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Four smart first-round upset picks of March Madness

Four smart first-round upset picks of March Madness

Winning your NCAA men’s tournament bracket pool can be contingent on making smart picks. But the smartest picks aren’t just making a No. 1 seed your national champion.

The first round is where all the decisive picks can separate your bracket from the pack, and the best way to win the first round is by selecting the right upsets and being a little gutsy.

Every year, there’s a handful of them that nobody saw coming (ahem, No. 15 seed Oral Roberts upsetting No. 2 Ohio State last year). But then there are the ones where you can essentially see the writing on the wall – usually in the form of a dangerous No. 12 seed over a vulnerable No. 5 seed.

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Here’s a look at the four best bets for first-round bracket-busting by double-digit seeds:

No. 12 New Mexico State over No. 5 UConn

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