The 2022 NCAA Event strikes on to its second spherical at the moment, March 20, with eight video games televised nationally on the ESPN household of networks.
The primary sport of the day, a Greensboro Area matchup between the No. 10 Creighton Bluejays and the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes, may be its most fun — in case you like offensive-minded basketball, that’s. Each Creighton and Iowa rolled to opening-round victories on Friday, combining to attain 182 factors, and their upcoming assembly holds promise for fairly a couple of extra offensive fireworks.
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In response to Her Hoop Stats, the Hawkeyes lead all of Division I in factors scored per 100 possessions (111.8) whereas the Bluejays rank fifth (108.8). Creighton makes an attempt 41.4 % of its photographs from 3-point vary, pulling down 37 % of them — pretty much as good a recipe as any for environment friendly offense — whereas Iowa is second to none in each 2-point taking pictures (58.7 %) and free throw taking pictures (84.5 %).
Think about Creighton’s ball safety (1.61 help/turnover ratio) and Iowa’s star energy (Caitlin Clark led the nation in each scoring and assists through the common season) and it’s simple to see why DraftKings has the sport’s whole lined at 158.5 factors, which is the very best of the day. Count on loads of scoring beginning at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
Stick round later within the afternoon for what needs to be one other barnburner when the Spokane Area’s No. 4 Maryland Terrapins host the No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Maryland loved its homecourt benefit on Friday, defeating the No. 13 Delaware Blue Hens with 102-71 with a terrific all-around effort, and appears primed for a deep NCAA Event run with its gifted beginning lineup firing on all cylinders.
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Don’t look previous the Eagles, although. FGCU far outplayed its seeding within the first spherical, taking down the No. 5 Virginia Tech Hokies with its standard barrage of 3-pointers. Nobody makes an attempt extra threes than FGCU — the Eagles took 49 % of their discipline objectives from lengthy distance this season — which commonly makes the ASUN powerhouse one of many nation’s highest-scoring groups.
Can FGCU hit sufficient lengthy balls to face up to Maryland’s relentless tempo of play and pull off one other upset? Whatever the outcome, it needs to be one other entertaining and high-scoring sport; the DraftKings whole is lined at 152. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.
We’ve obtained you lined for the remainder of the day, too! Right here’s the complete Sunday schedule, together with the day’s matchups, the best way to watch the video games, and the unfold of every sport, courtesy of DraftKings:
No. 10 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes (Greensboro Area)
When: 1 p.m. ET
The place: Carver-Hawkeye Area, Iowa Metropolis, IA
Find out how to watch: ABC
DraftKings unfold: Iowa -10
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. No. 4 Maryland Terrapins (Spokane Area)
When: 3 p.m. ET
The place: XFINITY Middle, Faculty Park, MD
Find out how to watch: ESPN
DraftKings unfold: Maryland -10
No. 8 Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (Greensboro Area)
When: 3 p.m. ET
The place: Colonial Life Area, Columbia, SC
Find out how to watch: ABC
DraftKings unfold: South Carolina -23.5
No. 7 Utah Utes vs. No. 2 Texas Longhorns (Spokane Area)
When: 5 p.m. ET
The place: Frank Erwin Middle, Austin, TX
Find out how to watch: ESPN
DraftKings unfold: Texas -10.5
No. 10 South Dakota Coyotes vs. No 2 Baylor Bears (Wichita Area)
When: 6 p.m. ET
The place: Ferrell Middle, Waco, TX
Find out how to watch: ESPN2
DraftKings unfold: Baylor -12
No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. No. 1 Louisville Cardinals (Wichita Area)
When: 7 p.m. ET
The place: KFC Yum! Middle, Louisville, KY
Find out how to watch: ESPN
DraftKings unfold: Louisville -10.5
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs vs. No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones (Greensboro Area)
When: 8 p.m. ET
The place: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
Find out how to watch: ESPN2
DraftKings unfold: Iowa State -6
No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks vs. No. 1 Stanford Cardinal (Spokane Area)
When: 9 p.m. ET
The place: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA
Find out how to watch: ESPN
DraftKings unfold: Stanford -21
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