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| WHAT'S BREWING TODAY Friday, March 25 On Today's Scorecard Sweet And Lowdown |
| It's Sweet 16 time and with it 16 teams have visions of climbing the ladder in New Orleans the first Monday in April. To help get you there, check out these game notes and betting tips on Friday's contests... • Bill Self is 6-14 ATS against Big East teams at Kansas, including 0-4 ATS in the NCAA tournament the last 10 seasons. • Providence is 8-1 ATS and 7-2 outright as an underdog this season. Both losses came against Villanova. • North Carolina is an underdog for the second straight game after being favored in 19 straight NCAA tournament games. Prior to winning outright as an underdog against Baylor in the round of 32, UNC had failed to cover six straight NCAA tournament games as an underdog. UNC last won multiple games as an underdog in the NCAA tournament in 2000 (3-1). In addition, since 1985, 8-9 seeds that reach the Sweet 16 are 13-8 ATS in that round, including 10-5 ATS as an underdog. • UCLA is 7-1 ATS in the NCAA tournament under Mick Cronin (all past two seasons). Click here to read more betting tips on today's Sweet 16 games. |
| Trending Today King Of The Hill |
| Here's why loading up the Miami offense is monumental in their chance of reaching the playoffs: New WR Tyreek Hill has gone to the AFC Championship Game in each of the last 4 postseasons. As for the Dolphins, they haven't won a playoff game since the 2000 Wild Card, the 2nd-longest active playoff victory drought in the NFL, with only the Lions having gone longer without one (a divisional playoff win in 1991). Hill is one of 7 players to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 6 seasons, joining the likes of Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, and Emmitt Smith among others. |
| Grinding Out The Profits Stat Of The Day |
| From the Marc Lawrence Against The Spread Sweet 16 podcast: Iowa State is 15-0 outright and 11-4 ATS in nonconference games this season. The Cyclones have been an underdog six times in nonconference games this campaign and won every game straight-up. Just sayin'. |