The No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers (23-10) and the No. 13 seed Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (26-7) will meet in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 9:40 PM. Tennessee is favored by 12 points in the matchup, which airs on CBS. Here’s everything you need to know about this 4-13 matchup when filling out your brackets.
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Tennessee Vs Louisiana Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | -12 | 135.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Tennessee (-12) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (135.5) |
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Tennessee Vs Louisiana Stat Rankings
| Tennessee Avg. (Rank) | Louisiana Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 71.8 (180th) | Points Scored | 78 (38th) |
| 58 (3rd) | Points Allowed | 69.8 (165th) |
| 37 (12th) | Rebounds | 34.7 (65th) |
| 12.2 (5th) | Off. Rebounds | 10.1 (84th) |
| 7.8 (133rd) | 3pt Made | 7.1 (215th) |
| 16.9 (8th) | Assists | 14.5 (82nd) |
| 11.3 (113th) | Turnovers | 11.8 (167th) |
Tennessee Vs Louisiana Betting Trends
- The Volunteers’ record against the spread is 17-16-0.
- Tennessee has an ATS record of 9-4 as 12-point favorites or greater.
- The Volunteers have seen 14 of their 33 games go over the point total.
- Tennessee’s games have had more than 135.5 points scored on nine occasions this season.
- The over/under for this game is 135.5 points, 5.7 more than the average point total for Volunteers games this season.
- Louisiana has covered the spread 16 times in 30 games.
- The Ragin’ Cajuns have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 12-point underdog or more this season.
- Out of 33 Tennessee’s games so far this year, 14 have hit the over.
- So far this season, 25 Ragin’ Cajuns games have featured over 135.5 points scored.
- The average total points scored in Louisiana’s games this year (147.8) is 12.3 points higher than the total for this matchup.
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Tennessee Impact Players
- Santiago Vescovi puts up 12.9 points and 3 assists per contest — both team highs. He is also averaging 4.6 rebounds, shooting 40.3% from the floor and 36.6% from downtown with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.
- Zakai Zeigler is tops on his squad in assists per game (5.4), and also puts up 10.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Olivier Nkamhoua paces the Volunteers at 5 rebounds per contest, while also averaging 2 assists and 10.6 points.
- Julian Phillips is tops on the Volunteers at 5 rebounds per game, while also averaging 1.5 assists and 9 points.
- Jonas Aidoo puts up 4.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, shooting 49.3% from the field.
Louisiana Impact Players
- Jordan Brown is the Ragin’ Cajuns’ top scorer (19.4 points per game) and rebounder (8.7), and produces 1.8 assists.
- Terence Lewis II gets the Ragin’ Cajuns 11 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Greg Williams Jr. is averaging 13.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, making 48.6% of his shots from the field and 40.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.8 triples per contest.
- Themus Fulks tops the Ragin’ Cajuns in assists (5.9 per game), and posts 9.4 points and 2.9 rebounds. He also averages 1 steal and 0 blocked shots.
- Joe Charles gives the Ragin’ Cajuns 5.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He also posts 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
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