Florida Atlantic vs Tennessee NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 odds, tips and betting trends

Watch this Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers (25-10) and No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls (33-3) to decide which of the squads is heading to the East Region bracket final when it tips off on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, beginning at 9:00 PM, airing on TBS.

The Volunteers are a 5.5-point favorite against the Owls when the Volunteers and the Owls square off. The game’s over/under is set at 130.5.

Tennessee has compiled an 18-17-0 record against the spread this season, while Florida Atlantic is 22-12-0. The Volunteers are 14-21-0 and the Owls are 18-16-0 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams score an average of 149.6 points per game, 19.1 more points than this matchup’s total. Tennessee has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall over the last 10 games. Florida Atlantic has gone 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its last 10 contests.

Here’s everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s college hoops game.

Florida Atlantic at Tennessee odds, spread and lines

• Spread: Tennessee -5.5
• Total: 130.5
• Moneyline: Tennessee -256, Florida Atlantic +205

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Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic prediction

Tennessee 70, Florida Atlantic 66

Moneyline

• Tennessee has put together a 20-7 record in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 74.1% of those games).
• When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -256 or shorter, the Volunteers have a record of 14-4 (77.8% winning percentage).
• Tennessee has an implied moneyline win probability of 71.9% in this contest.

• This season, Florida Atlantic has been the underdog six times and won four of those games.
• The Owls have a record of 1-1 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +205 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Florida Atlantic has a 32.8% chance to win.

Against the spread

• Tennessee has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
• Florida Atlantic is 22-12-0 ATS this season.
• The Volunteers score 71.2 points per game, 6.1 more points than the 65.1 the Owls give up.
• Tennessee is 15-7 against the spread and 18-4 overall when scoring more than 65.1 points.
• Florida Atlantic has a 15-2 record against the spread and an 18-0 record overall when giving up fewer than 71.2 points.
• The Owls score 20.6 more points per game (78.4) than the Volunteers give up to opponents (57.8).
• Florida Atlantic is 18-10 against the spread and 27-3 overall when it scores more than 57.8 points.
• Tennessee has an ATS record of 16-13 and a 22-7 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 78.4 points.

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Over/Under

• The average implied total for the Volunteers this season is 73.1 points, 5.1 more points than their implied total of 68 points in Thursday’s game.
• This season, Tennessee has scored more than 68 points in a game 23 times.
• The Owls’ average implied point total on the season (75.6 points) is 12.6 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (63 points).
• This season, Florida Atlantic has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (63) 33 times.

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