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College Basketball Preview: Alabama vs UCLA & Baylor v Villanova | Betonline.ag

Drew Butler and Nick Bahe from Betonline.ag are here to give you their picks for some highly anticipated Sweet 16 matchups.

According to Betonline.ag, #2 Alabama is a -5.5 favorite over #11 UCLA. Meanwhile, #1 Baylor goes into their matchup against #5 Villanova as -6.5 favorites. If you decide to place bets, use the code CLNS50 at Betonline and get 50% back on your first deposit.

Alabama won their first two games of March Madness by an average score of 16. They took down #15 Iona and then went on to steamroll #10 Maryland. UCLA has had similar success in their first two rounds. They took down #6 BYU by a margin of 11 and then demolished #15 Abeline Christan by 20 points.

Drew is rolling into the weekend with the Crimson Tide.  “They’re fast-paced, not afraid of anyone,” said Drew. He expects the two-seed to come into this matchup guns blazing. At -5.5 point favorites and -240 on the money line, Drew is sticking with Alabama.

Baylor took down #16 Hartford in round one after a closely contested first half. They then went on to swiftly defeat #9 Wisconsin in round two by 13. As for Villanova, they’ve handled their matchups well. The Wildcats beat #12 Winthrop in the first round and then won a blowout game vs. #13 North Texas in round two.

Despite Villanova’s success, Nick is going with the Bears this weekend. “I think Baylor from a defensive personnel aspect is really well constructed to defend Villanova one-on-one,” said Nick. At -6.5 point favorites and -265 on the money line, Nick is sticking with the Baylor Bears over Villanova.

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