NCAA Round 2 - Games 5 & 6 in Rd of 32.

I hope everyone had some time to let the Villanova loss sink in.  It's not a total loss for people, even if they had Villanova in the final 4.  It just means that your odds are way lower, and that you probably need a lot of bizarre stuff to happen.  The nice thing about there being no big upsets in the first round is that those bizarre things are more likely to actually happen.

The next 2 games are still going on, but I thought I'd put out my preview of the next two games on the agenda.

Butler / Middle Tennessee State

Butler:  152

Middle Tennessee  State: 46

Other: 27

Vegas Line: Butler by 3.5

This seems like another game that could go either way.  I like both of these teams.  I think that people will crown Middle Tennessee State the Cinderella team of the tournament if they make the Sweet 16.  Honestly, if they do, they were favored against Minnesota and are only a 3.5 point underdog.  That's not really the resume for a Cinderella.  However, by the seeds, I guess maybe it is.

Arizona / St. Mary's

Arizona: 209

St. Mary's: 13

Other: 3

Vegas Line: Arizona by 5.5

Arizona seems like it's one of those 6 teams that 75% of sheets picked to win it all.  As such, I think a lot of people should be sweating this game out.  I think St. Mary's had 4 losses all year, and 3 of them were to Gonzaga, who looks pretty good this afternoon against Northwestern.

Good luck to everyone!!!!