3/31/2024 Purdue v. Tennessee Game Preview

Tennessee Volunteers (27-9, 9-4 away)
Purdue Boilermakers (33-4, 24-1 home)
March 31, 2024 at 2:20 PM ET
NCAA Tournament

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan

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Purdue vs. Tennessee Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights - NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

The No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers (27-8) play in an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight matchup with the No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers (32-4) on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena, airing on CBS starting at 2:20 PM, with the winner advancing to the Final Four from the Midwest Region bracket.

The matchup on Sunday between the Boilermakers and the Volunteers features the Boilermakers as 3.5-point favorites. The game's point total has been set at 147.5 by sportsbooks.

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Purdue vs. Tennessee game info

  • Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
  • Time: 2:20 PM ET
  • How to Watch on TV: CBS
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  • Location: Detroit, Michigan
  • Venue: Little Caesars Arena
  • Spread: Purdue -3.5
  • Moneylines: Purdue -175, Tennessee +145
  • Total: 147.5

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Prediction: Who will win the Purdue vs. Tennessee game?

  • Prediction: Purdue 76, Tennessee 74
  • Pick ATS: Tennessee (+3.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (147.5)

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Purdue vs. Tennessee betting insights

  • Purdue is 19-15-0 ATS this season.
  • The Boilermakers are 16-15 ATS this season when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
  • Tennessee is 18-15-0 ATS this season.
  • The Volunteers have covered the spread once when an underdog by 3.5 points or more this season (in two opportunities).
  • In 23 of 34 games this season, Purdue and its opponents have combined to total more than 147.5 points.
  • The Volunteers have played 17 games this season that finished with a point total higher than 147.5 points.
  • The teams average 162.9 points per game combined, 15.4 more points than this game's total.

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Purdue vs. Tennessee stat comparison

Purdue Rank Purdue AVG Tennessee AVG Tennessee Rank
152nd 72.7 Points Scored 70.8 195th
21st 62.7 Points Allowed 57.9 3rd
20th 38.7 Rebounds 38.4 25th
16th 11.0 Off. Rebounds 11.4 11th
237th 6.8 3pt Made 7.7 134th
29th 15.5 Assists 16.7 9th
51st 10.6 Turnovers 11.2 113th

Purdue top performers

  • Zach Edey: 24.6 PTS, 12.1 REB, 2.2 BLK, 62.4 FG%
  • Braden Smith: 12.3 PTS, 7.5 AST, 1.6 STL, 45.3 FG%, 44.2 3PT% (53-for-120)
  • Lance Jones: 12.0 PTS, 1.3 STL, 41.1 FG%, 35.7 3PT% (75-for-210)
  • Fletcher Loyer: 10.5 PTS, 43.0 FG%, 45.0 3PT% (59-for-131)
  • Mason Gillis: 6.8 PTS, 49.7 FG%, 48.3 3PT% (56-for-116)

Tennessee top performers

  • Dalton Knecht: 21.2 PTS, 45.8 FG%, 39.2 3PT% (87-for-222)
  • Jonas Aidoo: 11.7 PTS, 7.5 REB, 1.9 BLK, 52.1 FG%, 20.0 3PT% (3-for-15)
  • Zakai Zeigler: 11.9 PTS, 6.0 AST, 1.8 STL, 39.8 FG%, 35.3 3PT% (71-for-201)
  • Josiah-Jordan James: 8.5 PTS, 1.3 STL, 39.6 FG%, 33.1 3PT% (41-for-124)
  • Santiago Vescovi: 6.5 PTS, 1.1 STL, 37.2 FG%, 32.8 3PT% (43-for-131)

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2023-2024 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Tennessee3640.078.827.261.8.4408.825.4.34415.620.8.75110.825.536.316.77.84.69.917.5
Purdue3940.482.328.458.3.4888.220.2.40417.324.1.72011.227.238.318.55.43.610.913.7
TENN Opponents3639.867.422.658.1.3897.423.9.31214.720.7.7109.423.332.711.16.32.812.318.1
PURD Opponents3940.268.925.962.1.4177.222.9.3159.913.7.7238.218.827.114.26.72.59.220.3


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Nov 21, 2023
Purdue
Tennessee		 71 - 67
Purdue		 Non-Conference Tournament Stan Sheriff Center
Mar 28, 2019
Purdue
Tennessee		 99 - 94
Purdue		 Post-Season NCAA Tournament KFC Yum! Center
Nov 22, 2017
Tennessee
Purdue		 78 - 75
Tennessee		 Non-Conference Tournament Atlantis Resort
Nov 23, 2009
Purdue
Tennessee		 73 - 72
Purdue		 Non-Conference Tournament UVI Sports & Fitness Center

