2010 March Madness Ohio State vs. Tennessee Picks & Predictions

Last Updated on March 26, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

Ohio St.-Tennessee Pick

Friday’s set of NCAA Tournament games kicks off with
Ohio
State facing

Tennessee in the Midwest Regional Semifinal at 7:07PM ET.

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These two teams will battle it out in the Edward Jones Dome in

St. Louis,
Missouri.
Ohio
State is the No. 2 seed while

Tennessee is the No. 6 seed.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL have made
Ohio
State 5-point favorites over

Tennessee on Friday night. The over/under for the game has been set at 134.

Ohio
State is looking to reach its first Elite Eight since 2007. It would be the 12^th regional final appearance in school history. The Buckeyes have won their last nine games including a 68-51 win over UC-Santa Barbara and a 75-66 win over Georgia Tech in the tournament. In the win over the Yellowjackets,

Ohio
State shot 49 percent from the floor and forced Tech into 21 turnovers. Evan Turner had 24 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists to lead

Ohio
State while Jon Diebler had 20 points and David Lighty had 18 points.

Tennessee is looking to reach its first Elite Eight in school history with a win over the Buckeyes. Besides a loss to

Kentucky in the SEC Tournament, the Vols have won their last seven games.
Tennessee defeated San Diego State 62-59 in the first round and beat

Ohio 83-68 to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Volunteers held the athletic
Ohio team to just 37.9 percent shooting while

Tennessee shot 56.7 percent itself. J.P. Prince had 18 points to lead the Vols in the win while Scotty Hopson had 17 points and Wayne Chism had nine points with 12 rebounds and four assists.

Both teams had done well to get to this point but neither team has faced a great challenge. With both teams being athletic, it will be interesting to see which team tries to slow down the pace first. Overall, it looks as if the Buckeyes have better overall talent and depth, which should give them the edge in this game. We like the Buckeyes minus the points and the under in this game.

Our NCAA Tournament Free Pick for this matchup is:
OHIO
STATE -5 and UNDER 134
March Madness Betting Trends


Tennessee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

The total has gone UNDER in 11 of

Tennessee‘s last 16 games

Tennessee is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games

Ohio
State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

The total has gone OVER in 4 of

Ohio
State‘s last 5 games

March Madness Injury Report

OHIO
STATE

No Injuries Reported

TENNESSEE

No Injuries Reported
March Madness Game Odds
Ohio
State Buckeyes (-210) -5 Over 134

Tennessee Volunteers (+175) +5 Under 134
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Posted: 3/26/10 3:00PM ET