The Vols should be a -20 point favorite versus Longwood.
Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes Saturday to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years.
The Volunteers (25-7) have won 11 of 12 and taken a huge step toward potentially securing a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Tennessee will face eighth-seeded Texas A&M on Sunday in the SEC title game.
As Favorite Tennessee is 102-24 Straight Up (81.0%) since 2016.
The Vols pay out $4000 on a $100 bet with a 2022 NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship win.
Longwood earned its first NCAA Tournament berth in school history with a Big South Title win over Winthrop Sunday.
Isaiah Wilkins scored 19 points and Longwood advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time with a 79-58 victory over Winthrop on Sunday in the Big South tournament championship game.
Top-seeded Longwood (26-6) never trailed, led by as many as 21 in the first half, 28 in the second half and cruised against the second-seeded Eagles (23-9), a perennial Big South power who had won the last two conference tournament titles and hoped to win its 19th overall.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
