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Norfolk State Spartans @ Tennessee Volunteers

Current Records: Norfolk State 9-6, Tennessee 12-0

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Spartans fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Tuesday as the odds are decidedly against them. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tennessee Volunteers at 3:00 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Spartans have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Norfolk State is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since February 26th on Sunday. They skirted past High Point 77-74.

Meanwhile, Tennessee put another one in the bag last Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Middle Tennessee with points to spare, taking the game 82-64. The over/under was set at 145.5 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.

Tennessee can attribute much of their success to Zakai Zeigler, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 assists. Those 15 assists gave Zeigler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaz Lanier, who posted 23 points plus two steals.

Tennessee was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middle Tennessee only posted five.

Norfolk State's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Tennessee, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Norfolk State hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 75.6 points per game. However, it's not like Tennessee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 81.2. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Norfolk State was pulverized by Tennessee 87-50 in their previous matchup back in January. That match was pretty much over by halftime, at which point Norfolk State was down 43-18.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Volunteers as a 31.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 140.5 points.

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Series History

Tennessee won the only game these two teams have played in the last 0 years.

  • Jan 02, 2024 - Tennessee 87 vs. Norfolk State 50