Tennessee Tech and Central Florida meet in the Suan Juan Shootout losers bracket. Tech lost to Vanderbilt 62-75 while Central Florida dropped a game to Appalachian State. While neither team is happy to be here, a win is certainly better than a loss. With Mike Sutton at the helm, Tennessee Tech is just 9-18 ATS in close games (line +3.5 to -3.5) and 6-15 ATS on the road vs. non-conference opponents. If you narrow that to road foes that outscore their opponents by 12+ PPG (C Florida winning by average score of 77.6 to 62.2), the record drops to 0-6 ATS. Central Florida is 7-2 on the year and 9-1 ATS their last ten after an ATS loss. The biggest reason to back Florida here? Defense. They are holding opponents to 62.2 per game while Tennessee Tech allows 77.5 per game. Take the favorite here.