Alright, today's NCAA Tournament action is the stuff Cinderella's are made of. Three of the four games include double-digit seeds, including one game entirely between double-digits.
Here's your guide to all the late games, with all the stats you need to compare matchups, courtesy of Ken Pomeroy, picks from the staff, and odds from Bet Vega.
6:15 |
(2) North Carolina |
(11) Marquette |
LINE |
-210 |
+170 |
PACE |
71.8 Pos/G |
67.4 Pos/G |
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
12 (40/7) |
26 (21/54) |
SHOOTING (eFG%) |
49.4% Off (160)/46.1% Def (42) |
51.4% Off (66)/50.1% Def (223) |
REBOUNDING |
36.7% Off (29)/70.4% Def (64) |
35.6% Off (63)/32.2% Def (172) |
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS |
38.6% Off (29)/29.6% Def (64) |
44.7% Off (33)/28.9% Def (25) |
FREE THROWS MADE |
67% (246) |
69.5% (165) |
TURNOVERS |
18.5% Off (76)/19.5% Def (208) |
18% Off (50)/21% Def (112) |
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
40 Harrison Barnes (132% Shots) 31 john Henson (11.7 Block%) |
(29.1% Shots) |
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
44 Tyler Zeller (118.9 Off Rating) 2 Leslie McDonald (51.2 eFG%) 35 Reggie Bullock (8.8 TO Rate) |
33 Jimmy Butler (121.2 Off Rating) (62.0% True Shooting) |
KenPom Chance of Win |
64% |
36% |
KenPom Predicted Score |
76 |
73 |
FanMatch: Best game of the day.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth Staff Picks
Code: UNCFittz: Syracuse
Griffin: Syracuse
Perryman: Syracuse
Ponting: Syracuse
Starkey: Syracuse
London: Washington
6:27 |
(1) Kansas |
(12) Richmond |
LINE |
-700 |
+500 |
PACE |
69.3 Pos/G |
63.0 Pos/G |
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
3 (5/9) |
37 (40/48) |
SHOOTING (eFG%) |
57.6% Off (1)/44.6% Def (13) |
53.6% Off (19)/44.8% Def (16) |
REBOUNDING |
36.4% Off (40)/78.7% Def (11) |
28.5% Off (288)/67.2% Def (205) |
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS |
39.8% Off (111)/32.0% Def (60) |
32.8% Off (294)/29.7% Def (33) |
FREE THROWS MADE |
68.2% (203) |
68.6% (192) |
TURNOVERS |
19.2% Off (116)/20.4% Def (152) |
16.4% Off (11)/19.7% Def (194) |
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
22 Marcus Morris (61.5 eFG%) 21 Markieff Morris (64.3 eFG%) 0 Thomas Robinson (60.4 eFG%) |
14 Kevin Anderson (1.7 Fouls/40) 32 Justin Harper (62.0 eFG%) 41 Dan Geriot (23.5 Asst Rate) |
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
(27.2 Asst Rate) 32 Josh Selby (18.8 Asst Rate) 5 Jeff Withey (66.7 eFG%) |
|
KenPom Chance of Win |
82% |
18% |
KenPom Predicted Score |
73 |
64 |
FanMatch: Worst game of the day.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth Picks
Code: Kansas
Fittz: Kansas
London: Kansas
Perryman: Kansas
Ponting: Kansas
Starkey: KansasGriffin: Louisville
8:45 |
(1) Ohio State |
(4) Kentucky |
LINE |
-260 |
+220 |
PACE |
65.3 Pos/G |
66.2 Pos/G |
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
1 (1/5) |
6 (7/23) |
SHOOTING (eFG%) |
56.8% Off (2)/48.2% Def (121) |
52.5% Off (39)/44.3% Def (9) |
REBOUNDING |
35.7% Off (59)/71.6% Def (29) |
34.1% Off (106)/70.5% Def (62) |
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS |
37% Off (196)/20.4% Def (1) |
37% Off (195)/30.2% Def (40) |
FREE THROWS MADE |
70% (145) |
71.5% (105) |
TURNOVERS |
15.9% Off (7)/23.5% Def (26) |
16% Off (9)/17.9% Def (17.9) |
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
0 Jared Sullinger (26.2 Def Reb%) 1 Deshaun Thomas (53 eFG%) |
3 Terrence Jones (6.5 Fouls Drawn/40) |
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
23 David Lighty (54.9 eFG%) 44 William Buford (54.7 eFG%) 2 Jordan Sibert (11.1 Asst Rate) |
12 Brandon Knight (23.3 Asst Rate) |
KenPom Chance of Win |
75% |
25% |
KenPom Predicted Score |
74 |
67 |
FanMatch: Second best game of the day.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth Picks
Fittz: Ohio State
Griffin: Ohio State
London: Ohio State
Perryman: Ohio State
Code: Kentucky
Ponting: KentuckyStarkey: West Virginia
8:57 |
(10) Florida State |
(11) Virginia Commonwealth |
LINE |
-190 |
+160 |
PACE |
68.4 Pos/G |
66.1 Pos/G |
KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
30 (130/1) |
60 (31/109) |
SHOOTING (eFG%) |
49.3% Off (164)/42% Def (1) |
51.1% Off (75)/50% Def (220) |
REBOUNDING |
35.8% Off (54)/68.8% Def (116) |
31.5% Off (207)/64.2% Def (306) |
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS |
38.6% Off (139)/36.2% Def (135) |
37.3% Off (189)/33.8% Def (90) |
FREE THROWS MADE |
66.5% (259) |
71.8% 96 |
TURNOVERS |
23% Off (312)/21.8% Def (70) |
16.9% Off (20)/22.4% Def (50) |
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
(6.1 Fouls Drawn/40) |
|
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
31 Chris Singleton (4.0 Steal%) 10 Okaro White (10.2 Off Reb%) 1 Xavier Gibson (6.6 Block%) 30 Ian Miller (50.5 True Shoot%) 50 Jon Kreft (50.4 True Shoot%) |
12 Joey Rodriguez (29.7 Asst Rate) 21 Jamie Skeen (61.4 True Shoot%) 32 Brandon Rozzell (9.4 TO Rate) 5 Juvonte Reddic (90.3 Off Rating) |
KenPom Chance of Win |
64% |
36% |
KenPom Predicted Score |
68 |
65 |
FanMatch: Third best game of the day.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth PicksCode: Notre Dame
Perryman: Notre Dame
Ponting: Notre Dame
Fittz: Purdue
Griffin: Purdue
London: Purdue
Starkey: Purdue