Last week at Kentucky the Tennessee Volunteers got a bit of a reality check with betting lines NCAA basketball. UT was mauled by the Wildcats 86-69 which cost them their number one in the nation ranking. But the Vols still share the lead of the Southeastern Conference with the LSU Tigers. As a consequence, Saturday’s meeting at Baton Rouge between the Vols and Tigers is appointment viewing. The winner will have full control of the SEC championship race. For UT it is a golden opportunity to atone for a bad performance at Kentucky. While LSU can nationally step out.
#3 Tennessee Volunteers vs. #19 LSU Tigers
Date and Time: Saturday, February 23, 2019, noon ET
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Late results show LSU as one of the most consistently profitable teams on the college basketball board. As an example, the Bayou Bengals have covered the spread in seven of their last ten games. Seven of their last nine games went over the total. National metrics have LSU ranked 19th for scoring offense but 236th for points allowed. Owing to that is a Tigers record of 21-4 straight up, 14-10-1 vs. the odds, and 15-9 over the total.
Tennessee’s late notoriety as the former top ranked in the country team was a drag on their value. Consider UT covered just one of their last four games. Four of Tennessee’s last six games went over the total. UT has national metrics of eighth for scoring offense but 93rd for points allowed. As a result, the Volunteers are 23-2 straight up, 13-10-1 against the line, and 14-10 over the total.
Extending Tennessee’s great season is forward Grant Williams. The forward is averaging a team best 19.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Counter to that is LSU guard Tremont Waters. To illustrate Waters leads the Tigers with 15.9 points and six assists per game.
In spite of last week Tennessee has been an exceptional value on the road. UT has paid in seven of their last nine away matchups with betting lines NCAA basketball. Eight of their last ten road tilts went over the total. Additionally, recent results have gone well for LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU has paid in five of their last eight home games with five of their last six in that situation went over the total.
Tennessee has had the recent online wagering advantage in their series with LSU. To illuminate, the Vols have covered seven of their last ten against the Bayou Bengals. Four of the last five between these teams went over the total. And on the road UT has had no problems coming away with the cash against LSU. The Vols have paid in three of their last four visits to Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Three of those four games went over the total.
Matchup to Watch
Despite their loss at Kentucky this is an exceptional Tennessee team. More emphatically the Vols defense is a betting lines NCAA basketball
Matchup Advantage.
Tennessee vs. LSU NCAA games Betting Odds Picks
Tennessee should prove to be a strong bounce back team in this one!
Tennessee vs. LSU NCAA Betting Online Pick: Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee vs. LSU NCAA Betting Online Score Prediction: Tennessee 84, LSU 78
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