Houston vs. Tennessee Prediction, Odds, Picks - NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

Updated Mar. 30, 2025 10:27 a.m. ET

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The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (33-4) and No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers (30-7) will both try to secure a place in the NCAA Tournament Final Four when they square off on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The matchup tips off at 2:20 p.m. ET.

The Cougars, who are favored by 2.5 points, are set to take on the Volunteers. The matchup's over/under is set at 124.5.

Keep reading to get everything you need to know ahead of betting on the Houston-Tennessee contest.

Houston vs. Tennessee Game Information & Odds

When: Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:20 p.m. ET
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana
How to watch on TV: CBS
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Cougars vs Volunteers Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Cougars	-2.5	-115	-105	124.5	-115	-105	-155	+130

Houston vs. Tennessee Prediction

Pick ATS: Pick Em
Pick OU: Over (124.5)
Prediction: Houston 69, Tennessee 66

Learn more about the Houston Cougars vs. the Tennessee Volunteers game on FOX Sports!

Houston vs. Tennessee Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Cougars 64, Volunteers 61.
The Cougars have a 60.8% chance to win this contest per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Volunteers hold a 43.5% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

Houston has won 19 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
Tennessee has won 19 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
Houston has been favored by 2.5 points or more 35 times this season, and covered the spread in 18 of those games.
When playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs this season, Tennessee has an ATS record of 3-2.

Key Total Facts

A total of 24 times so far this year, the Cougars and their opponent have combined to score more than 124.5 points.
Volunteers games have finished with over 124.5 points scored 26 times this season.
The Cougars and Volunteers combine to average 148.9 points per contest, which is 24.4 more than the total for this game.

Key Moneyline Facts

Houston has been the moneyline favorite 33 times this season. They've gone 29-4 in those games.
Tennessee has entered the game as underdogs six times this season and won three of those games.
When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -155 or shorter, Houston has gone 28-4 (87.5% win percentage).
This season, Tennessee has won one of its three games when it is the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.

Houston vs. Tennessee: 2024-25 Stats Comparison

	Houston	Tennessee
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	74.2 (162)	74.7 (148)
Points Allowed (Rank)	58.5 (1)	62.9 (8)
Rebounds (Rank)	10.9 (37)	9.8 (96)
3pt Made (Rank)	8.1 (133)	8.3 (110)
Assists (Rank)	12.2 (279)	15.5 (61)
Turnovers (Rank)	8.5 (4)	9.6 (40)

Houston 2024-25 Key Players

Cougars Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
LJ Cryer	37	15.3	2.1	2	0.9	0.1	3
Emanuel Sharp	34	12.6	3	0.9	1.4	0	2.3
Milos Uzan	37	11.8	3	4.4	0.9	0.1	1.6
J'wan Roberts	34	10.7	6.4	1.8	1	0.6	0
Terrance Arceneaux	37	6.8	2.8	0.8	1	0.3	0.7

Tennessee 2024-25 Key Players

Volunteers Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Chaz Lanier	37	18	3.8	1.1	0.9	0.1	3.3
Zakai Zeigler	36	13.9	2.9	7.5	1.9	0.3	1.8
Jordan Gainey	37	11.4	3.3	1.9	1	0.4	1.3
Igor Milicic Jr.	36	9.6	6.7	1.9	0.7	0.7	1.1
Felix Okpara	37	7.2	6.4	0.3	0.2	1.7	0