Tennessee basketball vs. FAU betting odds in Sweet 16: Vols favorites to advance in March Madness

Nick Gray, Knoxville News Sentinel
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Tennessee basketball is a healthy favorite heading into Thursday's Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game against Florida Atlantic in New York City.

The Vols, as a 4-seed, steamrolled Duke to get to the Sweet 16, while FAU outran Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday to move onto the second weekend.

The two teams will play in Madison Square Garden, with a 9 p.m. tipoff on Thursday with coverage on TBS.

Here are the current betting odds, as of 2 p.m. Monday.

Tennessee basketball vs. Florida Atlantic betting odds, point spread in March Madness Sweet 16

Per Tipico, as of Monday afternoon

Spread: Tennessee -5.5 at -105; FAU +5.5 at -115

Money line: Tennessee -230; FAU +180

Over/under: 131 1/2 points

How the two teams got here: Tennessee beat No. 13 seed Louisiana 58-55 in first round, No. 5 seed Duke 65-52 in second round; FAU beat No. 9 seed Memphis 66-65 in first round, No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson 78-70 in second round

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