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The No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers (25-8) are favored by 6.5 points against the No. 7 seed Texas Longhorns (21-12) for their NCAA Tournament matchup on Saturday. A trip to the Sweet 16 will be awarded to the winner of the 2-7 Midwest Region bracket contest, which tips off at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
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How do I watch Volunteers vs. Longhorns?
- Game Day: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Arena: Spectrum Center
Betting Lines for Volunteers vs. Longhorns
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | -6.5 | 146.5 |
Tennessee Betting Stats & Information
- Tennessee has gone 20-5 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 80%).
- When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -270 or shorter, the Volunteers have gone 17-3 (85% winning percentage).
- So far this season, the Volunteers have put together a 17-14-2 record against the spread.
- When they have played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Volunteers are 12-9-2 against the spread.
- The average total Tennessee has had in its games this year is 0.4 more points than this particular game’s point total.
Texas Betting Stats & Info
- Texas has entered the game as underdogs 11 times this season and won four, or 36.4%, of those games.
- The Longhorns have a record of 3-5 when they’re set as an underdog of +217 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- So far this season, the Longhorns have compiled a 13-20-0 record against the spread.
- The Longhorns are winless against the spread (0-5) when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs.
- The average point total for Texas this year is 1.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Tennessee vs. Texas Season Stat Comparison
| Tennessee Rank | Tennessee AVG | Texas AVG | Texas Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195th | 70.8 | Points Scored | 78.0 | 36th |
| 3rd | 57.9 | Points Allowed | 67.8 | 105th |
| 25th | 38.4 | Rebounds | 34.1 | 227th |
| 11th | 11.4 | Off. Rebounds | 8.6 | 178th |
| 134th | 7.7 | 3pt Made | 7.2 | 200th |
| 9th | 16.7 | Assists | 16.2 | 16th |
| 113th | 11.2 | Turnovers | 10.9 | 84th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Tennessee Volunteers Leaders
- The Volunteers scoring leader is Dalton Knecht, who averages 21.2 per contest to go with 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
- Jonas Aidoo leads Tennessee in rebounding, averaging 7.7 per game, while Zakai Zeigler leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 6.0 in each contest.
- Knecht leads the Volunteers in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Texas Longhorns Leaders
- Max Abmas averages 17.0 points and adds 4.2 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Longhorns’ leaderboards in those statistics.
- Dillon Mitchell grabs 7.6 rebounds per game (he also scores 9.9 points per game and adds 1.5 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Texas rebounding leaderboard.
- Abmas is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Longhorns, hitting 2.7 threes per game.
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