Chris Beard is 10-3 in the NCAA Tournament after the Red Raiders' impressive win over Utah State. Arkansas will be a much tougher test, but I like the way Texas Tech plays defense, controls tempo and grinds out victories. The Red Raiders beat the only SEC opponent they faced this season, 76-71 over LSU, and I look for a similar result today.

No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 Arkansas in South Region Round of 32 action. The wrong team is favored here. The Big 12 was better than the SEC this season, no question, but I think oddsmakers are overreacting to Arkansas struggling for a half or so against what is a very good Colgate team in Round 1 and with how Texas Tech beat a meh Utah State team. The Mountain West (Utah State) clearly was overrated after watching what Syracuse did to San Diego State. I will gladly take the point .. not that one point matters much. Note to bettors: Take Hogs on moneyline to win a few extra bucks.