Louisville vs. Tennessee in the East Region Sweet 16

Rick Pitino's Louisville Cardinals are -2.5 point favorites against Tennessee in the Sweet 16. (AP Images)

Louisville (-2.5) must now be considered one of the sleeper picks to win the tournament. They've got a national title-winning coach, depth, size (four players over 6 feet 9 inches averaging at least 18 minutes a game) and now, momentum.

While the opposition hasn't been great - Boise State didn't have the talent, Oklahoma didn't have the backcourt - Louisville's tournament resume thus far has been impressive because of its variety. Balanced scoring is the name of the game; seven players had at least seven points against Oklahoma while six did it against Boise State.

But that's Tennessee's (+2.5) game as well. With Chris Lofton doing his best Houdini act through two games - the senior All-American has just 14 points on 4-of-18 shooting - other Vols have, uh, volunteered their scoring. Tyler Smith and Wayne Chism stepped up with 15 and 16 points each. Role player J.P. Prince had a tremendous all-around game with nine points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Despite the wealth of options both Rick Pitino and Bruce Pearl possess, it's the types of options that'll make the difference. Check out the difference in frontcourt depth between Louisville and Tennessee:

Some Betting Trends to Consider:

• Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee
• Louisville is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
• Louisville is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisville's last 5 games
• Tennessee is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 6 games
• Tennessee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Louisville

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