It's March Madness time and everyone wants a Cinderella team or two for their Tourney Pick'Em bracket. Here are a few teams from my clipboard to yours, worth a little extra consideration as you put those picks down in ink.
ranks them in the Top 20. Memphis occasionally is careless with the basketball but otherwise an efficiency dream on both offense and defense. Every important minute on the court is handled by a senior. Memphis decisively rolled through the AAC Tournament over the weekend, and was just one shot away from beating No. 1 Houston twice in eight days. The Tigers won't be afraid of anyone.
I don't want to look past Florida Atlantic, who are a mere 2.5-point underdog to Memphis in Round 1 on . But should the Tigers get past that game, I give them more than a puncher's chance to take down Purdue in Round 2.I probably don’t have to twist your arm to pick against a Big Ten team or too, given that conference’s lack of results in recent years. And the Flashes aren’t going to cower to anyone’s jersey. They played a competitive non-conference schedule, and while Kent State did lose to Houston and Gonzaga, both games were close.
Kent State doesn’t turn the ball over and Indiana doesn’t turn you over; I like knowing my underdog pick is likely to be poised. Indiana has a notable size advantage and will try to win this game in the paint. Kent State power forward Miryne Thomas was excellent in the MAC Tournament, and he’ll need rebounding help from the Kent State guards. I expect this game to be in doubt into the final minute.
Sometimes mid-major teams make occasional tournament appearances and they’re just happy to be invited, but Vermont doesn't fit that suit — the Catamounts are making their eighth NCAA trip over the past 20 years. Arkansas and Florida State beat them in recent visits, but both games were competitive. The oddsmakers expected a close Marquette-Vermont game from the start — the Golden Eagles opened as 13.5-point favorites, which is the smallest spread among the No.
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