Tennessee basketball landed as a two-seed in the Midwest Region on Sunday evening. The Vols are facing 15-seed Wofford on Thursday in the first round of the tournament.
Tennessee is 19-point favorites against Wofford according to the FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under is set at 132.5. KenPom predicts the Vols to earn a 76-59 victory.
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Wofford is in the NCAA Tournament after posting 19-15 (10-8 SoCon) record this season. The Terriers were the six-seed in the SoCon Tournament before defeating ETSU, VMI and Furman to win the conference tournament. Wofford played just one power five opponent this season and it was a tough one, falling to Duke 86-35 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Terries enter the NCAA Tournament ranked 120th in KenPom with an offense that ranks 67th nationally and a defense that ranks 231st. Their best win of the season came on Dec. 18 when they won at Saint Louis.
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Dwight Perry’s Wofford team is 17-17 against the spread this season. The over has hit in 19 Wofford games this season and the under has hit in 15 games.
The Vols are back in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight time and have earned a two-seed in three of those seven tournaments. In those previous two seasons, Tennessee has made it to a Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight respectively.
Rick Barnes’ 10th Tennessee team enters the NCAA Tournament 27-7 (12-6 SEC) having lost in the SEC Tournament Championship game. The Vols knocked off Texas in the quarterfinals and Auburn in the semifinals before falling to Florida in the championship game.
Tennessee is 18-15 against the spread this season but have covered in just two of their last seven games. The over has hit in 14 games this season while the under has hit 19 games.
If Tennessee gets past Wofford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament then they’ll face seven-seed UCLA or 10-seed Utah State in the Round of 32.
