The East Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament takes center stage with two Sweet 16 matchups on Thursday. Madison Square Garden hosts the action, and the second half of the doubleheader pits the No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls against the No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers with a berth in the regional final on the line. FAU won the regular season and tournament titles in Conference USA, and the Owls are 33-3 overall this season with an active nine-game winning streak. Tennessee is 25-10 after a strong season in the SEC that included wins over Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas and Mississippi State. The Vols have made their way to the second weekend despite losing point guard Zakai Zeigler (ACL) for the year late in the regular season.
Caesars Sportsbook lists the Vols as 5-point favorites for this 9 p.m. ET tip. The total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 129.5 in the latest Florida Atlantic vs. Tennessee odds. Before locking in any Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic picks, be sure to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters the Sweet 16 round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament 83-54 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,500 for $100 players. It also went 4-1 on top-rated picks during the first week of March Madness. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Tennessee vs. FAU and revealed its coveted picks and predictions for the NCAA Tournament 2023. You can head to SportsLine to see the picks. Here are several college basketball odds and trends for FAU vs. Tennessee:
Florida Atlantic vs. Tennessee spread: Tennessee -5Florida Atlantic vs. Tennessee over/under: 129.5 pointsFlorida Atlantic vs. Tennessee money line: Tennessee…..