In case you missed it, I am picking every first-round NCAA tournament game. I already picked Thursday, and here we go with Friday's 16 NCAA tourney picks.
It's time to get rich, kids.
I'd also encourage you to make sure you watch Kelly Stewwart, aka Kelly in Vegas, and me break down all the Thursday and Friday NCAA tournament action, including our favorite picks on both days.
Here we go with 16 more winners:
Last year, FAU surged to the Final Four. This year, despite almost everyone returning, they've had a fairly disappointing season.
The band is back together and now the stress is gone.
Pity poor Northwestern, which gets run here in the opening Friday game.
Colgate exists in the NCAA tournament so lazy sportswriters can make toothpaste jokes and to make people think they are going to pull off an upset before collapsing late.
Baylor squeezes just enough out of the tube to get the win.*
*I'm sorry.
San Diego State lost the title game last year to UConn.
I know, I know, most of you forgot that game happened already.
But not the Aztecs.
They sacrifice UAB to the gambling gods.
And cover.
Western Kentucky is the school all the good-looking girls in Nashville go to if they weren't able to get into Ole Miss, Tennessee, or Alabama.
I don't know why this is important or how it impacts basketball at all.
But it's why I'm picking them to cover.
If the hat fits...*
*I'm sorry again.
I've only been to New Mexico once, but it was back in 2005 and I got metal detected to eat at a burrito place in Albuquerque.
Clemson has been up and down all year, but they won at North Carolina.
So their ceiling is high -- not as high as Walter White could make you, but close.
The Tigers cover.
Auburn either loses or beats a team by 20 or more.
Seriously, this is essentially the Tigers entire season.
They got screwed as a four seed, but Yale pays the price.
Auburn by 20.
The Gators want to run and Colorado will oblige.
A track meet ensues and both teams go over 80, guaranteeing you the over cash.
The Aggies are erratic, they could make every shot and beat Nebraska by 20 or miss every shot and lose by 20.
And then do the exact opposite the next game.
Meanwhile, Fred Hoiberg -- remember him? -- has the Cornhuskers in the NCAA tournament for the first time in what feels like forever.
The over's the play.
Coming off a loss to a 16 seed last year, I think Purdue locks down on Grambling and doesn’t let up all game.
Boilermakers, huge.
It's the only primary state that Nikki Haley won against the school that everyone loves to hate.
I'm taking Vermont even though I'm worried it's going to make Ben and Jerry both happy.
Alabama hasn't played defense all year.
Why would they start in the NCAA Tournament?
The over cashes with ease.
Ordinarily, a line this big would make me nervous because lots of teams pull starters late, but the Cougars got whipped in the Big 12 title game.
That means Longwood -- which doubles as the best unused porn name for a male actor -- is in for a rough go of it.
No fluffer to save them.
Houston, big.
Fun fact: if you'd simply bet the under in every Wisconsin football and basketball game since 1984, you'd have more money now than Biff from Back to the Future 2.
Wisconsin is 4,874-0 when holding the opponent to under 60 points.
The under cashes, again.
Fun fact: I don't know anything about either of these teams.
But give me TCU because I actually do know that they have Jamie Dixon.
I stayed up on spring break last week and watched St. Mary's late at night on three consecutive nights.
And they're really, really fun to watch.
And very talented.
And God is on their side.
Which is why they win, cover, and are headed to the Final Four.
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