a 6:32 p.m. showdown on Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

•  The Lady Vols currently stand all alone in third place in the SEC standings as one of only three teams with unblemished league records. The other two are #5/4 South Carolina (3-0) and #7/7 Texas A&M (3-0). The Lady Bulldogs, meanwhile, come to Knoxville holding down sixth place in SEC play.

•  The Big Orange women have wins over two top-15 teams, including (then) No. 15/15 Indiana in Bloomington (66-58) on Dec. 17 and last Thursday night in Knoxville vs. (then) No. 13/13 Arkansas (88-73). UT’s only setback is an overtime road loss to West Virginia (8-2), which is receiving votes in both polls and thundered past (then) No. 17/17 Texas last week by a 92-58 count.

•  UGA’s only loss came in its SEC opener at home vs. (then) No. 12/13 Mississippi State, 69-62, on Dec. 31. The Lady Bulldogs’ top win appears to be a 75-69 overtime triumph in Atlanta over rival Georgia Tech (now 6-3 overall/4-2 ACC).

•  Tennessee is coming off a one-point, gut-check win at LSU on Sunday, 64-63. It marked UT’s first win in Baton Rouge since 2014 and Kellie Harper‘s first victory there personally, as a head coach or player. Georgia secured a 10-point win over Florida on Sunday in Athens, 68-58.

 

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