T.M. Selection: Kansas.

I like Kansas to cover the spread against Miami-FL in this game on Sunday. Kansas has looked really good in their games lately and I think they will carry on their momentum into this game. Kansas has won 8 games in a row now and they are the only 1st seeded team left in the tournament. They just won against Providence in the sweet 16 by 5 points but they had control in that entire game and led for most of it. Kansas has looked really good with their defensive play in particular and they haven't been giving up a ton of points to opposing teams lately. They have given up 65 points or less in 6/7 of their previous 7 games and they have won a majority of those games by 10+ points. Miami has also looked good in their games lately too but I think this is where the end of the line is for them. They have 1 very impressive win over Auburn in the round of 32 by 15+ points but even Auburn was not playing their best in this tournament and they looked shaky near the end of the year. Their other 2 wins were against USC and Iowa State, both are teams that weren't even playing great before this tournament started. Miami was struggling to win games near the end of their regular season too, they won a lot of close games by a few points and although they have looked much better in their 2 most recent games, they will still have a lot on their hands with Kansas in this game. I think Kansas will be able to shut down Miami with their defensive effort and I expect Kansas to put them away here. I think Kansas will take an early lead here and once they are ahead they will hold onto their lead with their great defense and make it very tough for Miami to come back on them. I like Kansas to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 69-60 Kansas.