P7 Matchups in the First Round

[duckboy33]

I'm including the Big East and AAC in this.

Play in Game:

St. John's (Big East) vs. Arizona State (PAC 12)

1st Round:

Minnesota (Big Ten) vs. Louisville (ACC)

Baylor (Big 12) vs. Syracuse (ACC)

Iowa (Big Ten) vs. Cincinnati (AAC)

Oklahoma (Big 12) vs. Ole Miss (SEC)

Oregon (PAC 12) vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten)

Ohio State (Big Ten) vs. Iowa State (Big 12)

 

[CDNCBBFan]

This worked out well. I wanted to ask people (Oregon fans) about the Wisconsin-Oregon line. And as luck would have it, an Oregon fan posted this thread.

I have to admit that part way through the season I essentially started ignoring the Pac-12. So I watched Oregon play 3-4 times in the first half of the year, but not since then. I was very surprised to see them as a slight favourite against Wisconsin. I'm aware they went on a run and won the Pac-12 title, but the only two even semi-relevant teams there are ASU and Washington, and on top of that ASU is really inconsistent (some terrible losses) and Washington has been struggling quite a bit in the last month.

So I guess what I'm asking is - can anyone explain this line? Is the view that Oregon is playing at the level of a 4-5 seed now? Or is this more of an indication that they match up very well with Wisconsin? Or something else?

 

[duckboy33]

This worked out well. I wanted to ask people (Oregon fans) about the Wisconsin-Oregon line. And as luck would have it, an Oregon fan posted this thread.

I have to admit that part way through the season I essentially started ignoring the Pac-12. So I watched Oregon play 3-4 times in the first half of the year, but not since then. I was very surprised to see them as a slight favourite against Wisconsin. I'm aware they went on a run and won the Pac-12 title, but the only two even semi-relevant teams there are ASU and Washington, and on top of that ASU is really inconsistent (some terrible losses) and Washington has been struggling quite a bit in the last month.

So I guess what I'm asking is - can anyone explain this line? Is the view that Oregon is playing at the level of a 4-5 seed now? Or is this more of an indication that they match up very well with Wisconsin? Or something else?

The last 3 weeks Oregon has played at a very high level. Blew out UW away from home twice, beat ASU twice (by 26 at home) and have a ton of 4/5 star talent. Even as the 6 seed in the pac 12 tournament they were favored over the 1, 2, and 3 seed. This is the Oregon team (minus Bol) that we expected to see all year.

 

[CDNCBBFan]

The last 3 weeks Oregon has played at a very high level. Blew out UW away from home twice, beat ASU twice (by 26 at home) and have a ton of 4/5 star talent. Even as the 6 seed in the pac 12 tournament they were favored over the 1, 2, and 3 seed. This is the Oregon team (minus Bol) that we expected to see all year.

I did notice the spreads against ASU (-2.5) and Washington (-2) in the tournament. Found that pretty interesting. At the same time, Utah State is a -2.5 point fave over Washington. I have trouble believing Wisconsin wouldn't be a reasonable favourite against Utah State. Maybe part of my issue is that I'm overvaluing Wisconsin.

Anyway, thanks for the reply. That does help explain some of it in my mind.

 

[CB3UK]

St. John's (Big East) vs. Arizona State (PAC 12)

1st Round:

Minnesota (Big Ten) vs. Louisville (ACC)

Baylor (Big 12) vs. Syracuse (ACC)

Iowa (Big Ten) vs. Cincinnati (AAC)

Oklahoma (Big 12) vs. Ole Miss (SEC)

Oregon (PAC 12) vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten)

Ohio State (Big Ten) vs. Iowa State (Big 12)