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Vaughn Dalzell breaks down four long shots from each region that can make the Final Four.
March Madness is here and it's time to fill out dozens or some people's cases, hundreds of brackets! After filling out plenty of my own, here are four teams that I think are dark horses to make the Final Four and play the role of the modern day cinderella in the NIL era. All Final Four odds are courtesy of DraftKings.
East Region Dark Horse: Louisville Cardinals (+1300) Per KenPom , Louisville ranks 19th in offensive efficiency and 25th in defensive efficiency, one of eight teams to be top 25 in both areas. The Cardinals are 9th in offensive two-point percentage (59. 7%) and shot nearly 36% from deep on the year (35.
7%, 79th) with 76. 9% from the free-throw line (34th). Louisville doesn’t force turnovers enough (16.
7%, 173rd), and they turn the ball over themselves (16. 4%, 159th), so that could be the downfall for the Cardinals in this tournament. I can’t forget to mention that Louisville played the 30th toughest strength of schedule this year and has the 17th-most experienced roster with an average of 2.
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