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Tennessee vs Illinois Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 09 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 86-79
34-36 52-43
Position#33
Record5-3
FormWLLLW
Points / game77.6
Allowed / game66.9
vs
Position#27
Record7-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game80.1
Allowed / game62.4
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Tennessee v Illinois
06 Dec 2025
TENN62
ILLI75
09 Dec 2023
TENN86
ILLI79
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Tennessee winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Illinois winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

TennesseeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duke
#39
W
65-52
65
52
+13
H18/03
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#6
L
55-62
55
62
-7
H24/03
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#322
W
80-42
80
42
+38
H06/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
W
80-70
80
70
+10
A11/11
NCAA
Wofford
#183
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H14/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#110
W
73-56
73
56
+17
A20/11
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
67-71
67
71
-4
A22/11
NCAA
Kansas
#63
L
60-69
60
69
-9
A22/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
92-100
92
100
-8
A30/11
NCAA
George Mason
#106
W
87-66
87
66
+21
H05/12
NCAA
1H
2H
27-21
38-31
27-22
28-40
41-12
39-30
43-35
37-35
36-31
46-30
30-25
43-31
31-30
36-41
35-35
25-34
39-61
53-39
39-26
48-40
139.0Avg total
74.1Scored
64.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)77.666.9144.5+10.862%
Season at home (3)83.056.3139.3+26.7100%
Season away (5)74.473.2147.6+1.240%
Last 10 (10)74.164.9139.0+9.260%
Last 5 (5)75.872.4148.2+3.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (5)72.872.6145.4+0.240%
vs Weaker (25)70.360.4130.8+9.964%
This opponent (Illinois) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IllinoisUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Penn State
#105
L
76-79
76
79
-3
H09/03
NCAA
Arkansas
#112
L
63-73
63
73
-10
A16/03
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#258
W
80-52
80
52
+28
H07/11
NCAA
Oakland
#76
W
64-53
64
53
+11
H11/11
NCAA
Marquette
#36
L
64-71
64
71
-7
H15/11
NCAA
Valparaiso
#355
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H18/11
NCAA
Southern Univ.
#166
W
88-60
88
60
+28
H20/11
NCAA
Western Illinois
#92
W
84-52
84
52
+32
H25/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
76-58
76
58
+18
A02/12
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#35
W
98-89
98
89
+9
H05/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-31
46-48
26-36
37-37
37-25
43-27
28-27
36-26
31-36
33-35
38-45
49-19
45-27
43-33
40-23
44-29
41-36
35-22
39-42
59-47
143.1Avg total
78.0Scored
65.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)80.162.4142.5+17.888%
Season at home (7)80.763.0143.7+17.786%
Season away (1)76.058.0134.0+18.0100%
Last 10 (10)78.065.1143.1+12.970%
Last 5 (5)86.664.6151.2+22.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (16)71.976.2148.2-4.331%
vs Weaker (14)77.458.0135.4+19.4100%
This opponent (Tennessee) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-13-6+0+6+131st half1st half: +5.0+5.01st half: +2.7+2.72nd half2nd half: +4.2+4.22nd half: +10.2+10.2
-13-6+0+6+131st half1st half: +5.0+5.01st half: +2.7+2.72nd half2nd half: +4.2+4.22nd half: +10.2+10.2
TennesseeIllinois
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
TennesseeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duke
#39
W
27-21
27
21
+6
H18/03
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#6
W
27-22
27
22
+5
H24/03
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#322
W
41-12
41
12
+29
H06/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#117
W
43-35
43
35
+8
A11/11
NCAA
Wofford
#183
W
36-31
36
31
+5
H14/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#110
W
30-25
30
25
+5
A20/11
NCAA
Purdue
#8
W
31-30
31
30
+1
A22/11
NCAA
Kansas
#63
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A22/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
L
39-61
39
61
-22
A30/11
NCAA
George Mason
#106
W
39-26
39
26
+13
H05/12
NCAA
64.6Avg total
34.8Scored
29.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.929.061.9+3.967%-
Last 30 at home (16)33.326.860.1+6.575%-
Last 30 away (14)32.531.564.0+1.057%-
Last 10 (10)34.829.864.6+5.080%-
Last 5 (5)34.835.470.2-0.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (5)33.234.067.2-0.860%-
vs Weaker (25)32.928.060.9+4.968%-
This opponent (Illinois) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
IllinoisLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Penn State
#105
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H09/03
NCAA
Arkansas
#112
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A16/03
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#258
W
37-25
37
25
+12
H07/11
NCAA
Oakland
#76
W
28-27
28
27
+1
H11/11
NCAA
Marquette
#36
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H15/11
NCAA
Valparaiso
#355
L
38-45
38
45
-7
H18/11
NCAA
Southern Univ.
