Tennessee Volunteers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Pick

Tennessee Volunteers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Pick

Darin Zank
Date: March 24, 12:10 pm
Location: Nationwide Arena
TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Tennessee -8
Total: 155.5

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Second place in the SEC meets sixth place in the Big Ten when Tennessee takes on Iowa in an NCAA tournament South regional second-round bout Sunday afternoon in Columbus (12:10 pm ET, CBS). The Volunteers are favored by over a touchdown for this game, but Iowa already owns one upset in this Dance. Who do we like for our <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/ncaab/free-ncaab-picks">free NCAA tournament pick</a>?
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The Line<br />
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NCAA tournament betting odds opened Tennessee at -8 over Iowa, with an over/under of 155.5. Both figures were holding steady in early betting action.
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Bettors thinking the Hawkeyes might pull another upset here could get upwards of +320 on the college basketball betting money line.
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Hawkeyes-Volunteers Betting Preview<br />
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No. 10 seed Iowa (23-11 SU, 14-20 ATS) reached Sunday's action by coming from behind to beat No. 7 seed Cincinnati Friday 79-72. The Hawkeyes trailed the Bearcats by 13 points early and by five at the half, but later ended the game with a 24-13 run for the outright win as five-point dogs on the college basketball betting line.
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Despite a slow start Iowa ended up shooting 55 percent from the floor Friday and hit 11-for-22 from 3-point range, although it also turned the ball over 14 times.
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Even with Friday's victory/cover the Hawkeyes are only 2-5 both SU and ATS over their last seven games.
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No. 2 seed Tennessee (30-5 SU, 17-16 ATS) reached Sunday's play by holding off No. 15 seed Colgate Friday 77-70. The Volunteers led the Raiders by 16 points late in the first half, fell down by a bucket midway through the second half but rallied and held on for the win.
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However, Tennessee also came up way short of covering the spread as a 17-point favorite.
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On the day the Vols shot 47 percent from the field and won the turnover battle 13-8.
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Tennessee is now 6-2 SU, 4-4 ATS over its last eight games.
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NCAA Tournament Betting Trends<br />
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With Friday's victory/cover Iowa is now 5-9 both SU and ATS this season against teams that made the NCAA tournament. The Hawkeyes are also 8-8 ATS this season as underdogs.
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Also, the Big Ten went 7-1 SU, 5-3 ATS in the first round of this NCAA tournament.
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With Friday's win/non-cover the Vols are now 10-5 SU, 8-7 ATS against teams that made the Big Dance this season. Tennessee is also 8-5 ATS this season when favored by single digits.
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The SEC went 5-2 SU but 2-5 ATS in the first round of this tournament.
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Hawkeyes-Vols Tournament History<br />
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These programs met most recently back in the 2014 NCAA tournament, a 78-65 Tennessee victory in overtime. But the outcome of that game has no bearing on our pick for this game.
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Totals Report<br />
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The totals are split 17-17 in Iowa games this season, which are averaging 152 total points.
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The overs are 20-14 in Tennessee games this season, which are averaging 151 points.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href=" https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/ncaab/matchup/1106123"&gt; Tennessee vs Iowa NCAAB Match-up </a> </span>
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Tennessee vs Iowa Prediction 03/24/2019

The Hawkeyes shot the heck out of the ball for the last 30 minutes Friday; that probably will not happen Sunday. Meanwhile, the Volunteers let Colgate back in the game Friday; they won't do that again Sunday.

Free Pick: We're giving the points here with Tennessee. -8
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