00:00All right, over in the Midwest region, Tennessee and Virginia.
00:04I mean, Virginia's got and had a great year this past season.
00:09I believe that number is like one and a half right now.
00:12So, I mean, you think this is going to be a last bucket game here?
00:17It could be, man.
00:19I mean, one, one and a half totals, I think 137 and a half.
00:22And Tennessee looked really good against the Miami-Ohio team.
00:26They shot lights out.
00:27I think they were like 45% from the three-point line.
00:30They won the rebounding battle like 42 to 25.
00:34However, they're going to be facing a Virginia team that defends the three-point line extremely well.
00:38I think they're ranked like 34th in defensive efficiency.
00:41So, this is a step up from that Miami-Ohio team that looked cute during the season with all those
00:46wins.
00:47But now you're playing a real solid Virginia team.
00:50You know, both teams play at like a really slow pace.
00:53If you're looking to bet the total, you probably go under 137 and a half.
00:57That'll probably cash you a ticket.
00:59When it comes to this side, I haven't bet the game yet.
01:01But I kind of like Virginia here plus two.
01:03If you look at how these teams fared against top 50 teams this season, Tennessee went 10-10.
01:09And Virginia went 9-3.
01:11So, I think Virginia is the slightly better team, even though they are the underdog here.
01:15I got them ranked higher than Tennessee in my power rankings.
01:17If you give me two points, give me Virginia plus the two.
01:22South region, Tampa is there.
01:24They're in Tampa, Florida, and they're taking on this Iowa team.
01:28Does Iowa cover the number?
01:30I think it's about 9-1⁄2 right now, or do you think Florida is too much for Iowa in this
01:34one?
01:35I mean, it looked great against – what did they win the last game?
01:38About 60 points?
01:40Yeah, against Bayview A&M.
01:43Yeah, but the line was 35, so they outperformed the market by, what, 25 points or whatever it was.
01:48But this line here feels kind of heavy.
01:50I think 10 points might be a little too much for the Gators to cover.
01:53I mean, Iowa does have, what, I think they got like 12 losses on the year.
01:56But five of them, you know, they were from like four points or less, four points or fewer.
02:01They also lost to Illinois, I think, this year by like six points.
02:04And they lost to Nebraska in overtime.
02:06I think that score was like 84-75 or 85-74.
02:09I forget what the score was.
02:10But they played teams really tough all year.
02:12So even though they've had 12 losses, a lot of them have been really close.
02:1610 points is a ton of points.
02:17March Madness, I haven't been to the game yet.
02:19But with Iowa playing at one of the slowest paces in the country, I think they do play at the
02:23slowest pace in the country.
02:25They probably, you know, the Gators' possessions there.
02:28And since Iowa is also a strong defensive team, I think they're ranked like 10th or 11th in opponent points
02:33per game.
02:35They got a shot at staying within the Vegas number here, even though I think Florida wins the game.
02:39But 10th point seems kind of heavy here, Matt.
02:42Kind of like Iowa a little bit.
02:44All right.
02:45Philly Godfather.
02:46In Philly, UConn and UCLA, four and a half.
02:51UConn is the favorite in this ballgame.
02:54UConn come out of this?
02:58I mean, UCLA went 24 games on the season, and they just beat UCF, right?
03:04UCF was really gritty.
03:05And UCF gave them a scare down the stretch.
03:08I mean, UCLA couldn't cover the number.
03:10I mean, they won by four.
03:10The line in that one was five and a half.
03:12And now they've got to play a UConn team that won 29 games this year.
03:18It went, I think UConn went 10 and three against top 50 teams.
03:21I know UConn didn't cover the 20-point spread against Furman, but that was largely because they underperformed from the
03:27three-point line.
03:27I think they shot like 20% from the three-point line, and I don't see that happening again.
03:31I think UConn's size is too much for UCLA here.
03:35UCLA, you know, also isn't a great rebounding team, which could be a problem if their shots ain't falling early.
03:43It's going to be tough to come back on this UConn team, especially if they're trying to chuck up threes.
03:48UConn is one of the better, you know, three-point defenses in the nation.
03:53You know, UCLA's defense, mediocre at best.
03:57I like UConn here.
03:57I'm not betting against Dan Hurley in the big dance.
03:59Give me UConn when it's four.
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