East Region: American (15) vs. Tennessee (2)

Tennessee spent a week as the nation's No. 1 team and gets a relative cupcake in the first round against the American Eagles. The No. 2 Vols face the Patriot League champions, who must slow the game down and hope like hell to keep things close against the explosive Volunteers.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Volunteers listed as 20-point favorites versus the Eagles, while the game's total is sitting at 141.

Tennessee lost a tough 92-91 semifinal game to Arkansas on Saturday in the SEC Tournament at Memorial Coliseum. Tennessee was favored by 6-points in the contest, while the combined 183 points sailed OVER the posted total of 147.5.

Chris Lofton scored 25 points for Tennessee and Tyler Smith had 24 in the loss.

American was a surprise winner in the Patriot League, but is overmatched size and talent-wise by the Volunteers.

Team records:
American: 21-11 SU, 0-1 ATS
Tennessee: 29-4 SU, 15-13-1 ATS

Tennessee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Arkansas are 3-7
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Tennessee is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
Tennessee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

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