Texas A&M Basketball vs. Tennessee Volunteers: How to Watch, Preview

Aggie fans will wear black and "pack" Reed Arena for Texas A&M's most difficult matchup on paper, as it looks to extend its SEC winning streak.
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After earning their second win over the Missouri Tigers, the No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies (20-7, 12-2 SEC) will head home to face the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (20-7, 9-5 SEC) in their highest-ranked matchup of the season. 

In the Aggies' last game against Missouri, the guard duo of Wade Taylor IV and Dexter Dennis had their way, tallying 21 and 17 points, respectively, to keep the Tigers out of the game throughout the entire second half, ultimately earning a strong road victory against an NCAA tournament seeded team. 

Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams has praised Dennis all season long, making clear that his contributions on the court are essential to his team's success — leaving no question that the Aggies will be looking once more to him to make things happen offensively, especially against Tennessee. 

The Volunteers are entering the game as a 3 seed according to ESPN, but Tennessee has taken a turn for the worse in its last few games, losing three of its last four — though its one victory came against top-ranked Alabama. Despite the Volunteers' recent struggle, however, the Aggies will enter the game hoping for a strong start. 

A win for the Aggies would only further their historic SEC performance thus far, adding another statement win to their tournament resume in the process — and the Aggies like their chances at home, so far going undefeated against SEC opponents at Reed Arena. Tipoff will be at 6:00 p.m. 


WHAT: Texas A&M Aggies (20-7, 12-2 SEC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (20-7, 9-5 SEC)

WHERE: Reed Arena, College Station, TX (12,989)

WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, 6:00 p.m. CT

TELEVISION: ESPN

RADIO: 1620 AM/94.5 FM, TAMUSN, SiriusXM 383

Betting via SI SportsBook

SPREAD: Texas A&M -2.5

TOTAL: 128.5

MONEYLINE: Texas A&M -150, Tennessee +115


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Matt Guzman
MATT GUZMAN

Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.