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Apr 5, 2021 Editor s Note: Welcome to Morning Madness, SI s daily newsletter during the NCAA tournament. We ll provide you with insight, analysis, picks and more from our college hoops experts. Sign up here . It s been 131 days since the 2020–21 college basketball season began last November, and on Monday night in Indianapolis, it comes to a close when Gonzaga and Baylor square off in a highly-anticipated men s national championship game. Which team will be smiling when the confetti falls at Lucas Oil Stadium? SI s expert picks are in. Pat Forde Who will win? Gonzaga, 84–83. No halfcourt shot needed this time, but it will still be witheringly tense. Since I’ve picked Gonzaga all along I will ride with the Zags, although I’m concerned about them hitting the wall in the final 10 minutes after the expenditure Saturday night. ....
Apr 3, 2021 The men’s Final Four is here, with the nation’s top three teams on KenPom plus an unusual Cinderella in UCLA ready to face off Saturday with a national title on the line. Ahead of a big night of hoops, here’s one key stat to know about the four teams still fighting to be the last left standing in the Indianapolis bubble. Gonzaga: 61% effective field goal percentage The Zags’ effective field goal percentage this season is a blistering 61%, the best mark by any team in the last 20 years, per KenPom. This Bulldog offense is historically efficient shooting the ball, mostly because of how efficient its guards are around the rim. Jalen Suggs, Corey Kispert, Joel Ayayi and Andrew Nembhard all shoot better than 58% on two-point field goals, thanks mostly to Gonzaga’s elite spacing and ball movement. Gonzaga isn’t too bad from three either, shooting 37% from deep this season. ....
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Mar 17, 2021 It’s the age-old question every March Madness as you’re filling out your bracket: Which upsets should I choose? It’s a question that lingers not just as you survey the first round, but also when deciding which lower-seeded teams to advance to the Sweet 16 and beyond. Have no fear with fewer than 48 hours left to fill out your men’s NCAA tournament bracket, we’re here to help. We asked five of our college hoops writers five questions relating to upsets and bold predictions, ranging from the first round to the Final Four. Who are we confident will win? Who are we confident ....
Mar 16, 2021 Editor s Note: Welcome to Morning Madness, SI s daily newsletter during the NCAA tournament. We ll provide you with insight, analysis, picks and more from our college hoops experts. Upsets are always a major theme across the first weekend of March Madness, when after days of people debating which lower-seeded programs can pull them off, it s finally time for those teams to prove it on the court. But we re not here to talk about the Cinderellas in this edition of Morning Madness; instead, we re here to talk about the men s teams you should trust in the first round. While we do live in a post-UMBC-beating-Virginia world, we re not going to take the easy way out and include No. 1 seeds here. However, here s eight others that we feel confident telling you to pencil in. ....