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Tennessee vs Creighton Preview & Picks – Volunteers To Cover In March Madness Victory

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26 Mar 2024
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Leigh Copson 26 Mar 2024
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  • Tennessee vs Creighton picks for Friday, March 29
  • NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game is taking place at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Tennessee vs Creighton Preview & Picks
  • Tennessee vs Creighton Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Tennessee Form
  • Creighton Form

Tennessee vs Creighton Preview & Picks

Tennessee are tipped to cover as they avoid an upset in the Sweet 16.

The Volunteers are a good defensive basketball team that are capable of putting the clamps on Creighton’s offense.

  • Tennessee are 9-2 in their last 11 games
  • Tennessee are 11-3-0 ATS in their last 14 wins
  • Creighton are 1-2-0 ATS as a betting underdog this season
  • The Under has cashed in 8 of Tennessee’s last 10 games

Head To Head

  • Tennessee lead the all-time series 1-0
  • Tennessee won 34-28 when the two teams last met in January 1937

Tennessee Form

Tennessee come into this game on a solid run of form, having now won nine of their last 11 games.

The Volunteers enjoyed a seven-game win streak late in the regular season, but failed to finish on a winning note.

They wrapped up the regular season with an 85-81 defeat when they played host to Kentucky.

Tennessee failed to bounce back from that in the SEC tournament, as they went one-and-done courtesy of a 73-56 defeat to Mississippi State.

The Volunteers have, however, rebounded at the national tournament, backing up an 83-49 win over Saint Peter’s with a 62-58 victory over Texas.

Creighton Form

Creighton enter this meeting with Tennessee on a consistent run of form, having gone 9-2 in their last 11 games.

The Bluejays bounced back from an 80-66 defeat to St John’s (NY) by winning their final three games of the regular season.

They failed to build on that in the Big East tournament though, as they were sent crashing out in the quarter-finals.

Creighton received a bye through the first two rounds, but that merely delayed their exit as they were beaten 78-73 by Providence.

The Bluejays have bounced back in March Madness though, beating Akron 77-60 in the first round before downing Oregon 86-73 in double overtime in the second.

Verdict

Tennessee have been on a good run of form and have been covering consistently in recent weeks.

Creighton, on the other hand, have been an unreliable spread bet as an underdog, so we are backing the Volunteers to get the defensive stops they need to win and cover.

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