Duke vs Tennessee Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 18 NCAA Tournament Game (Blue Devils Secure Sweet 16 Spot)

Duke vs Tennessee Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Tournament Game
  • No. 12 Duke (27-8 ) vs. No. 20 Tennessee (24-10)
  • Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
  • Time: 2:40 PM ET
  • Venue: Amway Center — Orlando, Florida
  • Coverage: CBS

The 2023 NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday with a thrilling Round of 32 matchup between the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils and No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers. Duke is aiming to earn its 33rd Sweet 16 appearance, while Tennessee is looking to advance past the Round of 32 for the first time since 2019.

Duke picked apart No. 12-seeded Oral Roberts in a 74-51 first round win as it started the game on a dazzling 15-0 run and never looked back. Meanwhile, Tennessee di dn't look nearly as dominant in a 58-55 win over No. 13-seeded Louisiana, but did see five players score at least 8 points on the night.

Duke vs Tennessee Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: DUKE: (-154) | TENN: (+128)
  • Spread: DUKE: -2.5 (-120) | TENN: +2.5 (-102)
  • Total: 127.5 — Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

Duke enters this contest as a small favorite on the moneyline and spread pe r FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 2:40 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 127.5 points, which is below average compared to Saturday's projected totals.

Duke vs Tennessee Betting Trends

  • Duke is 16-19-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Blue Devils have an ATS record of 13-13 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
  • This season, 14 of Duke's 35 games have hit the over.
  • Against the spread, Tennessee is 17-17-0 this year.
  • The Volunteers don't have a win ATS (0-2) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater this season.
  • There have been 14 Tennessee games (out of 34) that went over the total this season.
Duke Rank Duke AVG Tennessee AVG Tennessee Rank
157th 72.6 Points Scored 71.4 184th
30th 63.6 Points Allo wed 57.9 3rd
13th 35.9 Rebounds 35.6 21st
20th 10.9 Off. Rebounds 11.3 13th
238th 6.8 3pt Made 7.7

137th
66th 14.7 Assists 16.9 8th
132nd 11.4 Turnovers 11.5 143rd

  
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