Andy Katz predicts 7 SEC teams in NCAA tournament as part of initial bracket prediction of 2023

Catena Media provides exclusive sports betting and casino content to NJ.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The NCAA Tournament bracket has been revealed, and it is full speed ahead for March Madness. Sports fans will feast on 67 games in three weeks, and sports…

The regular season of college hoops is drawing to a close, with Selection Sunday less than a month away. NCAA media analyst Andy Katz has dropped his latest bracket prediction for March Madness. We are closing in on March, which means the NCAA Basketball Tournament, also known as March Madness, is just around the corner. NCAA and Big Ten media…

After surviving a midseason lull, Clemson basketball has won three of its past five games and appears to be back on track in March Madness bracketology projections. The Tigers are hoping to return to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in coach Brad Brownell's 14 seasons after missing out last year despite a third-place finish in the ACC and a…

With the first two rounds of the men's basketball NCAA tournament complete, we're down to the Sweet 16 for another year. Now, with a few days off before the next round, it's time to look at some point spreads, money-line odds and over/unders for the regional semifinals. It's no surprise that the remaining No. 1 seeds, Alabama and Houston, are not…

No. 1 seeds Purdue and Kansas are out. Ditto for No. 2 seeds Arizona and Marquette. But underdogs Michigan State, Arkansas, Florida Atlantic and Princeton are still dancing. The men's NCAA Tournament field has been pared down from 68 teams to the Sweet 16. With the first weekend of games complete, attention next turns to the regionals. • West…

The 2023 DII Men's Elite Eight tips off from Evansville, Indiana at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 21, when Black Hills State takes on Minnesota Duluth. For the first time since 2018, the final eight looks a bit different, as the Northwest Missouri Bearcats will not be defending their crown. Heading into the tournament, I made some predictions based…

UH, UT, A&M, and TAMUCC will be in action today while BU and TCU play Friday as the First Round of the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament begins. HOUSTON - March Madness is here! Here is what to know, including the favorites and underdogs, key games, and how to watch the NCAA Tournament. Wondering how you can catch your favorite Texas school in the…

The field of 68 is official, which means that at some point between now and early Thursday afternoon, you're probably going to be asked to fill out a bracket. It's always a daunting task, but especially in a year like this where the field seems to be as wide open as it's ever been. Thankfully, we're here to help with 15 bracket tips you can ride to…

After more than four months of basketball, 32 conference tournaments, an endless amount of chaos and the drama of Selection Sunday, we are finally here. The best tournament in sports. March Madness. I've been writing college basketball notes all year. Do I know who is going to win? No clue. Our bracket predictions for the NCAA Tournament have been…

When it comes time to fill out the brackets, the most pivotal predictions are the Final Four. Miss an upset here and there, no problem. But when it comes to winning bracket pools, the Final Four is where it matters most. If you have three teams or more in the Final Four, chances are you're looking pretty good in the pool standings. If you don't…

Newsflash: The half-dozen NCAA Tournament brackets you've already filled out? None are going to be perfect - or anywhere close to perfect. But when it comes to the March Madness bracket, perfection isn't the goal. It's all about accumulating enough points to win the countless family, friends and office pools you plan to enter. To that end, here are…

The chances of filling out a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket is an impossible task, but there are other ways for college basketball fans to beat the odds in March. Between 67 games and tournament futures, March Madness is a marquee event for betting. The seeding makes it easy to find the favorites, but the tourney is famously home to Cinderella…

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The 2023 NCAA men's college basketball tournament bracket has been revealed, and the futures odds chart was shaken up as a result. All four No. 1 seeds have odds at+1000 or below to win the national championship, as there were no surprises with Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue being the top four teams in the bracket. Houston being the overall…

The NCAA Division I Men's College Basketball bracket was revealed Sunday night and now we're one massive step closer to the beginning of March Madness. The Alabama Crimson Tide earned the No. 1 overall seed and headline the South Region while the Houston Cougars (Midwest), Kansas Jayhawks (West) and Purdue Boilermakers (East) all joined the SEC…

It is that time of year again. Millions of basketball fans across the United States are gearing up for several weeks of fast-paced competition to crown the next men's collegiate basketball champions. Hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which administers university athletics in the US, the annual tournament - known as…

Catena Media provides exclusive sports betting content to NJ.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Looking to bet on March Madness? The 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket is set, with 68 teams ready to dance for a trip to the Final Four - college basketball's ultimate…

March Madness officially began in earnest now that the committee has revealed the 68-team bracket for the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday. Now it's time to take pen to paper (err, keyboard to website page) and get those bracket pools going. Before you do, though, let's sort through the news of note as we bask in the presence of a fresh…

The Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team is undefeated so far in the month of February, and that has them in a position to get a high seed in the NCAA Tournament. Last weekend, the NCAA's Selection Committee revealed the current top 16 seeds in the men's bracket if the tournament were to start that day. While the Hurricanes (23-6 overall, 14-5…

With 64 teams that will be whittled down to one champion over the course of three weeks of basketball games played across the country, a completed March Madness NCAA Tournament bracket is a thing of beauty. At least that's the case until the first round of games tip-off around lunchtime on Thursday and the majority of brackets become marred with…

The bracket for the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was revealed Sunday, and not without some surprises. Duke somehow got a No. 2 seed, while Tennessee ended up as a No. 3. And Texas A&M fans were left upset about their snub from the big dance. Either way, the field is the field (you can print your bracket here). And now that the different…

Here's a fun fact: If you just guess or flip a coin, your odds of filling out a perfect NCAA tournament bracket are 1 in 9223372036854775808. If you go in with a decent knowledge of basketball, the teams and NCAA tournament history, however, your odds improve quite a bit... to 1 in 120.2 billion. So, those are still not great odds. But the good…

The chances of filling out a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket is an impossible task, but there are other ways for college basketball fans to beat the odds in March. Between 67 games and tournament futures, March Madness is a marquee event for betting. The seeding makes it easy to find the favorites, but as the 2023 edition has already shown, the…

Madness is coming. Selection Sunday is mere days away and Andy Katz irons out his last bracket prediction with Purdue, Houston, UConn and North Carolina as the No. 1 seeds. Take a look at Katz's predicted 68-team field below. View the entire table by scrolling/swiping to the left. First four out: St.