And then there were 12
The NCAA Tournament has the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. But what do you call it when there are 12 teams left?
The Dancing Dozen?
Dave Tuley‘s ATS Report: Favorites swept 4-0 straight up in Sweet 16 games, but 2-2 ATS. No. 3 Texas Tech (-5) rallied from down 16 to beat 10 Arkansas 85-83 in OT. Alabama (-4.5) and Florida (-7) covered in routs of BYU and Maryland, but Duke (-9) did not cover in 100-93 win vs. Arizona. Overs swept 4-0 with Texas Tech-Arkansas going Over 148.5 in OT.
VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke jumps ahead a day to preview Saturday’s regional finals:
>(1) Florida vs. (3) Texas Tech | 6:09 p.m. ET | TBS/truTV
>(1) Duke vs. (2) Alabama | 8:49 p.m. ET | TBS/truTV
But let’s get back to today when we will go from 12 to 8.
Tonight’s previews
Adam and Zach Cohen preview the remaining Sweet 16 games:
>No. 6 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Mississippi (7:09 p.m. ET).
>No. 2 Tennessee (-4.5/145.5) (SM: -4.3/144.2) vs. No. 3 Kentucky (7:39 p.m. ET).
>No. 1 Auburn (-8.5/152.5) (SM: -7.7/150.6) vs. No. 5 Michigan (9:39 p.m. ET).
>No. 1 Houston (-8.5/132.5) (SM: -7.4/131.7) vs. No. 4 Purdue (10:09 p.m. ET).
>>Everything we’ve posted on the tournament is here.
Best Bets & Picks
Greg Peterson is in with his Sweet 16/Day 2 picks.
>Josh Appelbaum will have his Sharp Report later this morning.
>Tyler Shoemaker‘s predictions
>Circa/DraftKings Betting Splits.
>The Circa College Hoops Challenge selections are posted here.
>The VSiN March Bracket Challenge selections are posted here.
And if you want to see how VSiN staffers played the Sweet 16 — including me — go here.
Day 2: Today in MLB
Greg Peterson will have his top plays every day based on his handicapped lines. >>Here are his plays for today.
Adam Burke will offer his Best Bets for the day’s menu every Monday-Saturday. Look for them on our MLB page.
Steve Makinen updates his bullpen betting system heading into the new season.
Steve will file his MLB Analytics report by mid-morning and you can find it on the MLB page.
Other MLB resources
>Our daily matchup page with more detail by clicking on “Matchup Analysis.”
>Makinen’s daily power ratings
Derby update
VSiN At The Track — Road to the Kentucky Derby will go live today at 2:15 p.m. ET on our YouTube page (not our YouTubeTV channel).
Patrick Meagher, host of VSiN Live on Mad Dog Radio, and Aaron Halterman of RacingDudes.com will cover their Kentucky Derby Top 5, plus preview Saturday’s prep races (Arkansas Derby and Florida Derby).
>Here is a link to the show whether you want to watch it live or on replay.
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Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning.
NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later, too.
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