Virginia Cavaliers vs Tennessee Prediction & Picks - NCAA Basketball

Prediction published on 3/22/26, 2:21 PM  by Matt Lowrimore | Modified on 3/22/26 at 9:56 PM in NCAA Basketball Picks

This second round NCAA tournament game will feature the #6-seeded Tennessee Volunteers (23-11) and the #3-seeded Virginia Cavaliers (30-5) in the Midwest Region. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this game between the Volunteers and the Cavaliers.

Tennessee cruised to a win in their first-round game on Friday, beating the Miami-Ohio Redhawks by a score of 78-56. The Volunteers have now won three of their last five games, with both losses coming to the Vanderbilt Commodores. Led by Ja’Kobi Gillespie, who scored 29 points, Tennessee shot 53% from the field as a team. 

Virginia also ended up winning their first-round game comfortably; however, it took much longer to put the game away. The Cavaliers beat the Wright State Raiders by a score of 82-73. Virginia has now won five of their last six games, with their lone loss against the Duke Blue Devils in the ACC tournament final. 

Leading the way for the Cavaliers was Jacari White, who scored 26 points off the bench. Like Tennessee, Virginia was extremely efficient from the field, shoot 52% from the field and 50% from three-point range, suggesting this game against Tennessee could be another high-scoring contest.