The No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers will be seeking their first win over a ranked opponent this season when they host the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini Saturday afternoon on CBS and Paramount+. Tennessee has already dropped three games against ranked teams, but it is coming off an 87-66 win over George Mason. Illinois extended its winning streak to five games with a 98-89 win over No. 11 Florida Atlantic on Tuesday. You can stream the game on Paramount+.

Tipoff is set for noon ET at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville. The latest Tennessee vs. Illinois odds from SportsLine consensus list the Vols as 7-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is set at 145. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) Saturday's game can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+, which you can get for free for the first week.

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