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Michigan vs. Purdue odds, prediction: 2026 Big Ten Tournament Final picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for the Michigan Wolverines vs. Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game on Sunday
South Florida vs. Wichita State odds, prediction: 2026 American Conference Tournament picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for the South Florida Bulls vs. Wichita State Shockers in the American Conference Championship Game on Sunday
2026 NCAA Tournament Optimal Bracket Simulation: Model on epic run reveals picks, predictions
In this bracket, the team that wins in more than 50% of computer simulations is picked to advance each round. Our optimal bracket beat more than 91% of CBS Sports Bracket Challenge players four of the last seven tournaments!
2026 SportsLine Upset Bracket Full of Surprises
SportsLine simulated every possible matchup 10,000 times and the team that won over half the simulations was selected to advance. In order to "simulate the madness," we also assumed that the Nos. 3-6 seeds with the lowest win percentage when compared to other teams of the same seed would be upset. With this approach, we've nailed 25 double-digit seed upsets in the first round!
Dayton vs. VCU odds, prediction: 2026 A-10 Tournament Final picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for the Dayton Flyers vs. VCU Rams in the Atlantic-10 Tournament Championship Game on Sunday
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas odds, prediction: 2026 SEC Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas in an NCAA men's basketball Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game matchup on Sunday
Pennsylvania vs. Yale odds, prediction: 2026 Ivy League Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Penn vs. Yale in an NCAA men's basketball Ivy League Tournament championship game matchup on Sunday
Duke vs. Virginia odds, prediction: 2026 ACC Tournament Championship picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Virginia vs. Duke in the 2026 ACC Tournament championship game on Saturday
UConn vs. St. John's odds, prediction: 2026 Big East Tournament Championship picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for St. John's vs. Connecticut in the 2026 Big East Tournament championship game on Saturday
Houston vs. Arizona odds, prediction: 2026 Big 12 Conference Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Houston vs. Arizona in an NCAA men's basketball Big 12 Tournament championship game matchup on Saturday
Purdue vs. UCLA odds, prediction: 2026 Big Ten Conference Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Purdue vs. UCLA in an NCAA men's basketball Big Ten Tournament semifinal matchup on Saturday
Arkansas vs. Ole Miss odds, prediction: 2026 SEC Tournament semifinal picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Ole Miss vs. Arkansas in the 2026 SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday
Wisconsin vs. Michigan odds, prediction: 2026 Big Ten Conference Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Wisconsin vs. Michigan in an NCAA men's basketball Big Ten Tournament semifinal matchup on Saturday
Vanderbilt vs. Florida odds, prediction: 2026 Southeastern Conference Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Vanderbilt vs. Florida in an NCAA men's basketball SEC Tournament semifinal matchup on Saturday
Vermont vs. UMBC odds, prediction: 2026 America East Championship picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for UMBC vs. Vermont in the 2026 America East Tournament championship game on Saturday
Cornell vs. Yale odds, prediction: 2026 Ivy League Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Cornell vs. Yale in an NCAA men's basketball Ivy League Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Saturday
Kansas vs. Houston odds, prediction: 2026 Big 12 Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Kansas vs. Houston in an NCAA men's basketball Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday
Arizona vs. Iowa State odds, prediction: 2026 Big 12 Tournament picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Iowa State vs. Arizona in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday
Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt odds, prediction: 2026 SEC Tournament picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday
Kentucky vs. Florida odds, prediction: 2026 Southeastern Conference Tournament men's college basketball picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Kentucky vs. Florida in an NCAA men's basketball SEC Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday