Tennessee Volunteers (6-0) vs. Houston Cougars (6-0)
Las Vegas; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -3.5; over/under is 134.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Houston faces No. 17 Tennessee at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Cougars have a 6-0 record in non-conference games. Houston is 4-0 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Volunteers are 6-0 in non-conference play. Tennessee ranks fourth in the SEC shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Houston scores 76.7 points, 15.2 more per game than the 61.5 Tennessee allows. Tennessee averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.9 more made shots on average than the 4.8 per game Houston allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Emanuel Sharp averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 17.7 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Kingston Flemings is shooting 63.3% and averaging 16.0 points.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie is averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals for the Volunteers. Nate Ament is averaging 19.0 points.
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