The Official #4 Tennessee vs. #5 Duke NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 2:40 PM ET, CBS

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Exactly! They haven’t played a defensive team like us this year.

UVA is pretty similar and they played them three times.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Its gone up a point, it was 2.5, last I saw was 3.5.... But if Duke was such a big favorite they would be -250 or more with this much money coming in.

I got 3.5 an hour ago here at the Excalibur in Vegas.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I saw this morning, ESPNs basketball powers index, gives TN a 67% chance to win today.

That settles it then.

 

[TomcatVolFan]

I really hope that the team got a speech from Coach Barnes where he said..."Hey guys, the experts don't think you have a prayer. It is us against the world. Let's go shock the world. " I want to see our team play smart, decisive strong basketball. GBO!

 

[SteensVol]

Let’s go big Orange! Everybody thinks you already lost. You might as well play loose and play fast!!

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Be prepared for the casuals to be out in full force on this thread today, especially if we fall behind.

Be prepared for this to be a running commentary on what happens from one possession to next. If the game is not going our way, you probably won’t see much sunshine.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

It's not weird. Duke, when healthy, is 18-1 this season. They are healthy now. We are not healthy.

Again, people are not reading my post correctly. I’m saying it’s weird that the line hasn’t shifted almost at all with 90% of the money on Duke. If Vegas was so nervous about losing all that money, they’d shift the lines. They haven’t. Which means they think Duke is overvalued by the public.

 

[TennVols12]

That settles it then.

Yep, ballgame

 

[connor]

Lets go Vols, a win today will make the whole season a success!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

The game thread in The Zone won’t be nearly as obnoxious as this one’s fixing to become.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

The talking heads think this game is already decided.

 

[Reckoner84]

I feel good about this. We embrace the underdog role. Let’s go!

 

[Larkin]

The talking heads think this game is already decided.

Disgusting

 

[Volstylexx]

Be prepared for the casuals to be out in full force on this thread today, especially if we fall behind.

They have their “fire BArNeS” posts cued up and fingers shaking over the enter key.

 

[Namorto1]

Man I hope we can pull this game out. If anything Barnes deserves it for how much he has elevated our program.

 

[ButchPlz]

Little nervous for this one.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[ttocswob]

Go Vols! Beat Dook!! Badly!!!

 

[Volstylexx]

It's not weird. Duke, when healthy, is 18-1 this season. They are healthy now. We are not healthy.

You’ve been saying that for a week, yet almost all their wins down the stretch were single digit games. If that’s the best they have, Vols about to roll!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

You’ve been saying that for a week, yet almost all their wins down the stretch were single digit games. If that’s the best they have, Vols about to roll!

Against average teams

 

[C-south]

Didn’t want to start drinking this early.

 

[Volstylexx]

Against average teams

Agree. They haven’t played a team the quality of TN. ACC is WEAK

 

[cwbytruckers]

If we lose i hope its because they left it all on the floor and its not an embarrassing loss. Givem Hell Boys

 

[JoeMiltonsAgent]

The talking heads think this game is already decided.

Yes they do.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Here we gooooooooooo. Just win and stay alive Tennessee. Be jack the giant killers this afternoon. No turnovers, score lots of points!