NCAA Tournament Second-Round Picks — West Region

These are the condensed versions of picks for the second round of NCAA Tournament in the West Region. When applicable, there will be a link to the full preview is below. The confidence rating on a scale from 1 to 5 is in parentheses.

Note: The 5/5 does NOT represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick of each individual game.

No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 1 Gonzaga:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Gonzaga -14 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 148 points (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Gonzaga OVER 81 points (5/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Half:  Gonzaga -8 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 69.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Gonzaga OVER 39 points (3/5) — PUSH!

No. 12 Murray State vs. No. 4 Florida State:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Florida State -4.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 147.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Murray State UNDER 71.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Murray State +2 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 69 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Florida State UNDER 35.5 points (5/5) — LOSS!

No. 6 Buffalo vs. No. 3 Texas Tech:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Texas Tech -3.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 146.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Texas Tech OVER 75 points (3/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Texas Tech -2 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 69 points (5/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Texas Tech OVER 35.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!

No. 10 Florida vs. No. 2 Michigan:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Michigan -6 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 124 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Games: Michigan OVER 65 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Michigan -3.5 (5/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 58 points (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Michigan OVER 31 points (4/5) — WIN!

Day’s Record: 28-19-1 (.594)
Previous Day’s Record: 36-56-4 (.396)

NCAA Tournament Record: 107-117-6 (.478)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in NCAA Tournament)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in NCAA Tournament)
3-Star Pick Record: 18-13-1 (.578)  (66-63-6 (.511) in NCAA Tournament)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-4 (.500)          (22-34-0 (.392) in NCAA Tournament)
5-Star Pick Record: 6-2 (.750)          (19-20-0 (.487) in NCAA Tournament)

March Record: 219-203-10 (.519)

February Record: 156-168-4 (.482)
January Record: 173-146-4 (.542)
December Record: 86-62-5 (.578)
November Record: 81-91-6 (.472)

Season Record: 715-672-29 (.515)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in March)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in March)
3-Star Pick Record: 18-13-1 (.578)  (130-110-9 (.540) in March)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-4 (.500)          (45-59-1 (.433) in March)
5-Star Pick Record: 6-2 (.750)          (45-34-0 (.579) in March)