Mar 19, 2021 - 5:20 PM ET
If there is a team that has a gripe with the NCAA Tournament selection committee, it’s the Oklahoma State Cowboys and potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Cade Cunningham.
Despite winning eight of their last 10 games and getting to the Big 12 Tournament Championship, the Cowboys got a tough draw with the Midwest’s No. 4 seed and open against the defensive-minded Liberty Flames, laying 9-points. Are the Pokes primed for an upset?
Check out our best Liberty vs. Oklahoma State March Madness picks and predictions for college basketball betting action on Friday, March 19.
(Editor s Note: Picks are reflecting odds on the original publishing date of March 15, 2021.)
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Who s ready for another March of angrily tearing up your bracket before the dust settles on the first day of the NCAA tournament?
The dreaded bracket-buster comes in many shapes and sizes.
Sometimes a mid-major team pulls off an early upset as a double-digit seed.
Other times, a major conference team gets hot to reach the Sweet 16 and beyond despite being seeded outside the top four lines.
We ve highlighted seven teams that could fill the role of bracket-buster in this year s tournament, based on their projected seeds at Bracket Matrix.
These teams are capable of winning a game they shouldn t, whether a lower-seeded team comes out on top in the first round or a higher-seeded team upsets one of the top four seeds to reach the Sweet 16.
For the third straight season, the Liberty University men’s basketball team has been crowned the ASUN Tournament Champions, as the Flames defeated North Alabama 79-75 in the ASUN Championship game, Sunday afternoon at UNF Arena. Liberty clinches the auto-bid to.
Ohio Valley championship
For the first time since Kenneth Faried was hoovering up every rebound across the Ohio Valley, the Morehead State Eagles are headed to the NCAA Tournament.
Johni Broome compiled a Faried-ian stat line with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks to lead the Eagles to an 86-71 win over Belmont in Evansville, clinching the program’s first March Madness bid since 2011.
The freshman big was nearly unstoppable on the block, making 12 of his 19 shots to earn the OVC Tournament MVP. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates DeVon Cooper and Skyelar Potter, fellow freshman Wendell Green Jr. of Eastern Kentucky, and do-it-all Belmont point guard Grayson Murphy.