Before this March Madness, no No. 15 seed had ever made the Elite Eight. No 13, 14 or 16 seed had made it either.
What St. Peter’s has done, win or lose on Sunday, is historic. With a win on Sunday, they’ll be one of the greatest stories the NCAA tournament has ever seen. Really, the Peacocks already are one of the all-time great stories.
Jaylen Murray (32) of the St. Peter’s Peacocks reacts after beating the Purdue Boilermakers in the Sweet 16. (Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Here are the picks for Sunday’s Elite Eight games, with spreads from BetMGM:
Kansas (-6.5) over Miami
Kansas has somewhat been overlooked in a crazy tournament. The Jayhawks are the lone No. 1 seed and while they haven’t been dominant — KU has failed to cover the spread in each of its last two games — they haven’t really been on the ropes either. They were the favorite to win it all after the Sweet 16 games, partially by default but also because they deserve that spot.
Maybe Miami can keep…
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