The Wonder Continues, Day Six

It's the last four games of the "Sweet Sixteen", if West Virginia had pulled off their upset (and they were up late in OT, so they had a real shot at it), then I would have gone 4-0 yesterday. Plus, if I were betting the spread, I'd be very suspicious of the end of that UCLA game. I'm not accusing anybody of anything, but the spread was 12, and they let a layup go that took it from a push to a WKU win (against the spread). UCLA sucks against the spread, they dominate teams, then let them back in for some unkown reason, the only game they've beaten the spread on recently was their 41 point destruction of MVS.

Back to tonight's games, should be some good ones in the mix.

(10) Davidson Wildcats v (3) Wisconsin Badgers
Great defense (OK, I admit it, the Badgers have a great defense, but they are boring to watch), against a greater offensive player. Curry has been a monster in the tournament, but it's hard to imagine that the Badgers just don't shut him down and make someone else from the Wildcats beat them. Yet, every other team facing Davidson should have figured that out, and it didn't work, so I'm going with the upset and saying Davidson's run continues. Pick, Davidson

(3) Stanford Cardinal at (2) Texas Longhorns
My Nemesis Bill Simmons™ had a whole rant about how he doesn't like the names of Stanford's Lopez twins because their first names made them sound more like hot chicks then a couple of dudes. I guess he has a point, If you were in college and told that Brook and Robin, the Lopez Twins, were coming to the party, you'd begin having some of those stupid adolescent fantasies about some mildly incestuous three way action. Hard to pick against the twins, even if they aren't a couple of hot chicks. Pick, Stanford

(12) Villanova Wildcats at (1) Kansas Jayhawks
'Nova's had a good run, it ends here. Pick, Kansas

(5) Michigan State Spartans at (1) Memphis Tigers
Memphis has the best player left in the tournament (Derrick Rose), and the best overall team, plus they have a decent coach, looks like there's a solid chance that not only all the 1 seeds will advance to the "Elite Eight", but they'll probably all make it to the "Final Four" as well. Expect a heavy dose of predictability to break out this weekend (although, you usually get yourself in trouble by predicting predictability in the usually unpredictable "Big Dance"). Pick, Memphis