#166
W
45-27
45
27
+18
H20/11
NCAA
Western Illinois
#92
W
40-23
40
23
+17
H25/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
41-36
41
36
+5
A02/12
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#35
L
39-42
39
42
-3
H05/12
NCAA
68.3Avg total
35.5Scored
32.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.333.767.0-0.453%-
Last 30 at home (18)34.432.066.4+2.456%-
Last 30 away (12)31.636.367.9-4.850%-
Last 10 (10)35.532.868.3+2.750%-
Last 5 (5)40.634.675.2+6.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (16)31.138.169.2-6.925%-
vs Weaker (14)35.828.864.6+7.086%-
This opponent (Tennessee) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Tennessee wins
0
Illinois wins
No previous meetings.
Tennesseelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/12/23HGeorge Mason87-66
30/11/23ANorth Carolina92-100
22/11/23AKansas60-69
22/11/23APurdue67-71
20/11/23ASyracuse73-56
14/11/23HWofford82-61
11/11/23AWisconsin80-70
06/11/23HTennessee Tech80-42
24/03/23HFlorida Atlantic55-62
18/03/23HDuke65-52
Illinoislast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/12/23HFlorida Atlantic98-89
02/12/23ARutgers76-58
25/11/23HWestern Illinois84-52
20/11/23HSouthern Univ.88-60
18/11/23HValparaiso87-64
15/11/23HMarquette64-71
11/11/23HOakland64-53
07/11/23HEastern Illinois80-52
16/03/23AArkansas63-73
09/03/23HPenn State76-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Tennessee
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW62%
HomeWWW100%
AwayWWLLL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games835
Win %62%100%40%
Points / game77.683.074.4
Allowed / game66.956.373.2
Point differential+10.8+26.7+1.2
Avg total144.5139.3147.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%100%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Illinois
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW88%
HomeLWWWW86%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games871
Win %88%86%100%
Points / game80.180.776.0
Allowed / game62.463.058.0
Point differential+17.8+17.7+18.0
Avg total142.5143.7134.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%71%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southeastern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Oklahoma880100%85.562.0+23.5
2 Ole Miss880100%73.866.5+7.2
3 South Carolina87188%75.565.2+10.2
4 Mississippi St.97278%75.462.0+13.4
5 Texas A&M97278%76.867.7+9.1
6 Missouri97278%75.467.2+8.2
7 Alabama86275%94.174.9+19.2
8 Kentucky86275%91.873.2+18.5
9 Texas86275%79.268.4+10.9
10 Auburn75271%78.665.4+13.1
11 Arkansas96367%82.476.1+6.3
12 Georgia96367%72.169.9+2.2
13 Tennessee85362%77.666.9+10.8
14 Florida85362%83.273.4+9.9
15 LSU85362%74.568.6+5.9
16 Vanderbilt94544%70.072.7-2.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue98189%84.967.2+17.7
2 Ohio State98189%80.965.6+15.3
3 Illinois87188%80.162.4+17.8
4 Indiana87188%74.169.2+4.9
5 Northwestern76186%73.766.9+6.9
6 Nebraska97278%77.366.4+10.9
7 Wisconsin97278%73.663.1+10.4
8 UCLA75271%71.057.9+13.1
9 Oregon75271%82.174.7+7.4
10 Minnesota96367%78.768.3+10.3
11 Washington85362%82.872.6+10.1
12 USC85362%78.971.2+7.6
13 Rutgers85362%67.260.6+6.6
14 Iowa95456%85.378.6+6.8
15 Maryland95456%69.964.3+5.6
16 Michigan State84450%72.663.2+9.4
17 Penn State94544%75.770.4+5.2
18 Michigan94544%81.276.6+4.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Tennessee345286
Illinois364379
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