March Madness has been missing within the insanity division by two rounds, as just one double-digit seed made it to the Candy 16. Hopefully, that units us up for a wild weekend within the NCAA Match.
Let’s check out the 5 excessive seeds on upset alert within the Candy 16:
No. 1 Auburn Tigers (-8.5) vs. No. 5 Michigan Wolverines
Auburn is way more proficient than Michigan, however the Tigers higher pray they do not discover themselves in a detailed sport down the stretch. The Wolverines are 13-4 this season in video games determined by 4 factors or much less, together with 11 straight. For reference, Michigan is the primary crew to win 13 video games by 4 or fewer factors since Bradley in 1985-86, per Tony Garcia of Detroit Free Press.
Dusty Might is likely one of the finest coaches within the sport, and he is aware of learn how to get the very best out of his gamers within the clutch.
No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (-5.5) vs. No. 6 BYU Cougars
If you happen to like offense, this would be the sport for you. Alabama (90.8) and BYU (81.2) rank first and twenty first, respectively, within the nation in factors per sport. The Cougars are 16-1 this season once they rating at the very least 85 factors, and so they’re coming in sizzling with 11 wins of their final 12 video games.
The best way to take down BYU is to sluggish the tempo and play stellar protection, as Houston did in two blowout wins towards the Cougars this 12 months. That is not Alabama’s sport, so Nate Oats higher hope the photographs are falling on Thursday night time.
