2024 March Madness forecasts roundtable: How to bet the males’s
Mar 22, 2024, 11:06 PM ET
The preliminary brought instant insanity and some memorable upsets, however how need to you bet Saturday’s games?Here are our
professionals Dalen Cuff, Jeff Borzello and Tyler Fulghum to discuss which games they’re making their picks on.Dayton +9.5 v. Arizona, 12:45 p.m. The Flyers play a slow pace and are efficient on both ends. I believe they can force the Felines into a halfcourt game and remain within the number. -Cuff Gonzaga -4.5 vs. Kansas, 3:15 p.m. This will be a great big guy battle with Graham Eke and Hunter Dickinson. The bulldogs have more depth and weapons in the absence of Kevin McCullar. -Cuff North Carolina -4 v Michigan State, 5:30 p.m. The Spartans are
5-8-1 ATS v teams in the tournament on the year. The Heels are the better group and their remarkable balance will show here.-Cuff Michigan State +4 vs. North Carolina, 5:30 p.m. There’s a case to be made that Michigan State is the second-best team Carolina has actually faced in the last six weeks. The Spartans are old, battle-tested and they have elite guards. If they can deal with Armando Bacot on the glass, they’ll keep this close.- Borzello Washington State +6.5 vs. Iowa State, 6:10 p.m. This game has a total of 128.5. It’s going
to be a rock fight. Neither team wishes to play especially quickly and both teams are constructed on the strength of defense. This establishes as a close, lower-scoring game.-Fulghum NC State -6.5 vs. Oakland, 7:10 p.m. Why stop now? The Wolfpack have reeled off 5 straight wins as an underdog . Maybe the favorite
role confuses them? I think they’re simply on a heater that I want to get behind. -Fulghum Tennessee -6.5 vs. Texas, 8 p.m. Dillon Mitchell is a slightly interesting defensive option for Texas versus Dalton Knecht, but the Longhorns could actually have a hard time to stop the Vols if Knecht’s supporting cast actions up. Max Abmas’outdoors shot wasn’t falling against Colorado State and Zakai Zeigler will make things challenging on Saturday.-Borzello Tennessee/Texas UNDER 146.5, 8 p.m. Rick Barnes versus his former program will be a fun subplot. The Volunteers was among the few SEC school that didn’t humiliate the conference in the Round of 64. I fret this match will be a bit more detailed and if it is that most likely indicates the Longhorns have actually dragged this game into the mud. -Fulghum Creighton -5.5 vs. Oregon, 9:40 p.m. I think Oregon’s postseason run concerns an end on Saturday. Ryan Kalkbrenner suffices to limit N’Faly Dante down low and Creighton has too many weapons for Oregon. Even during the Ducks’recent run, their defense has been
inconsistent.- Borzello