This game’s going to come down to how well the Tampa defense can match up with Detroit’s passing game. If the Bucs win in the trenches, they’ll pull the upset. But if Jared Goff gets time to throw, this won’t be close.
Arizona’s been invincible at McKale Center. It hasn’t mattered who the opposition has been; the Wildcats have run them over. In eight games at home, the closest anyone has come to beating the Wildcats was last time out — a 19-point win for Arizona against Utah.
The teams have met seven times since UConn rejoined the Big East, and all of them have been decided by single digits. Out of the past five, only one was decided by more than four points, and these have almost exclusively been defensive affairs.
Kansas has won 23 straight against Oklahoma in Lawrence and hasn’t lost to the Sooners at Allen Fieldhouse since 1993. Good Oklahoma teams, great Oklahoma teams, even a Final Four Oklahoma team have all come to Lawrence over the past 30 years. They’ve all had one thing in common: they left with a loss to the Jayhawks.
The Bucs might have played a soft schedule, but they’ve done a fine job of playing to their expectations. Meanwhile, Philadelphia has not covered a spread since Nov. 20 at Kansas City, failing on seven straight occasions.
Indiana hasn’t yet proven it truly belongs in college basketball’s upper echelon again. Can the Hoosiers upset defending champion Connecticut?
Michigan marks the hardest test all season for the Huskies. But Washington’s shown it can win with defense, as it edged both Oregon State and Washington State with rock-solid defensive efforts. They’ll need that one more time to claim the crown.
The Cardinals have known for a long time that they were going nowhere in 2023, but they haven’t played like it. Given the Seahawks’ tendency to play close games, they’ll have to keep up on offense if they want to give themselves a chance at the postseason.
Jake Browning’s playing for his next job and gets one more chance to get some game tape for his next contract. That makes Cincinnati far more dangerous than Cleveland, as the Browns lack any real motivation.