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March Madness 2015: Updated Bracket, Picks, Odds Advice After Saturday's Round 3

Timothy RappMar 21, 2015

Another day, another brilliant group of games from the NCAA tournament. Saturday was another day to remember.

Along the way, we lost some things. We lost No. 1 seed Villanova. We lost Ron Hunter, R.J. Hunter and America's favorite Cinderella, Georgia State. We lost Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell, arguably the tournament's most compelling talent.

But for all we lost, we gained so much more. Notre Dame's overtime thriller. Another taste of Kentucky's dominance. Plenty of memories to go around.

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Hopefully, Sunday will be just as much fun. Below, you'll find everything you need in advance of the day's contests.

Bracket

Schedule and Odds

Sunday, March 2212:10 p.m.Michigan StateVirginiaCBSVirginia (-5)Michigan State
Sunday, March 222:40 p.m.San Diego StateDukeCBSDuke (-7.5)Duke
Sunday, March 225:15 p.m.Wichita StateKansasCBSKansas (-1.5)Wichita State
Sunday, March 226:10 p.m.DaytonOklahomaTNTOklahoma (-5)Oklahoma
Sunday, March 227:10 p.m.IowaGonzagaTBSGonzaga (-5)Gonaga
Sunday, March 227:45 p.m.OregonWisconsintruTVWisconsin (-11)Wisconsin
Sunday, March 228:40 p.m.West VirginiaMarylandTNTWest Virginia (-1)Maryland
Sunday, March 229:40 p.m.Northern IowaLouisvilleTBSLouisville (-1)Louisville

All odds via Odds Shark. 

Tips

There are a lot of lines I really like on Sunday. I love Michigan State getting five points, for starters. I would take Michigan State heads up against Virginia in this one, if only because of the Tom Izzo effect and because the Spartans were a missed call by the referee away from winning the Big Ten tournament. 

Virginia also wasn't overly impressive against Belmont, and I worry about who will step up for them and take on the scoring load against a Michigan State squad that will make them work for every shot and open look. 

I would lay the points with Duke. That offense is capable of beating San Diego State by double digits. Ditto for Gonzaga against Iowa.

I'll take the 1.5 points with Wichita State, which has plenty of motivation to stick it to a Kansas side that refuses to schedule them year in and year out. I also don't really trust a Kansas team that has a ton of talent but never seems to have all of that talent clicking at once.

Yes, the Jayhawks won the Big-12 regular-season title. But after the conference's rough tournament, that has lost a little luster, hasn't it?

Gimme Wichita State in this one.

I'm not touching Oklahoma against Dayton—if you put a gun to my head, I'd take the five points with Dayton—or Louisville against Northern Iowa. Both games feel too close to call. The only reason I'd consider taking the point with Maryland against West Virginia is because I think Maryland wins that game, but I'm not so confident in that projection that I'd feel great either way.

West Virginia is a good, tough team, and there's a reason they are favored. I'm sticking by my Maryland pick, but it scares me. 

Finally, I think I'd take the 11 points with Oregon against Wisconsin. I don't think they'll win that game, but I think they'll give the Badgers a run for their money. If NC State showed us anything, it's that the No. 1 seeds aren't safe. Wisconsin will win because Oregon's defense is suspect, but I don't think they'll do it by double digits because the Ducks can fill it up.

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