The West Region boasts a couple of teams that could win it all and some interesting trends that second-seeded Ohio State could be the best bet.
The top seed is Gonzaga, winners of 14 straight games. But their trend in tournament games has been OVER the total (8-2 past 10 bracket matches). They face a scrappy Southern team.
New Mexico has been excellent and earned the 3 seed with its Mountain West crown. But the Lobos have struggled ATS at tournament time.
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Does that make Ohio State, conference champ of the nation’s toughest group in the Big Ten, the favorite? They have been hot lately and they have shown toughness at bracket time, going 13-5 SU in the tournament since 2007.
Check out a few West Region trends on all the opening round games.
Preview: Computer Prediction: 84-76 Gonzaga
Gonzaga has won 14 straight SU
UNDER is 14-1-1 past 16 Zags games
Southern 19-3 SU past 22 games
Gonzaga OVER is 8-2 past 10 tournament games
Preview: Computer Prediction: 78-73 Panthers
Pittsburgh 6-2 SU & ATS past 8 games away from home
Wichita State OVER 9-3 past 12 games as underdog
Wichita State 12-4 ATS past 16 games overall
Pitt 2-7 ATS past 9 tournament games
Preview: Computer Prediction: 77-76 Mississippi
Wisconsin is OVER 6-1 past 7 games as favorite
Mississippi is 9-2 ATS past 11 games as underdog
Wisconsin 5-1 ATS past 6 first-round games
Wisconsin 5-1 ATS past 2 tournaments
Ole Miss first tournament trip since 2002
Preview: Computer Prediction: 77-76 Boise State
Boise State 9-2 ATS past 11 games
Boise State 5-0 ATS past 5 as favorite
LaSalle 1-6-1 ATS past 8 games as underdog
Winner faces:
Kansas State never lost as a favorite all season (20-0 SU)
Preview: Computer Prediction: 83-79 Belmont
Arizona 2-8 ATS past 10 games away from home
Belmont 17-2 SU last 19 games
Belmont 1-10 SU as underdog since 2009
Arizona 11-4 ATS past 15 tournament games
Preview: Computer Prediction: 72-70 New Mexico
New Mexico 7-2 ATS past 9 games overall
New Mexico 9-3-2 ATS past 14 games as favorite
Harvard 6-1 ATS past 7 games as underdog
New Mexico 1-5 ATS past 6 tournament games
New Mexico UNDER is 7-1 past 8 tournament games
Preview: Computer Prediction: 80-78 Iowa State
Notre Dame won 7 in a row SU as favorite
Iowa State OVER is 14-1 past 15 games
Iowa State played 11 straight OVERs as underdog
Iowa State is 1-10 SU, 3-8 ATS past 11 games as underdog
Notre Dame 1-7 ATS past 8 tournament games
Notre Dame UNDER is 8-1-1 past 10 tournament games
Preview: Computer Prediction: 82-76 Ohio State
Ohio State won 8 in a row (7-1 ATS)
UNDER is 7-1 past 8 Buckeye games
Ohio State is 6-1 ATS past 7 as favorite
Iona won 5 straight to end the season
Iona OVER is 7-1 past 8 as double-digit underdog
Ohio State 13-5 SU in tournament since 2007
