The Tennessee Volunteers will play the Kentucky Wildcats, and a spot in the Elite Eight is on the line—the game tips off at 7:39 p.m. ET. Tennessee won its second game in the NCAA Tournament against the UCLA Bruins by nine points. Kentucky beat No. 6 Illinois 84-75 in the round of 32.
The Volunteers’ second-leading scorer, Zakai Zeigler, is averaging 13.7 points and 7.4 assists per game this season, but has totaled 15 or more in four of his last five contests. Here is my favorite prop bet for Zeigler against Kentucky tonight.
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Zakai Zeigler 15+ Points (-155)
Zeigler has scored at least 15 points in 12 of his previous 14 games. This season, Zeigler has been a consistent piece for the Volunteers. Zeigler has hit this scoring mark in exactly half of the games this season (17 of 35). On DraftKings Sportsbook, you can get Zeigler to score 15+ points at -155.
In two of Zeigler’s last three NCAA tournament games, he has recorded 15-plus points. He scored 19 or more points in all three contests in the SEC tournament. Zeigler is a big-time player who always figures out how to affect the game on offense. He has shot the ball great on three-pointers and from the free-throw line.
In this matchup against Kentucky, Zeigler will be matched up with Otega Oweh and Lamont Butler. Both of the Wildcats’ guards are tough and physical defenders, but with Zeigler’s versatile skill set, he has the necessary tools to hit this scoring total against Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen.
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