Purdue erased a nine-point deficit and beat Tennessee 71-67 at the Maui Invitational in November and now the Volunteers get a chance for payback in a more important game as they meet in the Elite Eight. Neither team shot better than 35 percent in that game, but Tennessee hit 11 of 24 3-pointers on Friday night and defeated Creighton 82-75. Dalton Knecht had 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals and Zakai Zeigler added 18 points for the Volunteers, who are 3-0-1 ATS their past four NCAA Tournament games as underdogs. Purdue rode Zach Edey's 27 points and Gonzaga's eventual foul trouble to win 80-68. The Boilermakers shot 57 percent, which is about eight percentage points above their average. However, Tennessee led the SEC defensively allowing only 67.3 points per game and it was second in opponent field goal percentage at .388. Take Tennessee ATS as a Max Play.
This pick was released to clients on March 31, 2024 at 11:04AM ET.
CBB
Tennessee vs. Purdue
March 31, 2024
2:20 PM Eastern
2 units on Tennessee +4.5 (-118) (risk 2 to return 3.69)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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