The No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers and the No. 15 seed Saint Peter's Peacocks clash in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 9:20 p.m. ET. Tennessee is a 22-point favorite in the latest Saint Peter's vs. Tennessee via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 130.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows the Volunteers have been led by senior guard Dalton Knecht, who has posted double-digit scoring in each of the past 18 games. He poured in a season-high 40 points, while grabbing four rebounds in an 85-81 loss to Kentucky in the regular-season finale on March 9. He had 39 points and three steals in a 92-84 win over Auburn on Feb. 28.

The model also knows sophomore forward Corey Washington had a breakout season for the Peacocks, leading the team in scoring and rebounding. In 25 games, including 22 starts, he is averaging 16.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 28.7 minutes. In the MAAC championship game win over Fairfield, he poured in 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Now, the model has set its sights on Saint Peter's vs. Tennessee. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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