I Got 4 On It ~ Houston Style

The Matchup's

(KenPom Ranking) next to opponent, bold (#) is seed in tournament

(2) Villanova vs (2) Oklahoma

Spread: Villanova -2

Ken Pom: Villanova -3

Villanova

Who They Beat: UNC Asheville (122), Iowa (24), Miami (14), Kansas (4)

Avg Margin of Victory: 19.25

Oklahoma

Who They Beat: Cal St. Bakersfield (95), VCU (30), Texas A&M (19), Oregon (11)

Avg Margin of Victory: 11

What To Watch:

Villanova is coming off a game in which they completely shut down the Kansas interior in the Elite 8. Oklahoma comes off an Elite 8 win over Oregon in which Buddy Hield scored 37 points on 13-20 shooting, including 8-13 from deep. Game should come down to how many looks Oklahoma gets at the basket, and how hot their star is. Oklahoma is 2nd best in the nation shooting 42.8% from deep, the three ball is make or break for both teams in this one.

(1) North Carolina vs (10) Syracuse

Spread: UNC -9

KenPom: UNC -7

North Carolina

Who They Beat: Florida Gulf Coast (161), Providence (46), Indiana (15), Notre Dame (36)

Avg Margin of Victory: 16

Syracuse

Who They Beat: Dayton (59), Middle Tennessee (112), Gonzaga (18), Virginia (3)

Avg Margin of Victory: 13.25

What To Watch

The UNC interior vs the Syracuse zone. 'Cuse gives up a ton of offensive rebounds (337th) while UNC grabs a ton (3rd). If Syracuse can't contain the amount of looks UNC is getting at the rim on each trip, it may not matter if the Tar Heels are missing from deep. One of those games where it's going to take Syracuse's A game, and UNC's C-/D game, for the Orange to upset the Tar Heels. Then again...anything is possible in single elim tourney's.