4% Oral Roberts (7:10 ET): First off, we all know the history of 5 vs. 12 seeds. At least one 12-seed has advanced to the second round in 32 of the previous 37 NCAA Tournaments. That includes a pair of upsets last year - New Mexico State over UConn and Richmond over Iowa. Furthermore, 12-seeds are on a 31-18-3 ATS run since 2009 and that includes 16-7-2 when getting six or more from the oddsmakers. Oral Roberts is currently +6.5.
The ACC was way down this year. No team was in the KenPom Top 25 entering the conference tournament. Duke is now #21 after cutting down the nets in Charlotte, but after a brief time of actually being UNDERVALUED, the Blue Devils are back to being an overvalued public side after winning the ACC Tourney.
Oral Roberts was the best team in the Summit League by a mile. In fact, I had the gap between them and the second best team in the Summit (South Dakota State) as THE largest between the top two teams in any conference in America. Keep an eye on Max Abmas, who is seventh nationally in scoring (22.2 PPG) and was a star of ORU's run to the Sweet 16 two years ago. The Eagles also have 7'5" Arkansas transfer Connor Vanover. They also own the nation's lowest turnover rate. Take the points in this one. 4% Oral Roberts (Play to +5)
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