Prediction and Game Preview for Tennessee vs. Texas in the NCAA Tournament’s Second Round
Date: March 23, a SaturdayTime of Game: 8:00 p.m. Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North CarolinaHow to Watch: CBSRecord: Texas (21-12), Tennessee (25-8)Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament, 2024 Schedule of the NCAA Tournament, Forecasts, Previews of the Games, Lines PREVIEW OF TEXAS VS TENNESSEE: WHY TEXAS WILL WIN
CFN Ranking 1-68: 30, Texas Seed: 7.KenPom Ranking: 24; Net Ranking: 30Even while Texas wasn’t flawless—it was only able to make one three, going 1-for-14—it was still able to shut down Colorado State with a 56-44 victory because to its
strong defense.Though it’s not always good at the grueling defensive fights, this squad isn’t the most reliable and typically needs to score to win, but at least it demonstrated that it could.Tennessee is going to provide both defense and
Tennessee Seed: 2, CFN Ranking 1-68: 5Net Ranking: 7, KenPom Ranking: 7Again, Tennessee is about more than the
three.And again, this isn’t a Texas team that doesn’t normally win low-scoring games. It’s 16-1 when scoring 75 points or
more, and 5-11 when it doesn’t. Not cranking up the points against Colorado State is one thing, but the Longhorns can’t get away with it against the Vols.Tennessee allowed more than 75 points just eight times, and even then it was able to win several of those and hang around in the others.But as good as the defense is, and should be against the Longhorns …
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