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The Indiana Hoosiers were one of the only teams to take down Purdue in the Big Ten this season, sweeping the series with the Boilermakers. They still lost eight games in conference play, finishing in a three-way tie for second place in the standings. Indiana was dealt a No. 4 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket on Selection Sunday, getting matched up with No. 13 seed Kent State on Friday during the March Madness 2023 schedule. The Hoosiers are only four-point favorites in the latest 2023 NCAA Tournament odds at Caesars Sportsbook as the start of the 2023 March Madness bracket approaches.
Kent State is riding a six-game winning streak following a 93-78 win over top-seeded Toledo last Saturday. Can the Hoosiers avoid an opening-round upset in the 2023 March Madness college basketball bracket? Before filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket 2023, be sure to see the 2023 March Madness bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the entire 2023 NCAA Tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks, beating over 92% of all CBS Sports brackets two of the last four tournaments. The model also nailed three teams in the West and South Region Sweet 16 last year, including No. 5 seed Houston.
It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 18 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds. It also nailed some massive upsets two years ago, including predicting the championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor and hitting Houston’s Midwest Region win even though the Cougars weren’t the No. 1 seed.
There’s no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2023 March Madness picks. Now, with the 2023 NCAA bracket revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
Three 2023 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the East Region NCAA Tournament picks from the model: No. 1 Purdue advances to its first Final Four since 1980. The Boilermakers are widely regarded as the weakest top seed in the field, but they have the Wooden Award favorite on their roster in big man Zach Edey. He averages 22.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per game, creating a matchup nightmare for any opponent that he faces. The Boilermakers recovered from a rough stretch in February with five straight wins, cutting down the nets at the Big Ten Tournament last Sunday.
Another surprise: No. 9 FAU beats No. 8 Memphis in the critical No. 9 vs. No. 8 matchup. Florida Atlantic is one of four teams in college basketball with at least 30 wins, joining Houston, Oral Roberts and Charleston. The Owls are riding a seven-game winning streak coming into this matchup, cruising to a 78-56 win over UAB last Saturday in the Conference USA Tournament title game. They rank inside the top 20 in the country in effective field goal percentage on both ends of the court, making them a dangerous matchup for a Memphis team that tends to struggle offensively. You can see the model’s 2023 NCAA bracket picks here.
How to make 2023 NCAA bracket predictions
Who wins every tournament-defining matchup? And which teams will make surprising runs through the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket? With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which stunners it’s calling this year before locking in any 2023 NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket? And which NCAA Tournament Cinderella teams will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which double-digit seeds you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s called 18 upsets by double-digit seeds and beaten over 92% of CBS Sports brackets two of the last four tournaments.
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