{"id":35813,"date":"2011-03-15T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T21:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=35813"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:30:38","slug":"southwest-region-predictions-odds-sleepers-to-win-march-madness-15311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/southwest-region-predictions-odds-sleepers-to-win-march-madness-15311\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness Betting \u2013 2011 Southwest Region Preview & Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUTHWEST REGION PREDICTIONS – 2011 NCAA Tournament Free Picks & Sleepers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Arguably, the Southwest Region is the easiest bracket to handicap in March Madness this year. The offensively potent Kansas Jayhawks, ranked second in the nation, seem head and shoulders above their competition. Can anyone else challenge them?<\/p>\n

SOUTH WEST BRACKET – THE ELITE<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1) Kansas Jayhawks<\/strong>
\nOdds to win Southwest Region: +115
\n:: KU Betting Stats <\/a><\/p>\n

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NCAA SouthWest Region Predictions - Our Pick: Kansas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are just so many reasons to like Kansas. The Jayhawks have a powerhouse tandem in Marcus and Markieff Morris. Those two are a big reason why this team makes more than half the shots it takes. Kansas leads the nation in field-goal percentage. Combine their hot shooting with the sting of last year\u2019s disappointing second-round loss to Northern Iowa and you have a team with a chance to win it all.<\/p>\n

THE CONTENDERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

(2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/strong>
\nOdds to win Southwest Region: +345
\n:: Irish Betting Stats <\/a><\/p>\n

As any college hoops betting fan knows, it pays to come out of the Big East, as it prepares you for almost anything in the NCAA tournament. Ben Hansbrough is a dominant player who seems to inspire the guys around him. He could lead the Irish to a deep run \u2013 if they can find a way to contain Kansas\u2019 shooting.<\/p>\n

(3) Purdue Boilermakers<\/strong>
\nOdds to win Southwest Region: +445
\n:: Purdue Betting Stats <\/a><\/p>\n

I actually like Purdue better than Notre Dame as a Southwest contender. The Boilermakers were one of two teams to beat No. 1 Ohio State this season and they did it without Robbie Hummel. It\u2019s true that Purdue enters the tournament with some ugly results, including a loss to Iowa and a beating from Michigan State. But that probably gives them better value. JaJuan Johnson and E\u2019Twaun Moore bring a great combination of talent and experience to the tourney. \"Online<\/p>\n

(4) Louisville Cardinals <\/strong>
\nOdds to win Southwest Region: +545
\n:: L-Ville Betting Stats <\/a><\/p>\n

Louisville got far less hype than several other Big East teams this season, including Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, UConn and Syracuse. But the Cards raised some eyebrows when they beat Notre Dame in the Big East tournament. Their guard play is outstanding thanks to Preston Knowles and Peyton Siva but this isn\u2019t the most complete team in the Southwest.<\/p>\n

THE SLEEPER<\/strong><\/p>\n

(11) USC Trojans<\/strong>
\nOdds to win Southwest Region: +1615 (picking \u201cfield\u201d)
\n:: USC Betting Stats <\/a><\/p>\n

Note the absence of Georgetown from the sleeper section. The Hoyas are a common bust pick since Chris Wright broke his hand.<\/p>\n

My fave sleeper is USC. Technically, USC isn\u2019t even fully part of the NCAA Tournament yet. It has to win the play-in against VCU. I think it can handle VCU easily enough, however. After that, USC would play ripe-for-the-upset Georgetown. We could have a Cinderella on our hands.<\/p>\n

THE PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I\u2019ve already picked top seeds Ohio State and Pittsburgh to emerge from their regions, I have to pick Kansas here, as they have an easier path. I can see Purdue making life difficult along the way, however.<\/p>\n

Southwest Region Free Pick: <\/strong>Kansas +115<\/p>\n

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2011 Southwest region NCAA Bracket Picks by College hoops betting expert Shea Matthews. He points out when you look up and down this region, it is very apparent that there are a handful of teams that could emerge from the mix in this 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket, and gives you some sleeper team predictions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":24212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[28750,46670,46669,46666,11113,11724,6250,4450,4212,4633,20535,471,478,11388,11387,11743,46806,1132,46807,46805,46808,46809,46702,46810,46811,46812],"class_list":["post-35813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-28750","tag-2011-college-basketball-betting","tag-2011-march-madness","tag-2011-ncaa-tournament-picks","tag-betting-stats","tag-bracket-picks","tag-cbb-odds","tag-college-basketball-gambling","tag-college-basketball-handicapping","tag-college-basketball-picks","tag-free-cbb-picks","tag-free-picks","tag-free-prediction","tag-march-madness-picks","tag-march-madness-predictions","tag-march-madness-preview","tag-odds-to-win-southwest-region","tag-sleepers","tag-southwest-bracket-predictions","tag-southwest-region-free-pick","tag-southwest-region-lines","tag-southwest-region-odds","tag-southwest-region-picks","tag-southwest-region-predictions","tag-southwest-region-preview","tag-southwest-region-sleeper-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35813"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107245,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35813\/revisions\/107245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}