No. 2 Houston and No. 6 Tennessee play in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

The line on this game was coming in at Cougars -3 after opening at -4.  Action was balanced per the AcePerHead odds board.

The Cougars have gone 22-1 against Big 12 opponents, with an 11-3 record in non-conference play. Houston is 29-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 8.5 turnovers per game.

The Volunteers' record in SEC play is 15-7. Tennessee is 2/3 in one-possession games.

Houston scores 74.2 points, 11.3 more per game than the 62.9 Tennessee gives up. Tennessee averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Houston allows.

LJ Cryer is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 2.1 rebounds for the Cougars. 

AcePerHead proprietary PPH college player props had Cryer with an over/under 15.5 scoring.

Emanuel Sharp is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Chaz Lanier is averaging 18 points for the Volunteers. Zakai Zeigler is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

Lanier's over/under scoring total came in at 17.5 for this game.

The Action Network's Sean Paul writes of this game:

It’s largely been a chalky tournament to date. I don’t see that changing here.

Houston is one of the best teams in the country and has taken only a single loss since the calendar flipped to 2025. Tennessee is good, but Houston is better at everything that the Vols are good at.

There won’t be many possessions here — Tennessee ranks 359th in adjusted tempo and Houston ranks 360th. The winner has to be the better shooting team and control the glass, and I trust Houston more in both categories.

Houston vs. Tennessee Player Prop Bet

CBK PLAYER PROPS - TENNESSEE VS HOUSTON - Mar 30
L.J. CRYER (HOU) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288349    l. cryer (hou) pts        
o15½-130
    
02:20 PM    288350    l. cryer (hou) pts        
u15½-110
    
J'WAN ROBERTS (HOU) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288351    j. roberts (hou) pts        
o9½-123
    
02:20 PM    288352    j. roberts (hou) pts        
u9½-117
    
ZAKAI ZEIGLER (TENN) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288353    z. zeigler (tenn) pts        
o13½-125
    
02:20 PM    288354    z. zeigler (tenn) pts        
u13½-115
    
EMANUEL SHARP (HOU) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288355    e. sharp (hou) pts        
o12½-130
    
02:20 PM    288356    e. sharp (hou) pts        
u12½-110
    
MILOS UZAN (HOU) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288357    m. uzan (hou) pts        
o12½-143
    
02:20 PM    288358    m. uzan (hou) pts        
u12½+103
    
JORDAN GAINEY (TENN) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288359    j. gainey (tenn) pts        
o10½-130
    
02:20 PM    288360    j. gainey (tenn) pts        
u10½-110
    
FELIX OKPARA (TENN) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288361    f. okpara (tenn) pts        
o5½-113
    
02:20 PM    288362    f. okpara (tenn) pts        
u5½-127
    
CHAZ LANIER (TENN) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288363    c. lanier (tenn) pts        
o17½-130
    
02:20 PM    288364    c. lanier (tenn) pts        
u17½-110
    
IGOR MILICIC JR. (TENN) - TOTAL POINTS
Mar 30    288365    i. milicic jr. (tenn) pts        
o5½-132
    
02:20 PM    288366    i. milicic jr. (tenn) pts        
u5½-108
    
J'WAN ROBERTS (HOU) - TOTAL ASSISTS
Mar 30    288369    j. roberts (hou) assts        
o1½-137
    
02:20 PM    288370    j. roberts (hou) assts        
u1½-103
    
L.J. CRYER (HOU) - TOTAL ASSISTS
Mar 30    288371    l. cryer (hou) assts        
o1½-204
    
02:20 PM    288372    l. cryer (hou) assts        
u1½+155
    
ZAKAI ZEIGLER (TENN) - TOTAL ASSISTS
Mar 30    288373    z. zeigler (tenn) assts        
o7½-103
    
02:20 PM    288374    z. zeigler (tenn) assts        
u7½-137
    
JORDAN GAINEY (TENN) - TOTAL ASSISTS
Mar 30    288375    j. gainey (tenn) assts        
o1½-120
    
02:20 PM    288376    j. gainey (tenn) assts        
u1½-120
    
MILOS UZAN (HOU) - TOTAL ASSISTS
Mar 30    288377    m. uzan (hou) assts        
o4½+109
    
