Auburn Tigers player of the year candidate Johni Broome had a surprise for him on his car Saturday morning before the game vs. the Tennessee Volunteers.

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 7 Tennessee basketball faces Auburn. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers host the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers tonight. Here are three keys for the Tigers to prevail over the Vols.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

No. 6 Tennessee visits the No. 1 Auburn Tigers after Chaz Lanier scored 23 points in the Volunteers' 68-56 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Auburn has bolted out to a 17-1 start that includes a 5-0 Southeastern Conference record in Bruce Pearl's 11th season on the Plains. The two most recent Auburn victories transpired without Johni Broome, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound center/forward who is averaging 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game.

Bruce Pearl is hopeful that Auburn forward Johni Broome will make his return for Saturday night's top-10 showdown against No. 6 Tennessee.

Here is everything you need to know about Auburn vs. Tennessee, including TV and streaming options for the game.

The Vanderbilt Commodores have gotten off to an incredible start in the first season under new head coach Mark Byington.

Bruce Pearly reflects on his time with Auburn Hoops after becoming the winningest coach in program history.

Miles Kelly hit a three from the corner with 30 seconds left and No. 6 Tennessee’s upset bid came up short at No. 1 Auburn Saturday night, falling 53-51 at Neville Arena. Igor Milicic missed on a drive to the rim with 14 seconds left and Auburn grabbed the rebound,