It's Tournament Time! National Championship Game - UConn vs. Purdue

NCAA Tournament Sides: 37-28-1, 56.9%

Conference Tournament Totals: 165-127-5, 56.5%

Conference Tournament Sides: 165-129-3, 56.1%

NCAA Tournament Totals: 28-36-2, 43.8%

1H Total (Under)

Side:

UConn -6.5 vs. Purdue 

• KenPom has this game at 75-72 UConn. Purdue is #3 on offense, #12 on defense. They are 13-1 against Top 20 teams this year in the KenPom number, 5-0 vs. Top 10 teams. The only Top 20 team to beat them, Wisconsin at the Big 10 Tournament in OT. As a fan, I'm cheering for Matt Painter, I still remember him from his days on the bench at Southern Illinois as an assistant for Bruce Weber. Purdue would be such a great story, losing to a 16 seed and then winning it the following year by knocking off the defending champs. Tonight, will also remind me of years gone by when big fellas like Never Nervous Pervis Ellison & Patrick Ewing dominated the game. Normally I like to back the best player on the floor, that's 2x AP Player of the Year Zach Edey. Normally I like to go with the KenPom numbers when the gap is over a bucket, 3.5 points of value on Purdue. Everything is pointing to Purdue, but I'm done losing money betting against UConn. I'm laying the 6.5.