3/20 NCAA: Ohio Bobcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers 3:35pm

[SouthernLord]

The Ohio Bobcats and the Tennessee Volunteers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Dunkin Donuts Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Volunteers listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total is sitting at 141.

Ohio clawed their way out to an early lead and went on to defeat Georgetown 97-83 in the first-round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Ohio won that game as 14-point underdogs, while the 180 points sailed OVER the posted total of 140.

D.J. Cooper tossed in 23 points and dished out eight assists, while Armon Bassett poured in a game-high 32 points in the win.

Tennessee held off a late surge and defeated San Diego State 62-59 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Tennessee failed to cover the 3-point spread, while the 121 points went UNDER the posted total of 129.5.

J.P. Prince and Melvin Goins tossed in 15 points apiece in that win.


Team records:
Ohio: 22-14 SU, 19-12 ATS
Tennessee: 26-8 SU, 13-17-1 ATS


Ohio most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Tennessee most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
After a win are 7-3


A few trends to consider:
Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tennessee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

 

[JDid23]

Congrats an a great opening round Ohio- ends here.

However, if they shoot 55%+ from 3 pt range they can win.

 

[Boxingheels]

Tenn

 

[hurricane]

tenn

 

[puddlemonkey]

points

 

[jimmyhav]

Vol's....WAX 'EM!