Analysis: Best ATS bets for all first-round games in the 2019 NCAA tournament
Richard Pitino's Golden Gophers make a savvy pick. By Neil Greenberg Neil Greenberg Reporter analyzing advanced sports statistics for the Fancy Stats blog Email Bio Follow March 21 at 10:13 AM Bracket pools are nice, but with sports wagering legal in parts of the country there will be some people who will look to strike it rich at the betting windows. If that sounds like you, read on.
The action on the court will be secondary to the story line — Minnesota’s coach, Richard Pitino, is the son of Rick Pitino, the Hall of Fame coach who led Louisville to the 2013 NCAA Tournament championship only to later see that title vacated — but the Golden Gophers have a chance to keep this one close.
Give credit to Kansas Coach Bill Self for keeping it together despite losing one of the nation’s most dominant big men, Udoka Azubuike, for the season. Fellow big, junior Dedric Lawson, stepped up in his absence, registering team-highs in points and rebounds per game.Auburn’s defense ranks No. 1 nationally in forced turnover rate and steals in addition to the fifth-best block rate in Division I. They then turn those into 1.1 points per possession in transition.
Old Dominion’s defense thrives on limiting quality shots near the rim but Purdue’s Carsen Edwards and Ryan Cline combine to attempt over 17 three-point shots per game, hitting 37 percent.The Anteaters’ two bigs, Tommy Rutherford and Johnathan Galloway, help hold opponents to nationwide lows in points per possession around the rim and off post-up plays .
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