We're down to the Sweet 16 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and there are plenty of intriguing matchups. If you're feeling truly bold for Thursday's four games, SportsLine's Projection Model has put together a four-pick parlay that could return a massive 10-to-1 payout. If you bet $100, it would return $1,000.
The SportsLine computer is on a red-hot 15-3 streak picking NCAA Tournament games and has called 12 of the 18 double-digit-seed upsets in the first round the past three years.
Now, the computer has simulated Thursday's four Sweet 16 games -- Loyola-Chicago vs. Nevada, Texas A&M vs. Michigan, Kansas State vs. Kentucky, and Florida State vs. Gonzaga -- 10,000 times and come up with strong picks against the spread.
We'll give one away for free: the model expects the Wolverines, who are favored by 2.5 over the Aggies, to win by six in a low-scoring affair. The Wolverines, who are eighth in the nation in scoring defense at 63.1 points per game, have yielded fewer than 67 to their last five opponents.
Although Texas A&M crushed North Carolina, 86-65 in the second round, it squeaked past Providence by four in its NCAA Tournament opener. The Aggies are just 5-5 against the spread in their last 10, while the Wolverines have won 11 straight and covered in eight of their last 10 games.
The computer also is projecting glaring stats in Kansas State vs. Kentucky that has pushed it overwhelmingly to one side of the spread.
Find out what they are, and everything else you need to know to complete your parlay selections, over at SportsLine.
So what are the Sweet 16 picks the SportsLine projection model is confident could return a massive 10-to-1 payout if you parlay them together? Visit SportsLine now to see every point-spread pick, and see which lines are way off, all from the advanced model on a blistering 15-3 NCAA run.
