Free March Madness Picks Today For Second Round 2023: Tennessee Volunteers vs Duke Blue Devils 3/18/23

Free March Madness Picks Today For Second Round 2023: Tennessee Volunteers vs Duke Blue Devils 3/18/23
Sat 18th March 2023

The No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers (24-10, 12-8 SEC) face the No. 5 seed Duke Blue Devils (27-8, 17-6 ACC) Saturday at Amway Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Duke dominated the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 74-51 at Amway Center on Thursday in the First Round, their 10th win in a row. Jeremy Roach was a top performer with 23 points.

Tennessee won a close one in the First Round on Thursday at Amway Center, beating the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 58-55. Tyreke Key had 12 points to top the scoresheet.

Kyle Filipowski is averaging 15.1 points per game to lead the Blue Devils in scoring this season. Filipowski also has grabbed 9.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Tyrese Proctor is dishing 3.2 assists.

Santiago Vescovi and Olivier Nkamhoua have supplied much of the Volunteers’ offense, averaging 11.5 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. Nkamhoua also has pulled down 5.0 rebounds per game. Zakai Zeigler has tallied 4.7 assists per game.

Half-court execution will likely be the difference in this matchup that showcases a pair of the NCAA’s slowest-paced teams, as the Blue Devils and the Volunteers rank 315th and 306th, respectively, in possessions per game.

In the last 10 games, Duke is 10-0 with an average margin of +13.5 (75.2-61.7). Tennessee has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 69.9 points per game on average while holding opponents to 64.9 (+5.0 margin). The Volunteers are averaging 71.4 ppg for the full season while allowing 57.9.

BLUE DEVILS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Ryan Young: 6.4 | 13.6 | -7.2
Points per game:
Jeremy Roach: 15.6 | 12.4 | +3.2
Ryan Young: 2.4 | 6.6 | -4.2
Rebounds per game:
Dereck Lively II: 6.4 | 4.9 | +1.5
Ryan Young: 2.8 | 5.7 | -2.9
Assists per game:
Tyrese Proctor: 4.8 | 3.2 | +1.6

VOLUNTEERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Josiah-Jordan James: 15.8 | 10.6 | +5.2
Zakai Zeigler: 0.6 | 16.6 | -16.0
Points per game:
Zakai Zeigler: 0.4 | 9.4 | -9.0
Rebounds per game:
Jonas Aidoo: 2.8 | 4.7 | -1.9
Assists per game:
Santiago Vescovi: 3.6 | 2.7 | +0.9
Zakai Zeigler: 0.2 | 4.7 | -4.5

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Duke (-175)

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