Today's top picks: Why Baylor will cover vs. Villanova and more NCAA Tournament expert bets for Saturday, March 27
The SportsLine crew shares its expert bets for Saturday, March 27, on the Early Edge podcast
Jonathan Coachman is joined by expert sports bettors Mike McClure and Zack Cimini on the Early Edge podcast. They give you their best bets for the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for Saturday, March 27.
Coach starts things off with two SportsLine Plays of the Day. The first is Oral Roberts (+11) to cover against Arkansas (7:25 p.m. ET start). "[The Golden Eagles] had a double-digit lead over Arkansas back in December," Coach says. "They ended up losing that game, but they will not be intimidated."
The second Play of the Day is Syracuse (+6.5) to cover against Houston (9:55 p.m. ET). "I cannot believe that they're getting 6.5," Coach says. "The Cuse, the Cuse, the Cuse are on fire -- over Houston. I think they're going to win on the court."
McClure's pick also comes in the NCAA Tournament: Oregon State (+7) to cover against Loyola Chicago (2:40 p.m. ET). McClure says the Beavers have the size down low to limit the effectiveness of Ramblers big man Cameron Krutwig. "I think it's the strongest play on the board today," McClure says.
And Cimini closes things out with Baylor (-7.5) to cover against Villanova (5:15 p.m. ET), which will have to face the Bears' elite defensive backcourt without leader and point guard Collin Gillespie. "We knew sooner or later that the loss of Collin Gillespie was going to come into play," Cimini says. "This is it here for me."
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