Tennessee vs. Miami (OH) odds, prediction: 2026 NCAA Tournament picks from proven model

The 2026 NCAA Tournament continues on Friday with the No. 6 seed Tennessee Volunteers taking on the No. 11 seed Miami (OH) Redhawks after it won its First Four matchup against SMU on Wednesday night. Tennessee went 22-11 this season and was 11-7 in SEC play while Miami won all 31 of its regular-season games before a stunning loss to UMass in the first round of the MAC Tournament.

Tipoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Volunteers are 11.5-point favorites in the latest Tennessee vs. Miami odds, with the over/under at 148.5. 

Before making any Miami vs. Tennessee picks, check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered the 2026 NCAA Tournament on a sizzling 11-1 run on top-ranked over/under picks dating back to last year, and is on a 28-22 run on top-rated CBB side picks. Anyone following could have seen HUGE returns!

The model has simulated Tennessee vs. Miami 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is going Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time!

So who wins Miami vs. Tennessee, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has simulated this matchup 10,000 times!