I'm setting the spread and total aside, as my preferred Tennessee vs. Iowa State player props and March Madness chooses get you set for this Midwest Region war.
Tennessee vs Iowa State props
Prop # 1: Tamin Lipsey Over 2.5 takes
+130 at bet365
The body and soul of Iowa State is developing chaos, and nobody does it better than Tamin Lipsey.
Lipsey has recorded eight steals in the very first two games of the NCAA Tournament and has three or more swipes in 4 of his last six games going back to Big 12 play. He's a bug in the passing lanes and always a danger to knock the ball away on double downs.
Tennessee needs to avoid of the theatre - it's got butterfingers. The Volunteers completed third in the SEC in turnovers (11.7 per video game), and 7.1 of those were off opponent takes.
Prop # 2: Milan Momcilovic Over 16.5 points
-112 at bet365
Inside scoring is difficult to come by against Tennessee, as the Vols swarm penetrating passes and jam up the works in the paint. That produces space for kickouts to spot-up threats like Milan Momcilovic.
The Cyclones forward has gone 7-for-16 from deep in the tournament, consisting of knocking down three or more triples in 7 of his last 9 video games. With Joshua Jefferson out, the Cyclones will play Momcilovic at power forward, which ought to stress the Volunteers' defense, as Tennessee prefers to crowd the paint with size.
Momcilovic struck 17 or more points in 4 of his last 5 getaways, and player forecasts sit as high as 18+ points from the "Serbian Sniper."
Prop # 3: J.P Estrella Over 6.5 rebounds
-105 at bet365
J.P. Estrella logged only 20 minutes versus Virginia however still left with five rebounds in the win. The game prior, he took down 10 boards in a Round of 64 squash of Miami (Ohio).
Tennessee crashes the glass hard as the second-best rebounding team in the SEC. The Volunteers are hounds on the offending boards, with Estrella taking down more than three offensive rebounds per game.
Iowa State is much smaller sized without Jefferson, losing his team-high 7.4 rebounds per contest. The 6-foot-11 Estrella has gathered a minimum of seven rebounds in 7 of his last 12 trips in general.
