Tennessee is one of the most disappointing teams in the 2022-23 College Basketball odds campaign. Last week the Tennessee Volunteers split their two SEC Tournament games. Tennessee blew out the Ole Miss Rebels. However, they were eliminated by the Missouri Tigers. On the whole, the performance was an example of the Vols’ season. Certainly, Tennessee was good enough to beat any team it faced. But the Volunteers had no staying power when reviewing the entire body of work. The weakness with head coach Rick Barnes’ program continues to be an inconsistent offense.
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns vs. Tennessee Volunteers Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Thursday, March 16, 2023, 9:40 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Amway Center, Orlando, Florida |
| TV Coverage: | CBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Louisiana | +10½ (-110) | 136 (-110) | +420 |  |
| Tennessee | -10½ (-110) | 136 (-110) | -570 | |
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Louisiana vs. Tennessee SBG Odds Overview
Tennessee has one of the best defenses in the nation. On the other hand, its inconsistent offense often fails to complement that defense. Thus, sportsbook gamblers are lukewarm about the Vols heading into the Big Dance. On the other hand, the casual sector has no familiarity with Louisiana. Hence, a likely split of the betting handle.
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Team Overview
Overall, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are 23-7 straight up, 14-12-1 against the spread, and 17-10 over/under the total. Louisiana has national metrics of 27th for scoring offense, 19th for field goal percentage, 27th for 3-point field goal percentage, 297th for free throw percentage, and 51st for offensive rebounding. While defense, Louisiana is 208th for scoring defense, 228th for field goal percentage permitted, 265th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 32nd for defensive rebounding.
Louisiana got the cash in three of its previous four games. Also, the Ragin’ Cajuns went under the total in four straight tilts. Louisiana won the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Jordan Brown leads Louisiana with 19.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest.
Tennessee Volunteers Team Overview
To summarize, the Tennessee Volunteers are 22-9 straight up, 16-15 against the spread, and 13-17 over/under the total. Tennessee has national metrics of 177th for scoring offense, 251st for field goal percentage, 271st for 3-point field goal percentage, 218th for free throw percentage, and 14th for offensive rebounding. While on defense, Tennessee ranks 4th for scoring defense, 1st for field goal percentage permitted, 1st for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 61st for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Tennessee failed to cover four of its final six games. The Volunteers went under the total in only two of those tilts. Santiago Vescovi leads Tennessee with 12.9 points per game. Tennessee finished 4th in the SEC standings, five games behind the champion Alabama Crimson Tide.
Namely, Nick Honor hit a 3-pointer with 1:45 left to put Missouri ahead to stay, and the 25th-ranked Tigers beat No. 17 Tennessee 79-71. This season, Missouri won its fifth straight to snap a three-game skid in the SEC quarterfinals. Correlate, the Tigers did it by knocking off the defending tourney champ in a taut game featuring 15 ties and 11 lead changes. The last tie was at 69, and Honor put Missouri ahead to stay with his 3.
Tennessee snapped a 41-year drought in this event by winning the tourney title in Tampa last year. Now, these Volunteers go into the NCAA Tournament, having lost four of seven overall.
Louisiana vs. Tennessee SBG Free Picks
In this situation, Tennessee is a name brand overlay in poor NCAABB betting form.
Louisiana vs. Tennessee SBG Best Bet: Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.