The No. 3 seed Tennessee Volunteers (26-7) are heavily favored (-16.5) to beat the No. 14 seed Longwood Lancers (26-6) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The matchup tips off at 2:45 PM. Here are some insights into this South Regional Region contest for those filling out their brackets.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Tennessee has compiled a 20-13-0 record against the spread this season, while Longwood is 19-9-0. The Volunteers have a 14-19-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Lancers have a record of 16-11-1 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams score 149.5 points per game, 17 more points than this matchup’s total. Tennessee is 6-4-0 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its past 10 contests, while Longwood has gone 6-4-0 against the spread and 9-1 overall.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is what you need to know about Thursday’s college hoops action.
Longwood at Tennessee odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Tennessee -16.5
- Total: 132.5
- Moneyline: Tennessee -2470, Longwood +1139
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Longwood at Tennessee odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Tennessee 77, Longwood 61
Moneyline
- The Volunteers have won 96.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (25-1).
- Tennessee has played four times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -2470 or shorter, and earned a victory each game.
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Volunteers a 96.1% chance to win.
- The Lancers have been underdogs in six games this season and won two (33.3%) of those contests.
- Longwood has played as an underdog of +1139 or more once this season and lost that game.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 8.1% chance of a victory for the Lancers.
Against the spread
- The Volunteers put up 73.2 points per game, 8.1 more points than the 65.1 the Lancers allow.
- When Tennessee puts up more than 65.1 points, it is 15-10 against the spread and 22-3 overall.
- Longwood has a 13-7 record against the spread and a 21-3 record overall when giving up fewer than 73.2 points.
- The Lancers score 13.5 more points per game (76.3) than the Volunteers give up (62.8).
- Longwood has put together a 13-6 ATS record and a 21-2 overall record in games it scores more than 62.8 points.
- Tennessee is 17-10 against the spread and 22-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 76.3 points.
- The Volunteers have scored a total of 344 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 10.4 per game), and the Lancers have out-scored opponents by 361 points on the season (11.2 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The Volunteers’ average implied point total this season is one fewer point than their implied total in Thursday’s game (74 implied points on average compared to 75 implied points in this game).
- This season, Tennessee has scored more than 75 points in 16 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for the Lancers (71.7) is equal to the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Longwood has scored more than 58 points in 26 games.
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