Chris Jans

Edwards likes Vols as home favorites

As of late Tuesday morning, most books had Tennessee (16-2 straight up, 10-7-1 against the spread) installed as a 7.5-point home favorite vs. Mississippi St. tonight. Tip-off on ESPN2 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Tennessee is unbeaten in 10 home games with a 7-3 ATS record, but the non-covers came when Rick Barnes’s squad Edwards likes Vols as home favorites

Edwards: Saturday’s SEC Slate

FanDuel currently has Tennessee as the -115 ‘chalk’ to win the SEC’s regular-season championship. Alabama, which hosts the Volunteers Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum, has -105 odds. South Carolina is one game back of both teams and has a 20/1 number. Kentucky has 110/1 odds, followed by Florida and Auburn, who are both 140/1 longshots. Edwards: Saturday’s SEC Slate