Duke vs Tennessee Preview

This is a titanic second-round matchup between a red-hot Duke team and the Tennessee Volunteers who are one of the top defensive teams in the nation. Duke toyed with a supposedly dangerous Oral Roberts team, while Tennessee took down Louisiana. This looks to be a tight physical game between two teams capable of winning it all.

The Duke Blue Devils are averaging 71.8 points on 44.4 per cent shooting and allowing 63.8 points on 41 per cent shooting. Kyle Filipowski leads the team with 15.6 points per game while Jeremy Roach adds 13.3 points and 2.5 boards, Mark Mitchell dishes out 1.2 assists, and Tyrese Proctor grabs 3.1 boards per game. The Duke Blue Devils shoot 32.9 per cent from beyond the arc and 76.2 per cent from free throw lines while allowing 30.8 per cent shooting from deep and pulling down 36.3 rebounds per game.

The Blue Devils have gone 5-0 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 5-1 overall. The Volunteers have gone 1-4 ATS over their last 5 Saturday games and 4-9 ATS overall over the past 13 contests. The under is 7-2 in Blue Devils' last 9 neutral site games while it is 4-1 for Volunteers over five neutral site contests.

The Tennessee Volunteers are averaging 71.9 points on 43.5 per cent shooting and allowing 57.5 points on 36.4 per cent. Santiago Vescovi leads the team with 12.9 points per game and grabs 4.6 rebounds; Zakai Zeigler follows with 10.7 points and 5.4 assists per game while Olivier Nkamhoua adds another double-digit score while Josiah-Jordan James pulls down 4.7 rebounds per game.

Overall, Tennessee Volunteers shooting percentages stand at 32.6 per cent from beyond the arc and 70.8 per cent from the free throw line; their opponents are shooting 35.6 per cent from deep while collecting 36 rebounds per game.

Head to Head

Duke vs Tennessee Head-to-Head this season.
These teams have not played this season.

Team Leaders

Our Betting Pick for Today

Tennessee is a top 5 defensive team which should keep them in the game. If I was betting this game in December I would have been betting the Volunteers to win. Times have changed as Duke is playing the best basketball in the tournament. The Blue Devils will roll on!

Betting on the Game: Duke -2.5

An under bet is a no-brainer in this game. Tennessee will struggle to score and the Volunteers defense should be able to cool off the Blue Devils offense.

Duke vs Tennesse How to Watch ??

?? Date: Saturday, March 18

?? Game Time: 2:40 pm

?? How to Watch: CBS

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