The madness continues come Thursday. Four Sweet 16 matchups are set to tip-off across two NCAA Tournament regions, with some great battles in the West and South.
Two one-seeds and a pair of two-seeds look to move on; as basketball powers Arizona, Duke, Gonzaga and Villanova try to take care of business and secure an Elite 8 bid.
#Sweet16 Power Rankings from @TheAndyKatz! #KatzRankz
1. Arizona
2. Gonzaga
3. Purdue
4. Kansas
5. Nova
6. Texas Tech
7. Duke
8. Houston
9. UNC
10. UCLA
11. Providence
12. Michigan
13. Miami
14. Arkansas
15. Iowa St
16. Saint Peter’s#MM365 pod:
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Here’s the schedule for what should be a tremendous night of college hoops:
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Gonzaga 7:09 PM ET (CBS)
Gonzaga enters Thursday night’s game as a solid favorite against the Razorbacks of the SEC. According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Bulldogs hold a near 85 percent chance to move on to the next round behind stars Drew Timme and Chet Holmgren.
Gonzaga has yet to cover the spread in this year’s tournament but will that change in the Sweet 16 against Arkansas?
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— SI Betting (@SI_Betting) March 23, 2022
No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 2 Villanova 7:29 PM ET (TBS)
One of the surprises of the NCAA’s thus far, Juwan Howard’s Michigan squad has reminiscing of the great Wolverines teams of day’s past. It won’t be easy against Jay Wright and the two-time national champion Wildcats, but given how this March has gone down so far, would anybody be surprised if UM kept dancing?
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Duke 9:39 PM ET (CBS)
Perhaps the headline game of the Sweet 16, Texas Tech and Duke face-off with Coach K’s career on the line. The No. 2 Blue Devils have a chance to send Mike Krzyzewski out a champion. But, it could also go the other way. The 27-9 Red Raiders are actually favored by a point in this one. And ESPN’s BPI gives Tech a 53.9 percent chance to keep it going.
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— SI Betting (@SI_Betting) March 23, 2022
No. 5 Houston vs. No. 1 Arizona 9:59 PM ET (TBS)
Lastly, in the nightcap, Houston and Arizona meet to see who will advance in the South region. Arizona entered as tourney favorites, however the Cougars are no easy out. And it wouldn’t shock anyone if Kelvin Sampson’s team took down the Wildcats on their way to a possible Final Four run.
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