NCAA Tournament and March Madness Round of 32 Best Bets, Picks, Odds: Michigan, Texas, Vanderbilt, MSU, More!
Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his best bets for the NCAA Tournament round of 32.
After a successful and chalky round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament, let's turn our attention to the Saturday slate for the round of 32 and potential underdogs to pull the upset. All odds are courtesy of DraftKings . Saint Louis vs Michigan (-12.
5): O/U 161. 5 Saturday starts off with an anticipated track meet between Michigan and Saint Louis. Michigan scored 50 first-half points versus Howard and 101 for the game, while Saint Louis put up 49 first-half points against Georgia and 102 for the game!
The Billikens play at the 19th-quickest tempo in the country and fourth-fastest on offense, while the Wolverines are 22nd-quickest overall and 13th on offense. Per Kenpom, Michigan owns the seventh-best offense in the nation and Saint Louis the 43rd, so everything is trending toward tons of points. Saint Louis shoots 40.
2% from three (2nd-best) and had a bit of a down game with 9-of-28 (32. 1%) against Georgia. However, the Billikens recorded 27 assists and 47 rebounds in that game, purely putting on a show.
Continue to the original source for the full article.