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March Madness continues with the final day of Elite 8 action as there are two college basketball games on the slate. Let the madness begin again.
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Our featured matchups are USC vs. Gonzaga and UCLA vs. Michigan. Once you're done here, be sure to also check out the rest of our NCAA Tournament articles and analysis including previews, predictions, sleepers, busts, and guides on how to fill out your brackets.
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USC vs. Gonzaga
Evan Mobley (USC) MORE 15.5 Points - Drew Timme (Gonzaga) MORE 18.5 Points
This expects to be a fun ride as Gonzaga often dictates the pace and even USC may be able to slow them down but not completely. Evan Mobley figures to be a factor in this. As for the offensive upside, it is there. Mobley became a power distributor as he attempted fewer shots against Oregon and Kansas but was a rebounding and assist machine. What we saw against Drake may be what we see versus Gonzaga. The expectation is that Mobley comes closer to attempting 15 shots than six on Tuesday night. Mobley will be used down low less as a decoy and more of an offensive focus from a scoring standpoint against a Gonzaga team with a frontline that can be exploited. It is dicey but look to the MORE.
Drew Timme finds ways to get close to the basket and that will likely continue on Tuesday via Gonzaga's transition and passing game. They move the ball very quickly and create openings that way even against the most stout of defenses. There may be a tick down in offense from Gonzaga but their focus will be to get Timme the ball to set up their outside shooting. Gonzaga likes to go inside-outside early and use their speed. Can USC keep up for an entire game? That's the big question. Expect Timme to get his points early as he did against Creighton and Oklahoma. It will be close but Timme should get to the MORE.
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UCLA vs. Michigan
Johnny Juzang (UCLA) LESS 16.5 Points - Franz Wagner (Michigan) LESS 13.5 Points
The guard went ice cold against Alabama shooting just 5 for 18 and the pace was good enough for Juzang to score well. As the stage increases, does Juzang have further issues? That is the concern. The UCLA guard just does not get to the foul line enough to offset awful shooting nights. The other problem is increasing foul trouble. Juzang has had more issues the past several games and that limits his minutes and points. It did again versus Alabama and figures to do so against Michigan as well. The likelihood of Juzang getting to 17 points seems to be decreasing. Take the LESS on this one.
The second half of this prop features Franz Wagner. Now, while understandably his prop is low to entice. The guard played decently over the previous two games with 14 points per game. If the prop was a little lower, the MORE would be very tempting. The problem is Wagner may not get to the line six times again. He is more of a hybrid guard as well so Wagner will deliver more peripherals -- rebounds and assists. Shot attempts will be low again as well (maybe 8-10). Also, he has made just two of 12 attempts from beyond the arc. Expect that cold shooting to continue. Take the LESS.
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