2024 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight odds, picks: Tennessee vs. Purdue prediction, bets by expert on 49-32 run

SportsLine's Bruce Marshall locked in his picks, score predictions and best bets for Purdue Boilermakers vs. Tennessee Volunteers in the Elite Eight of March Madness 2024 on Sunday

By CBS Sports Staff Mar 31, 2024 at 12:07 pm ET• 3 min read

A trip to the Final Four is on the line when the second-seeded Tennessee Volunteers battle the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers in the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Volunteers (27-8), who have never made it to the Final Four, are taking part in their second Elite Eight matchup and first since 2010. The Boilermakers (32-4), who have made it to the Final Four twice – 1969 and 1980 – are taking part in their sixth Elite Eight and first since 2019. Purdue, who holds a 4-2 edge in the all-time series, has won the last two meetings with Tennessee, including a 71-67 win at the Maui Invitational on Nov. 21.

Tip-off from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit is set for 2:20 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Tennessee vs. Purdue odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 147.5. Before making any Purdue vs. Tennessee picks, be sure to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Bruce Marshall.

For years Vegas-based Bruce Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members. Marshall heads into the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on a 49-32-1 college basketball run that has netted $100 followers $1,390. Anyone who has followed him is way up. 

Now, he has his sights on Tennessee vs. Purdue in the 2024 Elite Eight and just locked in his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several college basketball odds and trends for Purdue vs. Tennessee: