David v Goliath as Butler looks to upend Florida The No. 2 seeded Florida Gators appear poised at making a trip to Houston, but standing in their way is tournament darling No.8 Butler who is no surprise to upsetting schools ten times their size. vs. #8 Butler (26-9, 13-5 Horizon) vs. #2 Florida (29-7, 13-3 SEC) Date/Time: Saturday, March 26, 4:30 PM EST Venue: New … [Read more...]
Gonzaga vs BYU | Prediction & Pick
Zags take on future WCC foe BYU The Gonzaga Bulldogs pulled off the upset over St. John’s and will now face the nation’s best player and the BYU Cougars in Saturday’s third round Southeast Region contest in Denver. vs. #11 Gonzaga (25-9, 11-3 WCC) vs. #3 BYU (31-4, 14-2 MWC) Date/Time: Saturday, March 19, 8:05 PM EST Venue: Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. Broadcast: … [Read more...]
UCLA vs Florida | Prediction & Pick
Bruins look to take away Florida’s Thunder Two storied college basketball programs meet in a third round Southeast Region game in Tampa on Thursday as the 7th seeded UCLA Bruins play the 2nd seeded Florida Gators. vs. #7 UCLA (23-10, 13-5 Pac-10) vs. #2 Florida (27-7, 13-3 SEC) Date/Time: Saturday, March 19, 3:00 PM EST Venue: St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, … [Read more...]
Kansas State vs Wisconsin | Prediction & Pick
Wildcats and Badgers claw their way to Round Three Two top selections in a lot of March Madness pools meet in the desert on Thursday night as the Kansas State Wildcats take on the Wisconsin Badgers the Southeast Region third round game in Tucson on Saturday. vs. #5 Kansas State (23-10, 10-6 Big 12) vs. #4 Wisconsin (24-8, 13-5 Big Ten) Date/Time: Saturday, March 19, 8:55 PM … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh vs Butler | Prediction & Pick
Butler back but now must face No. 1 seed Pittsburgh One-time Cinderella turned mid-major power Butler move on to face the top-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers in a Southeast Region third round game at the Verizon Center in Washington on Saturday. vs. #8 Butler (234-9, 13-5 Horizon) vs. vs. #1 Pittsburgh (28-5, 15-3 Big East) Date/Time: Saturday, March 19, 7:10 PM ET Venue: … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh vs UNC Asheville | Prediction & Pick
Panthers try to avoid Pitt-fall of playing Bulldogs On Sunday, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs were in North Carolina and discovered they would participate in one of the ‘First Four’ games in the NCAA Tournament. On Tuesday, they were in Dayton, rallying from a double-digit deficit to win in overtime. Now on Thursday, they’ll be in Washington DC to face the top-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers in a … [Read more...]
Kansas State vs Utah State | Prediction & Pick
Wildcats and Aggies look to state their case Two trendy selections in a lot of March Madness office tournament pools meet in Tucson Thursday night as the Kansas State Wildcats play the Utah State Aggies in a Southeast second round contest. vs. #5 Kansas State (22-10, 10-6 Big 12) vs. #12 Utah State (30-3, 15-1 WAC) Date/Time: Thursday, March 17, 9:57 PM ET Venue: McKale … [Read more...]
Temple vs Penn State | Prediction & Pick
Former conference foes Penn State and Temple renew acquaintances The state of Arizona will be the host site for a meeting of former long-time rivals in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps the 7th seeded Temple Owls and the 10th seeded Penn State Nittany Lions could petition to have the game played in a more apropos setting instead – like say Allentown. vs. #7 … [Read more...]
Northern Colorado vs San Diego State | Prediction & Pick
Aztecs with chip on their shoulders against Northern Colorado You wouldn’t think that a team with 30 victories, a conference tournament championship, and a second seed in the NCAA Tournament has to apologize to anyone. Yet, the San Diego State Aztecs can begin to silence a lot of their critics when they face the 15th seeded Northern Colorado Bears in West Region second round action on Thursday … [Read more...]
Wisconsin vs Belmont | Prediction & Pick
Contrast in styles as Wisconsin battles Belmont One of the more familiar expressions in sports is that sometimes, ‘styles make the matchups intriguing.’ This would be an extremely appropriate statement to make concerning the Southeast Region second round game in Tucson on Thursday between the 4th seeded Wisconsin Badgers and the 13th seeded Belmont Bruins. vs. #4 Wisconsin … [Read more...]