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ESPN’s basketball power index issues win probability for every Sweet 16 matchup
By SDS Staff
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The action picks back up Thursday evening in the NCAA Tournament with four Southeastern Conference teams still dancing in March. However, if ESPN’s basketball power index is proved to be right, only one of the league’s teams will advance to the Elite Eight.
Tennessee is the only league team playing on Thursday but ESPN’s daily basketball power index predictions have the Vols losing to Purdue on Thursday night. When Friday’s games come around, ESPN’s metric is picking LSU and Auburn to suffer the same fate.
Sweet 16 Schedule
- #1 Gonzaga vs. #4 Florida State – Thursday, 7 p.m. ET
- #2 Tennessee vs. #3 Purdue – Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET
- #2 Michigan vs. #3 Texas Tech – Thursday, 9:30 p.m. ET
- #1 Virginia vs. #12 Oregon – Thursday, 10 p.m. ET
- #2 Michigan State vs. #3 LSU – Friday, 7 p.m. ET
- #1 North Carolina vs. #5 Auburn – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET
- #1 Duke vs. #4 Virginia Tech – Friday, 9:30 p.m. ET
- #2 Kentucky vs. #3 Houston – Friday, 10 p.m. ET
Basketball Power Index Predictions
- Gonzaga 86% win probability over Florida State
- Purdue 50.6% win probability over Tennessee
- Texas Tech 50.1% win probability over Michigan
- Virginia 93% win probability over Oregon
- Michigan State 80.4% win probability over LSU
- North Carolina 66.7% win probability over Auburn
- Duke 71.1% win probability over Virginia Tech
- Kentucky 63.1 % win probability over Houston
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