Turning Tricks for the Tourney!!

B Catz is back bringing the noise with a fresh batch of hot tournament picks for you gambling fiends. Initially I didn't think I would watch more than 22 total minutes of this years installment due to a boring ass season and lack of NBA prospects participating...well boy howdy was I wrong. This has been a fantastic tournament!! Tons of great games, classic shots and incredible performances and we are only at the round of sixteen!! So let's roll up our sleeves and get our hands elbow deep in some tourney picks!

MIA +4 vs NOVA

Personally I've never been a fan of Villanova. I know all the experts argue that this years Nova team is different than the dozen or so teams they've had previously that always seem to underperform come tourney time.  They did a lot to dispel that notion in their first two contests definitely, but as they say, the third time is the charm. This will be a classic Nova letdown game as Miami comes out of the gates hot led by their Puerto Rican guards (I've never actually watched them, I just assume) and do just enough to secure a victory in the second half.

OKLA -2.5 vs TEXAS A &M

The comeback by A and M the other night was absolutely spectacular and a definite tournament classic. So why would I bet against a team that was good enough to come back from 12 down with 44 seconds left?? Because it happened against Northern Iowa and they shouldn't have been in the spot in the first place. You know who isn't going to let them come back from a 12 point deficit late in the game? Player of the year and future NBA player Buddy Hield and his teammates. This game won't even be competitive, Oklahoma wins by 15.

MARYLAND +5 vs KANSAS

Finally our contrarian pick of the day.  It's hard to talk yourself in to this hot and cold Maryland team especially against such a deep Kansas squad, and apparently the public bettors agree. 84% of bets have been placed on Kansas so far and the spread was hammered in favor of Kansas opening at -2 and moving all the way to -5. Still like Kansas to win the game in the end, but a tie game with 30 seconds left and Melo Tremble calling for an iso at the top of the key is definitely going to make the Jayhawk faithful nervous.