02:20 PM    288378    m. uzan (hou) assts        
u4½-149
    
IGOR MILICIC JR. (TENN) - TOTAL ASSISTS
Mar 30    288379    i. milicic jr. (tenn) assts        
o1½+145
    
02:20 PM    288380    i. milicic jr. (tenn) assts        
u1½-185
    
J'WAN ROBERTS (HOU) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288381    j. roberts (hou) rebs        
o6½-120
    
02:20 PM    288382    j. roberts (hou) rebs        
u6½-120
    
JA'VIER FRANCIS (HOU) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288383    j. francis (hou) rebs        
o4½+101
    
02:20 PM    288384    j. francis (hou) rebs        
u4½-141
    
ZAKAI ZEIGLER (TENN) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288385    z. zeigler (tenn) rebs        
o2½-116
    
02:20 PM    288386    z. zeigler (tenn) rebs        
u2½-124
    
EMANUEL SHARP (HOU) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288387    e. sharp (hou) rebs        
o3½+129
    
02:20 PM    288388    e. sharp (hou) rebs        
u3½-169
    
L.J. CRYER (HOU) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288389    l. cryer (hou) rebs        
o2½+103
    
02:20 PM    288390    l. cryer (hou) rebs        
u2½-143
    
JORDAN GAINEY (TENN) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288391    j. gainey (tenn) rebs        
o2½-185
    
02:20 PM    288392    j. gainey (tenn) rebs        
u2½+145
    
MILOS UZAN (HOU) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288393    m. uzan (hou) rebs        
o2½-156
    
02:20 PM    288394    m. uzan (hou) rebs        
u2½+116
    
IGOR MILICIC JR. (TENN) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288395    i. milicic jr. (tenn) rebs        
o4½-115
    
02:20 PM    288396    i. milicic jr. (tenn) rebs        
u4½-125
    
CHAZ LANIER (TENN) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288397    c. lanier (tenn) rebs        
o4½+112
    
02:20 PM    288398    c. lanier (tenn) rebs        
u4½-152
    
FELIX OKPARA (TENN) - TOTAL REBOUNDS
Mar 30    288399    f. okpara (tenn) rebs        
o5½-156
    
02:20 PM    288400    f. okpara (tenn) rebs        
u5½+116
    
CHAZ LANIER (TENN) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288405    c. lanier (tenn) 3pt fg made        
o2½-137
    
02:20 PM    288406    c. lanier (tenn) 3pt fg made        
u2½-103
    
EMANUEL SHARP (HOU) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288407    e. sharp (hou) 3pt fg made        
o2½-103
    
02:20 PM    288408    e. sharp (hou) 3pt fg made        
u2½-137
    
L.J. CRYER (HOU) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288409    l. cryer (hou) 3pt fg made        
o2½-167
    
02:20 PM    288410    l. cryer (hou) 3pt fg made        
u2½+127
    
ZAKAI ZEIGLER (TENN) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288411    z. zeigler (tenn) 3pt fg made        
o1½-132
    
02:20 PM    288412    z. zeigler (tenn) 3pt fg made        
u1½-108
    
JORDAN GAINEY (TENN) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288413    j. gainey (tenn) 3pt fg made        
o1½+109
    
02:20 PM    288414    j. gainey (tenn) 3pt fg made        
u1½-149
    
MILOS UZAN (HOU) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288415    m. uzan (hou) 3pt fg made        
o1½-149
    
02:20 PM    288416    m. uzan (hou) 3pt fg made        
u1½+109
    
IGOR MILICIC JR. (TENN) - TOTAL 3PT FG MADE
Mar 30    288417    i. milicic jr. (tenn) 3pt fg made        
o½-189
    
02:20 PM    288418    i. milicic jr. (tenn) 3pt fg made        
u½+149
    
ZAKAI ZEIGLER (TENN) - TOTAL PTS REB AST
Mar 30    288421    z. zeigler (tenn) pts+rbs+ast        
o23½-120
    
02:20 PM    288422    z. zeigler (tenn) pts+rbs+ast        
u23½-120
    
CHAZ LANIER (TENN) - TOTAL PTS REB AST
Mar 30    288431    c. lanier (tenn) pts+rbs+ast        
o21½-125
    
02:20 PM    288432    c. lanier (tenn) pts+rbs+ast        
u21½-115