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I'll update this throughout the week. These are not game picks. These are my plays to win the conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament.
Didn't play Michigan to win the BTT (didn't play anybody), but I won a nice chunk on the Wolverines as point-spread dogs and outright dogs in both the semifinals and finals.
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Florida +1000 to win the SEC Tournament ... I've been high on this team all year, and the Gators are finally starting to put it all together. Jalen Hudson playing like a man possessed right now.
Florida gets a double-bye and most likely Arkansas in the quarterfinals. Gators drubbed Arkansas in their only meeting this year, and I never trust Arkansas away from Bud-Walton Arena.
Then it's the semifinals and a likely date with Tennessee. Vols were the last team to beat Florida a few weeks ago, and it was a close game in Knoxville. Florida shot miserably from both the field and the line in that game, but the defensive intensity was there. I'd give the edge to the Gators in a revenge game vs. the SEC regular season co-champs.
The top half of the SEC bracket, in my opinion, is wide open and stacked, which makes it easier for Florida to advance through the bottom-half of the bracket. Missouri, Kentucky, and Auburn all have strong cases to make the title game. Mizzou's Porter should be back for this tournament, which is being held in its backyard of St. Louis. Florida already won at Mizzou, but that was without Porter.
Kentucky fans will travel, as always, but the way the Gators beat-down the 'Cats yesterday...jeez, UK would need some turnaround with that young team Calipari has.
And then there's the other regular season co-champ, Auburn. Bruce Pearl's team has not played well the last month or so, going just 4-4 in their last eight games. Florida won a tight one at home vs. Auburn in February, and I really think Auburn has overachieved this year.
Oh, and let's not forgot Texas A&M, who is also not on Florida's side of the bracket. That team can beat anybody, but is so inconsistent.
Bottom line...I like Florida's team and I like Florida's draw.
Didn't play Michigan to win the BTT (didn't play anybody), but I won a nice chunk on the Wolverines as point-spread dogs and outright dogs in both the semifinals and finals.
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Florida +1000 to win the SEC Tournament ... I've been high on this team all year, and the Gators are finally starting to put it all together. Jalen Hudson playing like a man possessed right now.
Florida gets a double-bye and most likely Arkansas in the quarterfinals. Gators drubbed Arkansas in their only meeting this year, and I never trust Arkansas away from Bud-Walton Arena.
Then it's the semifinals and a likely date with Tennessee. Vols were the last team to beat Florida a few weeks ago, and it was a close game in Knoxville. Florida shot miserably from both the field and the line in that game, but the defensive intensity was there. I'd give the edge to the Gators in a revenge game vs. the SEC regular season co-champs.
The top half of the SEC bracket, in my opinion, is wide open and stacked, which makes it easier for Florida to advance through the bottom-half of the bracket. Missouri, Kentucky, and Auburn all have strong cases to make the title game. Mizzou's Porter should be back for this tournament, which is being held in its backyard of St. Louis. Florida already won at Mizzou, but that was without Porter.
Kentucky fans will travel, as always, but the way the Gators beat-down the 'Cats yesterday...jeez, UK would need some turnaround with that young team Calipari has.
And then there's the other regular season co-champ, Auburn. Bruce Pearl's team has not played well the last month or so, going just 4-4 in their last eight games. Florida won a tight one at home vs. Auburn in February, and I really think Auburn has overachieved this year.
Oh, and let's not forgot Texas A&M, who is also not on Florida's side of the bracket. That team can beat anybody, but is so inconsistent.
Bottom line...I like Florida's team and I like Florida's draw.
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