Tennessee basketball opened as 18.5-point favorites in its NCAA Tournament first round matchup against Saint Peter’s, according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 128.5.
The Vols earned the highest two-seed in this year’s tournament and will face the 15-seed Peacocks on Thursday night in Charlotte. Analytical based college basketball website KenPom projects Tennessee to earn an 74-55 victory over Saint Peter’s.
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Rick Barnes’ ninth Tennessee team made it to the NCAA Tournament by posting a 24-8 (14-4 SEC) record. The Vols won the SEC Regular Season Championship outright and also earned non conference wins over NCAA Tournament teams Wisconsin, Illinois and North Carolina State.
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Saint Peter’s earned a 15-seed in the NCAA Tournament by winning the MAAC Tournament. The Peacocks were the three-seed in the event and defeated Rider, Quinnipiac and Fairfield by a combined nine points to punch their ticket to the Big Dance.
The Peacocks are just two years removed from an Elite Eight run in just their third ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. Then head coach Shaheen Holloway left for Seton Hall following the season but second-year coach Bashir Mason has the Peacocks back in the Big Dance.
Saint Peter’s went 19-13 (12-8 MEAC) over the course of the season and lost all both games it played against Big Six competition— Seton Hall and Rutgers— as well as a matchup against NCAA Tournament 11-seed Duquesne.
Tipoff between the Vols and Peacocks is at 9:20 p.m. ET on Thursday night. TNT is broadcasting the game.
