Mid-majors hardly ever get to wrangle with elite Power 5 teams in meaningful games. I look for the Penguins and their beleaguered fans to be deliriously excited for this game.Â
Oral Roberts makes a dangerous No. 12 seed. The Golden Eagles can shoot it very well and have an experienced playmaker in Max Abmas. Duke’s defense tends to force opponents into shots they don’t want, but Oral Roberts has done this before and knows how to find good looks.
Bradley is 1-4 ATS in their last five games following an ATS thumping. Not good.Â
Now, on to Louisiana. The Ragin’ Cajuns are all sorts of fun. They average 78 PPG and are in the top-25 in field goal percentage and three-point percentage, so there is no shortage of offense here.
Yes, there always seems to be a massive upset in the first round, and I’m sure it will come this year. Grand Canyon is an exciting team to watch, and their fans should travel well to Denver for this one. Rayshon Harrison leads the way with 17.7 PPG and dropped 31 in the last game against Southern Utah.Â
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Since beating Duke at home last month, the Cavaliers haven’t looked quite right. They barely escaped Louisville and Notre Dame, then managed to get beaten by Boston College and North Carolina. But they have now won four straight, including a beatdown of Clemson.
Here’s a dinger for you! You don’t know what conference this is, do you? I do. It’s the no-defense-played-here conference. Jack it up and run back, baby.
Alabama is an easy choice to win this, especially with the 26-5 record and 16-2 conference mark and a 4-spot in the latest top 25 polls. On the other hand, the situation around Brandon Miller has been difficult for everybody to deal with, and the Crimson Tide just lost to Texas A&M to finish out the regular season.Â