After an eventful weekend that saw a pair of exciting games in the NCAA Men’s Final Four and LSU crowned as the champion of the NCAA Women’s basketball tournament, Monday’s slate features a showdown in Houston between the San Diego State Aztecs and UConn Huskies. Pickswise expert handicapper Mark Zinno has a pair of best bets for the national title game on the hardwood, along with a best bet in Major League Baseball between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals.
Let’s get into his best bets for Monday’s college basketball and MLB action.
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March Madness National Championship Game point spread pick: UConn -7.5 (-110)
UConn has beaten everyone in their path handily during this NCAA tournament. Their average margin of victory is 20.3 points per game. They have outscored their opponents by 103 points over their five games, which is the 5th most in NCAA Tournament history of teams to reach the championship game. The Huskies have also outscored their opponents in the 2nd half by an average of 13.4 points per game. There's a case to be made that this is the toughest opponent that UConn will face. Well, three of their five previous opponents were all Top 40 in defensive efficiency in the country and it didn't slow down the Huskies, who have scored at least 70 in every game.
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