Our now NCAA Men’s Tournament most brackets are busted, we can focus entirely on the next eight-game handicap on the March Madness notebook.
After scratching and raking my way to a Opening weekend record 7-6 – I’m still annoyed with Gonzaga for lifting his foot from the air of resistance Grand Canyon — we’ll be on Sweet 16 on Thursday and Friday.
And this is my hope Texas National title bets and Four Finals have survived through what is shaping up to be a really tough two-game showdown with Xavier and whoever appears from Houston–miami.
Fingers crossed.
Here are my best Sweet 16 bets with pass odds Bet FOX.
Florida Atlantic Ocean compare to Tennessee 1H Under 61.5 (-115)
Tennessee’s defense has been awful lately.
Volunteers organized Louisiana up to 55 points and Duke up 52 in their first two games and boy, they set the tone from the opening tip. Rick Barnes’ team plays at a slow pace and when you combine that with a solid man-to-man defense, high-quality shots aren’t as plentiful.
Additionally, basketball analysis wizard Ken Pomeroy lists the Rocky Toppers as the best 3-point defense in the country. They are keeping the competition at an extremely low 26.4% from the city center. And that’s the average.
Florida Atlantic is not inferior to D. The Owls hit with a very strong force Memphis team and they have an absolute anchor in the middle with a 7 foot-1 high center, weighing 250 pounds Vladislav Goldin Prevents rim blows.
This was supposed to be a kick fight, but I wanted to avoid all those late free throws in the second half and go Under in the first half instead.
PICK: Under 61.5 points in the first half combined by both teams
UCLA, Houston, Gonzaga represent 11 record-setting conventions at Sweet 16
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament entered the Sweet Round of 16 and had a record 11 conventions represented.
of Houston Marcus Sasser looked like part of the All-American in the Cougars’ 81-64 second round win first golden brown and prevent a defeat, his groin injury looks like a future A-OK.
However, I still think this line should open around 5.5.
Many sportsbooks in Las Vegas initially post 7 and, after the back and forth move up to 7.5, then drop to 6.5, the number mostly settles at 7. So there is an action. Two-way animation is really good at this point.
Fair enough.
I believe Miami has the size and offensive firepower to beat Houston for 40 minutes. The Cougars are a great team, but it’s hard to ignore how they tend to impose their will on less physically fit teams. I bet that won’t happen to a group of Storms that won’t be threatened.
If ‘Canes can avoid those protracted scoring droughts, they’ll be fine.
PICK: Miami (+7 at FOX Bets) to lose less than 7 points (or win outright)
Creighton -9.5 (at time of select) vs. Princeton University
This game is fascinating to me.
After an epic disappointment about arizona As the team 14.5 points behind, Princeton continued its surprise tournament by taking down Mizzou as a 6.5 point underdog. The Tigers return to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1967 and many of the bets that were rejected in the first two rounds will no doubt be happy to jump into the Ivy League pool.
“Princeton is shaping up to be one of the most popular dogs on the weekend,” a Las Vegas bookie told FOX Sports. “We’ll probably need someone who loves to deliver because all Johnny-to-recent will take points.”
Ironically, Creighton opened again with a 9.5-point favorite in Las Vegas and Bluejays bets to -10 almost immediately. The Jays are one of the most effective teams still standing, and they have 12 double-digit wins since the grand finale on December 16.
We are definitely seeing upstream movement, where many bets are showing to one side, but the respected coin is driving the market in the other direction. And in this case, the bet on the chariot turns into a pumpkin.
PICK: Creighton (-9.5 at FOX Bet) to win over 9.5 points
Sam Panayotovich is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and NESN. He has previously worked for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and VSiN. He will probably choose against your favorite team. Follow him on Twitter @shoot out.
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