The highest two seeds within the Midwest Area will meet within the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon when No. 1 seed Purdue faces No. 2 seed Tennessee. The Boilermakers (32-4) punched their ticket to the Elite Eight with an 80-68 win over No. 5 seed Gonzaga within the Candy 16 on Friday. They’ve already picked up one win over Tennessee this season, which got here in a 71-67 remaining within the Maui Invitational. The Volunteers (27-8) are in search of their first Last 4 look in class historical past after beating No. 3 seed Creighton on Friday.
Tipoff is about for two:20 p.m. ET from Little Caesars Enviornment in Detroit. The Boilermakers are favored by 3.5 factors within the newest Purdue vs. Tennessee odds, per SportsLine consensus, whereas the over/beneath for complete factors scored is 147.5. Earlier than making any Tennessee vs. Purdue picks, make sure to see the faculty basketball predictions from the confirmed laptop mannequin at SportsLine.Â
The mannequin simulates each Div. I school basketball sport 10,000 instances. It entered the Candy 16 spherical of the 2024 NCAA event on a 152-109 roll on all top-rated school basketball picks relationship again to final season, returning greater than $1,800 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a powerful 32-21 (+890) report on top-rated unfold picks this season, and it known as 13 Candy 16 groups this yr. Anybody following it has seen big returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Purdue vs. Tennessee and simply locked in its March Insanity predictions. You possibly can go to SportsLine now to see the mannequin’s picks. Listed below are a number of school basketball odds and betting traces and traits for Tennessee vs. Purdue:
- Purdue vs. Tennessee unfold: Purdue -3.5
- Purdue vs. Tennessee over/beneath: 147.5 factors
- Purdue vs. Tennessee cash line: Purdue -167, Tennessee +140
- PUR: The Boilermakers are 9-1 in neutral-site video games this season.Â
- TENN: The Vols are 10-5 ATS of their final 15 video games.Â
- Purdue vs. Tennessee picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Purdue can cowl
Purdue has stepped up in opposition to the most effective groups that it has confronted this season, beating Gonzaga (twice), Marquette, Alabama, Arizona, Illinois (twice) and Wisconsin (twice). The Boilermakers have made a number of statements within the NCAA Event after dropping within the first spherical as a No. 1 seed final season. They beat No. 8 seed Utah State by 39 factors within the second spherical earlier than overlaying the unfold as 4.5-point favorites of their 80-68 win over Gonzaga within the Candy 16.
Reigning Wood Award winner Zach Edey has recorded 5 straight double-doubles, together with 27 factors and 14 rebounds in opposition to the Bulldogs on Friday. He’s a matchup nightmare for any opponent, and Tennessee’s prime two massive males fouled out throughout a mixed 25 minutes when these groups met in November. The Boilermakers have loads of firepower behind Edey as effectively, with three different starters averaging double digits. See which staff to again at SportsLine.
Why Tennessee can cowl
Tennessee has improved since its slender loss to Purdue in November, as level guard Zakai Zeigler was nonetheless working his method again from an ACL damage whereas switch Dalton Knecht was looking for his function on the staff. Zeigler received the SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr award, and Knecht was named the SEC Participant of the Yr after main the Vols to the regular-season title. They each got here up with clutch performances within the Candy 16 on Friday, combining for 42 factors, 11 assists and 10 rebounds within the win over Creighton.
The Volunteers had been in a position to get previous the Bluejays with out fifth-year senior starter Santiago Vescovi, who was out with the flu and might be accessible on Sunday. He’s certainly one of six gamers averaging no less than 6.5 factors per sport for Tennessee, because the Vols are one of many deepest groups within the nation. They’ve lined the unfold in 10 of their final 15 video games and they are going to be throwing every part they’ve at Edey on this rematch. See which staff to again at SportsLine.Â
Tips on how to make Tennessee vs. Purdue picks
SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning Below on the full, projecting the groups to mix for 147 factors. The mannequin additionally says one aspect of the unfold hits in effectively over 50% of simulations. You possibly can solely see the picks at SportsLine.Â
So who wins Purdue vs. Tennessee, and which aspect of the unfold hits effectively over 50% of the time? Go to SportsLine now to see which aspect of the Tennessee vs. Purdue unfold it’s essential soar on, all from the mannequin on a 152-109 roll on its top-rated school basketball picks, and discover out.
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