2023-2024 Tennessee Volunteers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Z. Zeigler S. Vescovi J. James D. Knecht J. Aidoo
Rotation J. Gainey   J. Mashack   T. Awaka
Lim PT G. Hurst F. Dilione V D. Jefferson C. Phillips J. Estrella
Lim PT K. Makan C. Carr     C. Coyne

2023-2024 Purdue Boilermakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Smith L. Jones F. Loyer T. Kaufman-Renn Z. Edey
Rotation     C. Heide M. Gillis  
Lim PT C. Martin M. Colvin J. Furst B. Waddell W. Berg
Lim PT   E. Morton   C. Furst  
Lim PT   C. Barrett   S. King  
Lim PT   J. Rayl      

Tennessee Volunteers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
0 Jonas Aidoo C 36 24.9 11.4 4.8 9.3 .515 0.1 0.4 .200 1.7 2.8 .626 2.8 4.5 7.3 1.0 0.7 1.8 1.0 2.2
11 Tobe Awaka FC 35 13.1 5.1 1.9 3.1 .591 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .742 2.1 2.5 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 2.5
43 Cameron Carr G 14 4.3 1.6 0.6 1.9 .296 0.4 1.3 .278 0.1 0.2 .667 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6
35 Colin Coyne C 4 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
1 Freddie Dilione V G 17 5.5 1.8 0.7 1.4 .522 0.1 0.4 .286 0.2 0.3 .800 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.5
13 J.P. Estrella C 25 4.9 1.6 0.6 0.8 .714 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .714 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0
2 Jordan Gainey PG 36 18.3 6.8 2.2 6.2 .359 1.1 3.7 .291 1.3 1.5 .870 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.5
23 Grant Hurst G 4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2
30 Josiah James SF 36 29.1 8.4 2.8 6.9 .402 1.2 3.5 .341 1.6 2.0 .831 1.6 4.8 6.4 1.9 1.4 0.6 1.0 2.0
44 D.J. Jefferson SF 1 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
3 Dalton Knecht F 36 30.6 21.7 7.3 16.0 .458 2.6 6.5 .397 4.4 5.7 .772 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.8 0.7 0.6 1.7 1.8
24 Kaylan Makan PG 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 Jahmai Mashack F 36 17.9 4.5 1.6 3.5 .448 0.4 1.1 .359 1.0 1.4 .720 1.4 1.7 3.1 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.6 2.2
12 Cade Phillips PF 13 6.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 .667 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .889 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.8
21 Evan Shiflet G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Santiago Vescovi G 35 25.4 6.3 1.9 5.3 .368 1.2 3.8 .326 1.2 1.5 .796 0.7 2.9 3.7 2.5 1.1 0.0 1.0 2.6
5 Zakai Zeigler G 36 31.6 11.8 3.7 9.5 .393 2.0 5.8 .344 2.3 3.3 .706 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.1 1.7 0.1 2.2 1.3

Purdue Boilermakers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
34 Carson Barrett G 13 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
44 Will Berg C 14 4.0 2.6 1.1 1.4 .750 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .467 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
5 Myles Colvin SG 32 8.3 3.2 1.2 2.6 .440 0.8 1.8 .414 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7
15 Zach Edey C 39 32.0 25.2 8.6 13.8 .623 0.0 0.1 .500 7.9 11.2 .711 4.6 7.5 12.2 2.0 0.3 2.2 2.3 1.9
1 Caleb Furst PF 36 9.0 2.2 0.7 1.7 .433 0.1 0.3 .273 0.6 0.9 .676 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9
20 Josh Furst F 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0 Mason Gillis PF 39 21.1 6.5 2.0 4.2 .479 1.5 3.2 .468 0.9 1.1 .860 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4
23 Camden Heide F 39 12.4 3.3 1.3 2.2 .576 0.5 1.0 .450 0.3 0.4 .733 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5
55 Lance Jones G 39 28.7 11.7 3.9 9.6 .413 2.1 5.7 .357 1.8 2.4 .742 0.5 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.9
4 Trey Kaufman-Renn F 39 17.0 6.4 2.5 4.8 .511 0.2 0.6 .333 1.3 2.3 .557 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.4
24 Sam King F 6 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.7 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0
2 Fletcher Loyer GF 39 27.8 10.3 3.2 7.8 .416 1.6 3.6 .444 2.2 2.6 .861 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.5
22 Chase Martin G 13 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 .125 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
25 Ethan Morton SG 36 10.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 .235 0.1 0.5 .211 0.1 0.2 .571 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.8
32 Jace Rayl G 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Braden Smith PG 39 33.9 12.0 4.4 10.0 .442 1.4 3.3 .431 1.7 2.1 .795 0.7 5.1 5.8 7.5 1.6 0.1 2.7 1.6
11 Brian Waddell F 14 4.1 1.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.4 .167 0.2 0.5 .429 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

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