2022 - 2023 NCAA Basketball Game Plan

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Baylor +1700 1u

Top 4 Finish - Napoli +175 2u (Fanduel)

Iona. That's the team in the MAAC I want in and would have to say the majority of people want in. I really feel like the Gaels could've gone undefeated in conference play, but they were always public enemy #1 and it felt like they slept walk some games. Pitino is going to have his guys primed to make another tournament run and I think they turn up. If Iona covers every game and wins this tournament with ease I wouldn't be shocked at all. At -110 that's just enough value for me to say bet this. When you look at the Iona roster there really isn't a lot of things not to like. They are a solid 8 deep with the majority of those guys being able to go for 20+ any given night. For a dark horse I will look to the other side of the bracket. Fairfield could be a long shot, but ultimately it's likely Saint Peter's vs Iona in the championship. The bracket is kind of funny from the way I look at it. In reality the 2 seed has an easier path than the 1 seed in my opinion. Not taking anything away from Siena but as the 3 seed and being +2200 that kind of says it all. The 4 and 5 seeds being Monmouth and Niagara are both at +650 and +1600 respectively. This makes me think Iona is going to get some nice lines because the book respects the teams they are about to play. Brings me back to my point of bet Iona every game and live with the results. They should be cutting down the nets at the end of the tournament. Round By Round Predictions 8 Manhattan over 9 Rider 7 Fairfield over 10 Canisius 11 Quinnipiac over 6 Marist 1 Iona over 8 Manhattan 4 Monmouth over 5 Niagara 2 Saint Peter's over 7 Fairfield 11 Quinnipiac over 3 Siena 1 Iona over 4 Monmouth 2 Saint Peter's over 11 Quinnipiac 1 Iona over 2 Saint Peter's  Predicted Winner - Iona Dark Horse - Saint Peter's +320/Fairfield +3100 Bust - Siena +2200

This tournament has a real feel of a shake up, but at the end of the day I can't see anyone else but North Texas vs UAB. I would have to say UAB 100% has the easier path. Their quarterfinal game should be a walk through and their semifinal game will likely be against UTEP/MTSU and although it'll be a good game UAB should pass the test and get to the championship. UNT's side of the bracket can be really tricky because of teams like Western Kentucky, La Tech, and whoever wins Charlotte/Rice. I do believe UNT is really good otherwise this would be a landmine on top of a landmine. UNT's defense is just so good and with guys like Thomas Bell and Tylor Perry I expect them to get to the championship. There's a few dark horse candidates I considered for this tournament, but UTEP at 35/1 seems really good to me. With a guy like Souley Boum who can fill it up any given game they have a high ceiling. MTSU obviously put together a masterful regular season, but this postseason I think they get sent home game one. Due to the high upside UTEP possesses I believe 35/1 is too good to pass up. Can they beat UAB? At 35/1 I'd like to have that ticket in that spot, but I do see UAB being too good. My bust is WKU at +950. I'm not so sure they can get past La Tech and if they do I don't see them scaring UNT. At the end of the day I see UAB dancing, but don't see value at +170. Round By Round Predictions 7E Marshall over 6E FIU 6W UTSA over 7W Southern Miss 4E Charlotte over 5W Rice 3W La Tech over 7E Marshall 4W UTEP over 5E ODU 3E FAU over 6W UTSA 1W UNT over 4E Charlotte 3W La Tech over 2E WKU 4W UTEP over lE MTSU 2W UAB over 3E FAU 1W UNT over 3W La tech 2W over 4W UTEP 2W UAB over 1W UNT  Predicted Winner - UAB +170 Dark Horse - UTEP +3500 Bust - WKU +950

The main story in the NEC is can the regular season champions win the conference tournament? I would say with confidence yes. The sensational duo of Kiss and Pride is so much fun to watch and on their home court I would bet they string together 3 great games in a row to go dancing. I am seeing the Bulldogs at +110 to win the championship and I would say that's good value because I don't see them getting beat unless it's in the championship where they will be favorites for sure the whole way. +110 isn't sexy or anything, but they'll probably be around -200 in the championship. With that said, who are the threats to Bryant? Wagner as we all know is a true threat but at +190 I don't see any value there and they have a tougher path. LIU with the 3 seed presents the most value as a true dark horse here at +600. LIU has won 6 in a row coming into the tournament and is peaking at the right time. Similar to the duo of Kiss and Pride, LIU also presents a similar duo who can fill it up. Ty Flowers averages 19 PPG and Earl Penn averages 17 PPG. The Hofstra transfer Isaac Kante also plays his role well as he chips in 12 PPG and 7.5 RPG. LIU has the pieces to make some noise and at +600 I think it's worth a sprinkle. As I mentioned earlier I don't think Wagner presents much value and I do believe they are a bust. Wagner simply hasn't been the same team since losing Ford and put too much stress on Morales' shoulders. Round By Round Predictions 8 FDU over 9 CCSU 1 Bryant over 8 FDU 4 MSM over 5 SF. Brooklyn 3 LIU over 6 SHU 2 Wagner over 7 SFU 1 Bryant over 4 MSM 3 LIU over 2 Wagner 1 Bryant over 3 LIU  Predicted Winner - Bryant +110 Dark Horse - LIU +600 Bust - Wagner +190