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NCAA bracket predictions: Proven college basketball model has surprising March Madness 2023 tournament picks

NCAA bracket predictions: Proven college basketball model has surprising March Madness 2023 tournament picks


No. 1 seed Houston has been the favorite to win the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket for most of the season, but Alabama was named the top overall seed on Selection Sunday. The Crimson Tide have arguably the best player in the country in Brandon Miller, while Houston has one of the nation’s top defenses. They are on opposite sides of the 2023 March Madness bracket, making them one of the trendy 2023 March Madness picks to meet in the title game. Should you advance two No. 1 seeds to the end with your 2023 NCAA bracket picks?

Kansas and Purdue, the other No. 1 seeds, will also be 2023 NCAA Tournament favorites. The March Madness 2023 schedule begins Thursday, so there is not much time left to submit your NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket. Before making any 2023 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the entire 2023 NCAA Tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks, beating over 92% of all CBS Sports brackets two of the last four tournaments. The model also nailed three teams in the West and South Region Sweet 16 last year, including No. 5 seed Houston.

It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 18 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds. It also nailed some massive upsets two years ago, including predicting the championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor and hitting Houston’s Midwest Region win even though the Cougars weren’t the No. 1 seed.

There’s simply no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2023 March Madness picks. Now, with the 2023 NCAA bracket revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.

Three 2023 March Madness bracket games to watch

One of the most intriguing 2023 March Madness matchups to watch: No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia in the South Region. Both teams are hungry for an expected shot at top-seeded Alabama in the second round. Maryland head coach Kevin Willard made an instant impact with the program this year after a successful run with Seton Hall, leading his team to a 10-0 record in conference home games. West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins led the Mountaineers to the 2010 Final Four along with four additional Sweet 16…

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