Michigan basketball picks vs Saint Louis for NCAA Tournament 2nd round
Five Free Press sports writer sound off on whether top-seeded Michigan basketball will advance to the Sweet 16 against Robbie Avila and Saint Louis.
Should Michigan basketball feel confident about its chances against Saint Louis on Saturday, March 21, in Buffalo, New York? After all, the Wolverines are the 1-seed in the Midwest region and coming off a 101-point performance in the first round on Thursday. Then again, the ninth-seeded Billikens also broke the 100-point mark, and against an 8-seed from a high-major conference, Georgia.
U-M and SLU share philosophies, according to their coaches , and both have players who have captured the nation's imagination (at least among the nickname generators of the sport ). And yet, 1-seed vs. 9-seed – how often has that upset occurred in the second round since March Madness grew to at least 64 teams?
Just six times in 81 matchups, and not at all since 2018 when Florida State stunned Xavier before eventually losing in the Elite Eight to ... well, Michigan. CARLOS MONARREZ: Yo, Dusty!
Forget bromance with Josh Schertz and knock out Saint Louis Will we see another improbable upset at the KeyBank Center at 12:10 p. m. Saturday (CBS)?