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NCAAB EXPERT BETS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024
Our VI NCAA basketball betting experts have compiled their Best Bets for Sunday, March 17, 2024 and they're focusing on the matchups below:
- Florida vs. Auburn (1:00 p.m. ET)
- Wisconsin vs. Illinois (3:30 p.m. ET)
Florida vs. Auburn Best Bet
It was very hard work for both of these sides in Saturday's SEC semifinals, but a different feel for each.
Auburn never seemed to get in gear as it struggled for 40 minutes with Mississippi State, while Florida hit overdrive after intermission vs. Texas A&M to erase an 18-point Ags lead in the first half.
The Gator offense is humming in Nashville, scoring at a 98.5 ppg clip the past two days. Todd Golden's top-tier backcourt got some help on Saturday from soph backup G Denzel Aberdeen, who scored 20.
We are left to wonder if maybe Auburn hit peak form on Friday vs. South Carolina, as the same spark wasn't evident on Saturday. Remember, Florida rolled in the reg season meeting at Gainesville on February 10, 81-65.
Wisconsin vs. Illinois Best Bet
It took a layup at the buzzer to force overtime and then a great effort in overtime for Wisconsin to upset Purdue, 76-75, in a Big Ten Conference Tournament semifinal game Saturday.
But now the Badgers go from getting past the best big man in the Big Ten in 7-foot-4 Zach Edey to perhaps the most talented player in the conference, Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr.
The Badgers entered the Big Ten Tournament losing eight of their last 11 games. The Badgers beat Maryland and banged-up Northwestern. Their victory against Purdue was a gutty effort. However, I don't see the Badgers pulling off a second straight upset in two days with some of their energy zapped from such a physical and emotional tussle with the Boilermakers.
Illinois also is not a good matchup for Wisconsin. The team's met once this season at Wisconsin on March 2. Illinois won, 91-83. Now the teams are on a neutral court in Minneapolis.
The Illini are explosive and talented, none more than the dynamic Shannon. Illinois is going to get its points. The Illini rank 12th in the country in scoring at 83.9 points a game. The way to beat Illinois is exploit its weak 3-point defense that ranks 259th.
Wisconsin, though, is a below average 3-point shooting team. The Badgers rank 192nd in 3-point accuracy at 33.9 percent. The Illini didn't have nearly the tough time with Nebraska in their semifinal Saturday game as the Badgers did in upsetting Purdue.
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The 2023-24 College Basketball regular season will begin in early November and conclude in the first week of March before the Men's NCAA Tournament, which is slated to begin on Mar. 14, 2024. The Final Four takes place on Saturday Apr. 6 before the championship game on Monday Apr. 8.
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