The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Tennessee Volunteers meet Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis (7:05 pm ET, CBS).
The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed and the Tennessee Volunteers are the sixth seed in the Midwest region.
The Buckeyes are a -215 moneyline, 4.5-point favorite and the total is at 134 in NCAA Tournament Betting Odds at betED.com.
Head-to-head, Ohio State is 2-1 straight up and 1-2 against the point spread in the past three clashes.
The teams haven’t squared off since Jan. 19, 2008, when Tennessee won 74-69 but couldn’t cover as an 11.5-point home favorite. The score went under the total of 147.5.
The Vols (27-8 SU, 14-16-2 ATS) beat the upstart Ohio Bobcats 83-68 in the second round last Saturday, cashing as 9-point favorites. The score went over the 143.5-point total.
The Buckeyes (29-7 SU, 18-18 ATS) got past the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 75-66 in their second-round matchup on Sunday. Ohio State covered as a 6.5-point favorite and the score went over the total of 134.5.
Tennessee is 7-1 SU in its past eight games but just 6-11-1 ATS in its past 18 games. The total has gone under in 11 of Tennessee’s last 16 games.
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last five, and the total has gone over in four of its past five.
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