Nine times since 2002, a No. 2 seed has faced a 6-seed in the NCAA tournament.
Sweet 16 odds: Wisconsin vs Baylor betting, Arizona vs San Diego State
No. 2 seeds usually beat No. 6 seeds, which is bad news for Baylor fans. But 6-seeds usually cover the spread. Baylor vs Wisconsin and Arizona vs San Diego State highlight West Region Sweet 16 odds.
Eight times, the higher seed won. Seven times, the lower seed covered the spread.
Second-seeded Wisconsin will try to keep that winning trend going against 6-seed Baylor as a 3-point favorite.
Later in the evening, the 1-seed Arizona Wildcats are a 6.5-point favorite squaring off against the 4-seed San Diego State Aztecs.
Last year, three games featured a 1 vs 4 matchup and the No. 4 seeds won twice, giving hope to Aztec bettors here.
Wisconsin improved to 2-0 SU and ATS in the 2014 NCAA Tournament with an 85-77 win and cover against the Oregon Ducks as a 6-point favorite. The Badgers are just 1-4 SU in their last five trips to the Sweet 16, but are 7-2 ATS in their last nine tournament appearances overall.
The total has gone OVER in five of Wisconsin’s last six games.
The Baylor Bears crushed Creighton 85-55 as a 3.5-point underdog Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. The Bears are red-hot with a 12-2 SU and 10-3-1 ATS record over their last 14 games.
While 6-seeds are just 1-8 SU in their last 10 games against 2-seeds they are also 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against 2-seeds.
The Honda Center in Anaheim, California hosts Thursday night’s West Region games starting with Baylor vs. Wisconsin at 7:47 p.m. ET. The Arizona vs. San Diego State betting matchup is set to start at 10:17 p.m.
Arizona made it look easy in an 84-61 win and cover over Gonzaga on Sunday. The Wildcats are now 7-1 SU and ATS in their last eight NCAA Tournament games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of Arizona’s last six games overall, and the UNDER is also 6-0-1 in Arizona’s last seven games against San Diego State.
San Diego State is also coming in off a blowout 63-44 win over North Dakota State. The Aztecs are 8-1 SU and 6-3 ATS in their last nine games and the total has gone UNDER in four of their last five. SDSU is 2-2 SU and 3-1 ATS in its last four games against Arizona.
See the latest March Madness odds, matchup reports and trends on every game and follow live lines and your bracket picks with the free OddsShark.com odds app.
