by Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe was an unstoppable force for the Wildcats entering the 2023 March Madness group. The 6-foot-9 senior is entering the 2023 NCAA Tournament Group 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 get out of the east region in the 2023 NCAA bracket.
Purdue, Tennessee, Marquette and Duke are among the teams standing in the way of Kentucky to the east. Will John Calipari win his second national title as Kentucky head coach, or will the Wildcats fall short of their ultimate goal at the 2023 NCAA tournament? Before making predictions for the 2023 March Madness bracket, be sure to check out the 2023 NCAA tournament bracket picks from SportsLine’s trusted computer model.
The SportsLine projection model simulated the entire 2023 NCAA tournament 10,000 times. It absolutely smashed 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 Houston.
It also knows how to spot an excitement. The same model has spawned brackets that nailed 18 first-round surprises through double-digit seeds. Two years ago, it also provided some massive upsets, including predicting the championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor and winning Houston’s Midwest Region win despite the Cougars not being No. 1.
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2023 March Madness Bracket games to watch
One Midwest region matchup to watch: No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 9 Auburn Tigers. The Hawkeyes boast one of the most dynamic goalscorers in the nation. Guard Kris Murray leads Iowa with 20.4 points per game while averaging 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Meanwhile, Auburn has four players averaging double-digit points, led by Johni Broome, who averages 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.
Another Midwest battle to watch is No. 7 Texas A&M versus No. 10 Penn State. The Nittany Lions had an impressive run to the title game of the Big Ten tournament, where they gave East No. 1 Purdue everything they could handle. Jalen Pickett is one of the best guards in the nation, averaging 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. However, the Aggies have their own dynamic guard, Wade Taylor IV, who has averaged 20.5 points and 4.0 assists in his last 11 games.
Also in the Midwest, No. 5 Miami takes on No. 12 Drake in a game that would be one of March Madness’s most popular picks of 2023. Coming into the 2023 NCAA tournament, Drake puts down 37.3% of his three-point attempts, ranking 32nd in the nation. Miami is also a strong three-point shooting team, with the Hurricanes making 37.2% of their shots from deep. Whichever team makes 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 predictions for the 2023 NCAA bracket
How far will these big programs go? And which Cinderella teams will make surprise runs through the 2023 NCAA tournament? With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting-ups, you’ll want to see what stunners she’s calling this year before you lock in any NCAA bracket picks.
So what is the optimal 2023 NCAA tournament bracket? And which March Madness underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can bet on with confidence, all from the model that has produced 18 upsets by double-digit starting numbers since its inception and has beaten over 92 percent of players in two of the last four tournaments.
