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NCAA Sweet 16 picks

The 2013 NCAA tournament has reached the Sweet 16 and we will have a final four by the end of the weekend. I survived relatively well last Sunday going 6-2 on the day with North Carolina and Minnesota being the losses.

Ok...here we go for the first four games of the weekend that still has a couple of Cinderella's alive.

Marquette vs Miami Fla.

The Hurricanes seem destined.....Miami by 8

Arizona vs Ohio State

Ohio St. by 10

Syracuse vs Indiana

Could be a tough one for the Hoosiers....Indiana by 3

LaSalle vs Wichita State

LaSalle by 2

Short but sweet ...back tomorrow with the other four games....

Meanwhile in Australia......

The Semi Finals of the 2012-2013 NBL season got under way yesterday with both Perth and New Zealand picking up easy wins. Expect both the two to meet in the Final as they have been the dominate forces throughout the season.

Picks for Sunday games

Eight more tickets for Sweet 16

Saturday proved to be another day of wild ones in the 2013 NCAA tourney with Marquette escaping again and Gonzaga not surviving.

Ok, straight into the picks for Sunday...

Iowa St. vs Ohio St.

Ohio St. by 7

Temple vs Indiana

Indiana by 11

North Carolina vs Kansas

What the heck...going on a limb...UNC by 9

Minnesota vs Florida

Upset!! Minnesota by 3

Florida - Gulf Coast vs San Diego St.

Gulf Coast does it again by 5

LaSalle vs Ole Miss

LaSalle by 1

Illinois vs Miami Fla.

Miami by 10

Creighton vs Duke

Duke by 7

See you later in the week....

Current Record: 31-13

Let the Madness Begin...for 2013!!

Predicting Louisville-Miami Final

After a night of exhaustive research, soothsaying, head against wall banging and various other activities of frustration....I present my 2013 NCAA Mens basketball bracket. 

So...this year....I am predicting a Louisville-Miami final in Atlanta.

First Four games

North Carolina A&T (19-16) vs Liberty (15-20)

Liberty pulled a major surprise to get into the dance from the Big South conference and A&T benefited from upsets to win the MEAC tourney title.

NC A&T by 14

Boise State (21-10) vs LaSalle (21-9)

The winner of this one gets a date with Kansas State. Both teams have shown flashes but LaSalle may be a bit more polished at the moment.

LaSalle by 6

Middle Tennessee (28-5) vs St. Mary's (Ca) (27-6)

This one would fit as a normal bracket game and could be the best of the First Four games. The winner has a solid chance against Memphis in the main draw.

St. Mary's by 3

LIU-Brooklyn (20-13) vs James Madison (20-14)

Indiana looms on the horizon for the winner of this one.

JMU by 8

Midwest Region

I'm going with Louisville to get by Michigan State in this one.

West Region

Picking a Big 10 rematch with Wisconsin losing again to Ohio State.

South Region

Calling an upset in this region...picking VCU to do it again  over Georgetown.

East Region

Giving Miami the edge over Indiana in the regional final.

Once the Final Four starts... I'll take Louisville over Ohio State and Miami over VCU.

Champion

Most will do a double take when they see the Miami Hurricanes as NCAA Champions ... in basketball.

Back with more picks through the rounds....