This one just feels too scripted to see a game that follows the happy narrative: The likable Ramblers and Sister Jean get a favorable matchup and the potential for a second-round game against its in-state bigger brother, Illinois. We still can't ignore that they are going up against an ACC champion that hasn't lost in more than a month and feels rightfully disrespected amid this storyline. Even without ACC Player of the Year Moses Wright, the Jackets have a tough and experienced backcourt in Michael Devoe and Jose Alvarado. This is a generous spot for what rates to be a one- or two-possession game.

No. 9 Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 Loyola (Chicago) from Midwest Region. I was going to bet the Ramblers most likely regardless but now wish I had gotten them as low as -2.5 at one point. The reason for the spike is that Georgia Tech star big man Moses Wright, the ACC Player of the Year, will miss it after testing positive for COVID. The senior averaged 17.4 points and 8.0 rebounds and had upped those numbers during Tech's eight-game winning streak on the way to the ACC Tournament title. He also would have been the primary defender on Loyola star, Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and third-team All-American center Cameron Krutwig.

Loyola-Chicago went 16-9 ATS and 24-4 straight-up. Georgia Tech has won eight straight and covered eight of its last nine. Loyola has the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation at 55 ppg and allows only 40 percent shooting. The Ramblers also shoot 50 percent from the field from the field, good for fifth-best in the nation. Loyola is one of the most polished teams in the Tournament and it gets the cover.