The NCAA Tournament begins on Tuesday, March 15th with the First Four, and then moves on to the first round on Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18. No. 7 seed Michigan State will face No. 10 seed Davidson in the first round on March 18. Here’s an early look at what we can expect from the Spartans and Wildcats in this year’s March Madness Tournament.
Once the odds from DraftKings Sportsbook are made available for this game, we’ll add that information below. We’ll also add the game time and TV channel once it’s settled.
Game date: Friday, March 18thGame time: 9:40 p.m.TV channel: CBSLocation: Greensville, South Carolina, Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Odds: Pick ‘em
No. 7 Michigan State
Michigan State is an up and down team this season. Tom Izzo is great in the tournament and games against him are always tough in the NCAA Tournament. Gabe Brown is their leading scorer as he’s averaging 11.5 points per game this season. Malik Hall is second in scoring with 9.6 points per game, but he showed flashes this season that he can be their guy as he’s had multiple games scoring 20+ points.
The Spartans are a decent all around team, but like I said before, they need to find someone who can take a game over. In the NCAA Tournament, look for Hall to be their go to guy.
Record: 22-12, 11-9 Big TenKenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: 38KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: 53Against The Spread: 18-16-0Over Total: 18-15-1Odds to win NCAA Championship: +10000
No. 10 Davidson
Davidson has the chance to rip apart several brackets depending on where its slotted come tourney time. The Wildcats took the A-10 regular season title with a 25-5 record and came up just short of winning the conference tournament, getting upset by Richmond in the title game.
Guards Foster Loyer and Hyunjung Lee are both averaging around 16 points per game and have been deadly from three. Luka Brajkovic does the dirty work down low, pulling down 7.1 rebounds a game.
Record: 27-6, 15-3 A-10KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: 11KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: 152Against The Spread: 20-11Over Total: 18-13Odds to win NCAA Championship: +25000