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Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe has been an unstoppable force for the Wildcats entering the 2023 March Madness bracket. The 6-foot-9 senior enters the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket averaging 16.5 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. Tshiebwe will try to lead Kentucky to its first National Championship since 2012, but he’ll have to play well if the Wildcats want to advance out of the East Region in the 2023 NCAA bracket.
Purdue, Tennessee, Marquette and Duke are among the teams standing in Kentucky’s way in the East. Will John Calipari win his second national title as Kentucky’s head coach, or will the Wildcats fall short of their ultimate goal at the NCAA Tournament 2023? Before making any 2023 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2023 NCAA Tournament 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 simply no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2023 March Madness pools. Now, with the 2023 NCAA bracket being revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
2023 March Madness bracket games to watch
One matchup in the Midwest Region to keep an eye on: No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 9 Auburn Tigers. The Hawkeyes feature one of the most dynamic scorers in the nation. Guard Kris Murray leads Iowa in scoring with 20.4 points per game, while also averaging 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Meanwhile, Auburn features four players averaging double-digit points, led by Johni Broome, who’s averaging 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.
Another Midwest Regional battle to watch is No. 7 seed Texas A&M against No. 10 seed Penn State. The Nittany Lions are coming off an impressive run to the Big Ten tournament title game, where they gave Purdue, the No. 1 seed in the East, everything they could handle. Jalen Pickett is one of the nation’s best guards, averaging 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. However, the Aggies have a dynamic guard of their own, Wade Taylor IV, who is averaging 20.5 points and 4.0 assists over the last 11 games.
Also in the Midwest, No. 5 Miami takes on No. 12 Drake in a game that should be one of the popular 2023 March Madness upset picks. Drake enters the NCAA Tournament 2023 knocking down 37.3% of its three-point attempts, which ranks 32nd in the nation. Miami is also a strong three-point shooting team, as the Hurricanes make 37.2% of their shots from deep. Whichever team is making its attempts from downtown on Friday will likely advance to the next round. You can see how far all these teams go over at SportsLine.
How to make 2023 NCAA bracket predictions
How far will those major programs go? And which Cinderella 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 is calling this year before locking in any NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2023? And which March Madness underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s nailed 18 upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception and beat over 92 percent of players two of the last four tournaments.
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