ROGERS ELITE 8 TOTAL OF THE YEAR (HIT SIDE!)
(NCAAB) Volunteers (TENN) vs. Cougars (HOU),
Total: 124.50 | -110.00 Over
Result: Loss
My 10* ELITE 8 TOTAL OF THE YEAR is on the over between Tennessee and Houston at 2:20 EST. Tennessee is off the impressive 78-65 win over Kentucky and I expect it to carry that offensive momentum over here. After beating Gonzaga 81-76 in a high-scoring battle in the Round of 32, the Cougars then poured on their trade-mark defense to smother Purdue in a 62-60 win in the Sweet 16. The Vols game-plan here should be similar to what Gonzaga had. To push the pace and to try and get the Cougars out of their comfort zone and playing from behind. Zakai Zeigler had 18 points and 10 boards in the win for Tennessee last time out, and he'll be a handful for Houston tonight as well. This can still be a low-scoring outcome and eclipse this tiny number at the same time and that's absolutely what I'm expecting (I believe it will fall somewhere in the mid-140's once it's all said and done.) Either way, this one flies well over in my opinion.