Jason McIntyre
Co-conductor of the analyst of the sports activities betting of Mandria and Fox
For this subsequent spherical of March Madness, I’m placing my cash on a 4 -team teaser. This is my largest wager of the season.
What may go fallacious?
But let’s focus on earlier than immersing ourselves, as a result of the teaser is not going to be standard for a lot of causes.
The first motive is that you just should not make enjoyable of basketball, by no means. However, I’m in opposition to the overall guidelines in the case of playing. Rules how to not wager on two-digit favorites within the NFL needs to be damaged at instances typically.
I believe you possibly can pull it right here if you happen to consider that the 1 seeds are very, superb. For clear analysis, these groups are in a solar class, a transparent 3,50 above the Tennessee and Alabama, that are categorized to the fifth and sixth.
Take a take a look at my teaser, along with a few my candy 16 bets.
Four groups, 6.5 factors (+200): Duke, Auburn, Houston, Florida
No. 4 Arizona vs. n. 1 Duke
Blue Devils are the very best workforce within the nation and vibrations are just like Uconn of the final two years.
Having mentioned that, there’s a motive for concern. The love of Caleb of the Arizona-Un’ex Star of the UNC-Potre would go to go, fall 30 and this sport may find yourself being a race for a possession in the previous couple of minutes. Duke’s offense is so good, although. The Blue Devils shot 17-to-23 out of two factors in opposition to Baylor. They received a gathering earlier than in November in Arizona with double -digit. The Blue Devils began three freshmen.
No. 4 Maryland vs. n. 1 Florida
The Gators survived Uconn’s fright. Now they must go in opposition to the “Crab Five”, who received to the cycal on a financial institution shot by the serial quantity Derik Queen.
Terps have zero depth. The lack of depth might be an enormous downside when going through Florida. And it is because the Gators go deep and may handle issues on the entrance line, as they did in opposition to the Huskies. Florida has 4 6-foot players-9 or greater to launch to the queen.
No. 5 Michigan vs. n. 1 Auburn
Yes, I am going in opposition to Michigan once more.
The Wolverines flip the ball an excessive amount of (324 ° within the nation) and are horrible in taking pictures 3-Ball (201a within the nation). Auburn has too many weapons. They have gamers just like the serial quantity Tahaad Pettiford, who scored 23 factors in opposition to Creighton and all of the Americans of John Broome. They have a sniper in Miles Kelly, who had 30 factors in opposition to Kentucky and the 25 yr outdated Chad Baker-Mazara.
I wager Auburn to cowl the diffusion, but when it’s not for you, making enjoyable of them to win this match in opposition to a scrappy, however restricted, the Michigan workforce appears safer.
No. 4 Purdue vs. n. 1 Houston
This is essentially the most harmful sport of the quartet as a result of it’s in Indianapolis. And it’s right here that Purdue can have a decisive benefit in the home.
But the boilers producers have the second protection within the match and have overwhelmed two Bassi Major (excessive level, McNenese state) to get right here. The cougars scare me, nonetheless. In the tip, in opposition to Gonzaga, they have been unable to handle the full-field printing and will struggle defensively in opposition to the strong Trey Kaufman-Renn, which obtained 22 and 15 of their second spherical victory.
Choose: 4 -team teaser
Duke from -8.5 to -2
Florida -6 A +.5
Auburn from -8 to -1.5
Houston from -8 to -1.5
Bruce Pearl on the success of Auburn, expectations for Sweet 16
N. 10 Arkansa vs. n. 3 Texas Tech
Saturday I’m fading John Calipari after a disturbance of his rival Rick Pitino.
I’m undecided that Arkansas has sufficient offended to win this, except the Red Raiders horribly shoot as St. John did in opposition to the Razorbacks (35% of Field Goal, 2-PE-22 on 3S).
Since they’ve so many guys with NBA potential, the Razorbacks by no means know who may current themselves. The complete listing may be very growth or bust. The Texas Tech ought to resume the marker of the third chief McMillian Chance for this, and his offense might be monumental. It has 4 video games of 20 factors or extra this season, of which 23 in opposition to Houston.
Between Darrion Williams (28 factors in opposition to Drake) and All-American Center Jt Toppin, Red Raiders are a nightmare matchup. Do not make me listing the memorable march of Calipari. Also, he would not have the very best workforce right here.
Choose: Texas Tech (-5.5) to win over 5.5 factors
No. 6 Byu vs. n. 2 Alabama
I intend to take the chance on Byu +5 in what needs to be a gathering on the monitor.
The cougars didn’t go nicely after they intensified at school in opposition to tremendous athletic groups. They misplaced in opposition to Ole Miss in November, 31 have been hit by Houston and misplaced in opposition to Texas Tech. But every part was originally of the season. They managed the velocity of the VCU nicely within the opening spherical after which survived a livid manifestation of Wisconsin.
Byu goes deep, and whereas no rotation participant is greater than the main guard Egor Demin, the Cougars play huge. They took 13 offensive tables in opposition to the badger.
I do not see that neither workforce stops. Byu is the worst protection left within the match. Outside the race final yr on the Final Four, Nate Oats of Alabama had two nice Sweet 16 clunkers – dropping the state of San Diego two years in the past and falling into OT on the UCLA in 2021.
And if one in all these groups is wanting ahead to Duke, it’s actually Alabama. The tide arrived within the nominal season n. 2 within the nation.
Choose: Byu (+5) to lose lower than 5 factors or win definitively
Jason McIntyre is a Fox sports activities betting analyst who additionally writes concerning the draft NFL and the NBA. Before arriving in Fox, he created the web site The Big Lead. Follow it on Twitter @Jasonmcintyre.
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