The No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers and the No. 3 seed Creighton Bluejays hyperlink up within the Candy 16 of the 2024 NCAA Event on Friday with an Elite Eight matchup towards the winner of Purdue and Gonzaga on the road. Tennessee rolled previous Saint Peter’s within the first spherical earlier than edging out Texas within the second spherical. Creighton dealt with Akron within the first spherical earlier than needing double time beyond regulation to carry off Oregon within the second.
Tipoff from the Little Caesars Area in Detroit is ready for 10:09 p.m. ET. The Vols are 3.5-point favorites within the newest Creighton vs. Tennessee odds from SportsLine consensus, whereas the over/beneath for complete factors scored is 146. Earlier than making any Tennessee vs. Creighton picks, it is advisable take a look at the faculty basketball predictions and betting recommendation from the SportsLine Projection Mannequin.
The mannequin simulates each Div. I faculty basketball recreation 10,000 instances. It enters the Candy 16 spherical of the 2024 NCAA match on a 152-109 roll on all top-rated faculty basketball picks relationship again to final season, returning greater than $1,800 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a robust 32-21 (+890) document on top-rated unfold picks this season, and it referred to as 13 Candy 16 groups this 12 months. Anybody following it has seen big returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Tennessee vs. Creighton and simply locked in its March Insanity predictions. You possibly can go to SportsLine now to see the mannequin’s picks. Listed here are a number of faculty basketball odds and developments for Creighton vs. Tennessee:
- Tennessee vs. Creighton unfold: Volunteers -3
- Tennessee vs. Creighton over/beneath: 146 factors
- Tennessee vs. Creighton cash line: Volunteers -177, Bluejays +147
- TENN: The full has gone Below in 5 of Tennessee’s final six video games
- CREI: The Bluejays are 5-1 ATS of their final six video games
- Tennessee vs. Creighton picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Creighton can cowl
Senior middle Ryan Kalkbrenner is dominant within the paint. Kalkbrenner owns a tender contact across the rim and makes use of his lengthy arms to swat away photographs. He averages 17.4 factors, 7.6 rebounds and three.1 blocks per recreation. Within the win over Oregon, Kalkbrenner tallied 19 factors, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Senior guard Steven Ashworth gives the Bluejays with a knockdown shooter on the surface. Ashworth owns a pure jumper and excels in catch-and-shoot conditions. The Utah native places up 11 factors, 4.2 assists and makes 2.2 3-pointers per recreation. In his final contest, Ashworth had 21 factors, 4 assists and made 5 threes. See which crew to again at SportsLine.
Why Tennessee can cowl
Junior guard Zakai Zeigler is a fearless ball-handler who performs with large vitality. Zeigler could be a artful playmaker and is among the quickest gamers on the courtroom. He does an amazing job serving to arrange Tennessee’s high scorers — Dalton Knecht (21.1 ppg) and Jonas Aidoo (12 ppg). Zeigler averages 11.7 factors, six assists and 1.8 steals per recreation. On Mar. 21, Zeigler totaled 11 factors and 10 assists.
Senior guard Josiah-Jordan James is one other energetic playmaker who has a number of expertise in huge recreation. James is consistently preventing on the boards and chopping to the basket for simple appears to be like. The South Carolina native logs 8.2 rebounds and 6.5 rebounds per contest. In his final outing, James had 9 factors and 9 boards. See which crew to again at SportsLine.
The right way to make Creighton vs. Tennessee picks
SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning Over on the full, projecting the groups to mix for 148 factors. The mannequin additionally says one aspect of the unfold hits properly over 60% of the time. You possibly can see the picks solely at SportsLine.
So who wins Tennessee vs. Creighton, and which aspect of the unfold hits properly over 60% of the time? Go to SportsLine now to see which aspect of the unfold it is advisable soar on, all from the mannequin on a 152-109 roll on its top-rated faculty basketball picks, and discover out.
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