michigan gets through mississippi
The Spartans got an early lead on Mississippi and never really let up. Walking away with a 69-51 win in the first round has to feel pretty good. Tyson Walker taking control, scoring 19 points and a 15 point game from Jaden Akins, the Spartans are feeling good. For a chance to go to the next round Tyson Walker needs to stay hot. Averaging 18 points a game with 62 made threes on the year and scored more than 15 points in the last 3 games. You know he’s ready for an upset.
The tar heels
North Carolina came out very sharp in that first game against Wagner capping off a 28 point blowout. They’ll be looking to do that same exact thing to Michigan. UNC is not only holding their opponents to 70 points a game, but they’re putting up 81 points a game themselves, while shooting over 45%. 9-1 in their last 10 games, the Tar Heels are putting it together. Bacot being a major weapon, scoring 20 points with 15 rebounds in that first game. They should be looking to utilize him even more against Michigan.
Prediction
If Tyson Walker for the Spartans can keep shooting the way he is, we could be in for a good game here. At least that what the books think, as they have the line at 3.5. Michigan State looked really good against Mississippi, but we have to remember that MSU lost to several teams below this level of competition in the past month. This is a great spot for UNC to keep the momentum going. With MSU not having the talent down low, UNC will be exploiting that the whole game. Expect Bacot to have another big game for the Tar Heels as they advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
North Carolina -3.5