There are plenty of enticing matchups for the weekend, including Duke-UCF and Oklahoma-Virginia.
Our college basketball experts -- Joe Fortenbaugh, Preston Johnson, Doug Kezirian and Jordan Schultz -- are here to help, giving their best bets for the weekend's second-round games.
If you're looking for more analysis, be sure to check out PickCenter, which has projections for every NCAA tournament game.
Note: All odds are via Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, as of March 23. All times Eastern.
Regions:
East | West
South | Midwest
East Region
No. 9 UCF Knights vs. No. 1 Duke Blue Devils (-13)
Total: 143.5
BPI line: Duke -15.3
Sunday at 5:15 p.m. in Columbia, South Carolina
Johnson: I make the Blue Devils a 14.6-point favorite in this game, so the minus-12 open was a little low, and I'm not surprised by the move up at all. However, I think Central Florida is a really intriguing opponent. Duke's strength is attacking the rim with future NBA studs Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett. As we witnessed Friday night against VCU, Tacko Fall (7-foot-6) presents a major problem for anybody trying to do that. Not only is he blocking shots, but he's altering countless others. This could ultimately turn into a game that forces the Blue Devils to take a high rate of 3-pointers, and this would play into the UCF's favor considerably, seeing as Duke made only 30.5 percent of its attempts from deep this season (ranking 334th). I think the best look in this game is the under, but with my projection coming in at 141.9, there isn't a big enough of a discrepancy yet to play it.
Pick: Pass
Kezirian: Duke is the nation's best team, despite only managing a three-point halftime lead in its opener. I expect