Murray St. 58 - Colorado St. 41
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A No. 6 seed is a bit low for Murray St., which only lost one game all season. I give them the nod over the Rams. |
Thurs., March 15 |
12:15pm |
CBS |
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KSU 70 - Southern Miss. 64
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Kansas State is a tournament-ready team, and they have the experience. They will take down Southern Miss. |
Thurs., March 15 |
12:40pm |
truTV |
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Louisville 69 - Davidson 62
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Peyton Siva had an amazing Big East tournament, and he will lead the Cards to an easy first round win. |
Thurs., March 15 |
1:40pm |
TBS |
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Wisconsin 73 - Montana 49
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This game has the potential to be an upset, but in the end, Wisconsin's defense will prevail. |
Thurs., March 15 |
2:10pm |
TNT |
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Doesn't really matter who Marquette plays, Buzz Williams has his team playing great. They will take care of business. |
Thurs., March 15 |
2:45pm |
CBS |
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Syracuse 72 - Asheville 65
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'Cuse will have no issue with Asheville. Will be a 20+ point win. |
Thurs., March 15 |
3:10pm |
truTV |
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New Mexico 75 - Long Beach St. 68
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The Lobos are rolling right now. They completely owned their conference. LBSU will give them a game, but New Mexico will win it. |
Thurs., March 15 |
4:10pm |
TBS |
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Tommy Amaker had the Crimson playing amazing all season, but Vandy is coming off a big win over Kentucky in the SEC Championship. This team can do some serious damage. |
Thurs., March 15 |
4:40pm |
TNT |
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Kentucky 88 - W. Kentucky 61
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The best team in the country will have a cake walk in Round 1. |
Thurs., March 15 |
6:50pm |
TBS |
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The experience of the Rams will prove to be the difference in this matchup. Shaka Smart may be in his last run with VCU with some big jobs opening up around the country. |
Thurs., March 15 |
7:15pm |
CBS |
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The 'Zags always seem to be the darlings of the tournament, but not this season. WVU's Kevin Jones is one of the top players in the country, and he will prove to be the difference. |
Thurs., March 15 |
7:20pm |
TNT |
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Baylor 68 - S. Dakota St. 60
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Perry Jones III and crew will lead Baylor to an easy first-round win. |
Thurs., March 15 |
7:27pm |
truTV |
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The Huskies are coming off a very disappointing year, and the Cyclones have some impressive wins. But I am going with UConn. Coach Calhoun will have them ready to roll. |
Thurs., March 15 |
9:20pm |
TBS |
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Indiana 79 - New Mexico St. 66
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Hoosiers are a tough squad. They will take care of the Aggies. |
Thurs., March 15 |
9:45pm |
CBS |
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Lots of people are overlooking the Buckeyes this season. I see that as a problem. They are a very good team that will move on and cause damage. |
Thurs., March 15 |
9:50pm |
TNT |
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This is kind of a toss up game. I'll take the Buffs of Colorado. |
Thurs., March 15 |
9:57pm |
truTV |
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Mick Cronin and the Bearcats overcame the early season brawl with Xavier to have themselves a very nice season. They wll take out the young Longhorns. Texas is still a year away. |
Friday, March 16 |
12:15pm |
CBS |
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Despite losing four starters from last year's spectacular team, the Aztecs still find themselves in the Big Dance. They will take down NC State. |
Friday, March 16 |
12:40pm |
truTV |
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Creighton 58 - Alabama 57
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Creighton is just an "eh" team to me. I'm going to take the Tide. |
Friday, March 16 |
1:40pm |
TBS |
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The Gators are always a threat in the tournament. Every year they are a tough out. They will take down the Cavs. |
Friday, March 16 |
2:10pm |
TNT |
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Florida St. 66 - St. Bonnies 63
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When no one was looking, the Seminoles defeated UNC and Duke... TWICE! These guys have a run in them. I have always been a fan of their coach Leonard Hamilton. |
Friday, March 16 |
2:45pm |
CBS |
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Georgetown 74 - Belmont 59
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A lot of people are taking Belmont over the Hoyas. I just don't think they have enough juice, despite Georgetown's lackluster team. Hoyas will win. |
Friday, March 16 |
3:10pm |
truTV |
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The Heels get a play-in winner. They will also win by a whole lot of points. |
Friday, March 16 |
4:10pm |
TBS |
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Mizzou 84 - Norfolk St. 86
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Missouri deserved a No. 1 seed, and they sure seemed peeved they didn't get one. It will certainly motivate them. Watch out for the Tigers. |
Friday, March 16 |
4:40pm |
TNT |
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Memphis 54 - St. Louis 61
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I am going with Rick Majerus and St. Louis here. I like his experience in this matchup. The Billikins are playing great ball. |
Friday, March 16 |
6:50pm |
TBS |
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As usual, the Dukies get cake in the first round. They will destroy Lehigh. |
Friday, March 16 |
7:15pm |
CBS |
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The Wolverines are taking on a scrappy Ohio team, but they won't have enough to take down Michigan. |
Friday, March 16 |
7:20pm |
TNT |
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St. Mary's 69 - Purdue 72
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I am on the fence with St. Mary's this season. I don't think I have picked enough 10s over 7s, so give me Purdue. |
Friday, March 16 |
7:27pm |
truTV |
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An interesting fact: There has never been a senior under Tom Izzo who didn't play in the Final Four. Yeah, that's amazing. Spartans win this big. |
Friday, March 16 |
9:20pm |
TBS |
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Notre Dame 63 - Xavier 67
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I am not a fan of Xavier this season. Plus they just lost to St. Bonaventure. Give me the Irish. |
Friday, March 16 |
9:45pm |
CBS |
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This is the one play-in matchup where there could be an upset. Temple is a tough team, however. Coach Dunphy always has the Owls fighting hard. |
Friday, March 16 |
9:50pm |
TNT |
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The Jayhawks will have an easy time with Detroit. |
Friday, March 16 |
9:57pm |
truTV |
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