Michigan State was a preseason top-five team that failed to win 20 games in the regular season. The Spartans are in the field despite losing five of its last seven games, including home losses to bubble teams that failed to make the tournament in Ohio State and Iowa.
North Carolina is ranked in the top 10 of adjusted defensive efficiency per KenPom, its best rating since the 2010-11 season, when the Tar Heels lost in the Elite Eight.
Texas was just 2-7 against teams with winning records in the Big 12.
Tennessee has gone ‘under’ the total in its past nine games.
Oregon has made at least the Sweet 16 in its last four tourneys (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021).
Creighton is 8-2 against the spread in its last nine games and has a 19-point win against UConn during that run.
Oakland is 11-3 against the spread as a pick or dog this season, but Horizon League teams are 4-10 against the spread in this tournament when coming off an underdog win.
NC State has completely flipped the script since March, going from losing four in a row to end the regular season to reeling off five straight victories to win their first ACC tournament title in nearly 40 years (1987).
Duquesne started the conference season 0-5. Until this season, it had been 47 years since the Dukes went dancing, and it’s been 55 years since they won a game in the tourney until they shocked Kentucky on Thursday.
Illinois is 10-2 outright and 10-2 against the spread this season when coming off a win of 15 or more points.
Washington State is 0-5 against the spread when coming off a win of more than three points and facing a Big Ten opponent.
Iowa State is the top-rated team on defense by KenPom and showed that off by holding Houston to 41 points on 26.8 percent shooting in the Big 12 Tournament final.
Dayton is 6-2-1 against the spread as an underdog in this tournament, including 5-0-1 ATS when the Flyers own a sub .780 win percentage entering the game.
Arizona is 11-1 outright and 10-2 against the spread in Round Two of this tournament.
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