Marc Lawrence College Basketball Handicapping Article: Sweet 16 Scene

College Hoops: Sweet 16 Scene
by Marc Lawrence

Left in the aftermath of the first two rounds of this year's NCAA Tournament we find 16 teams moving onto the Sweet Sixteen of this year's big event. There have been upsets galore, for sure. The question remains, though, will many other upsets likely occur between now and the crowning of a new champion on April 7th?

Let's take a look at how the teams have fared in arriving to the SWEET 16 round of this tourney. Listed below are the teams and their total points scored and allowed, in addition to their ATS mark within the tournament:

Washington State 132-81 (2-0)

North Carolina 221-151 (2-0)

Louisville 157-109 (2-0)

Tennessee 148-128 (1-1)

West Virginia 148-132 (2-0)

Xavier 158-139 (2-0)

Western Kentucky 173-162 (2-0)

UCLA 121-73 (1-1)

Villanova 159-141 (2-0)

Kansas 160-117 (2-0)

Davidson 156-142 (2-0)

Wisconsin 143-111 (2-0)

Michigan State 137-118 (2-0)

Memphis 164-137 (0-2)

Stanford 159-134 (1-1)

Texas 149-126 (1-1)

Notice, if you will, that the teams that have arrived to this round are 26-6 ATS combined, with Memphis the only team having yet to cash a ticket.

One final thought. Look for teams with better defenses to begin to assert themselves from this point forward as these teams tend to find their way to the Final Four. Good luck.

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