Welcome to the final day of the Elite Eight.
We have one more spot in the Final Four on the line, as Michigan State meets Auburn on Sunday afternoon.
Let's dive into our NCAA Tournament best bets and March Madness Elite 8 expert picks for the college basketball games on Sunday, March 30.
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NCAA Tournament Best Bets for Auburn vs. Michigan State
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our college basketball betting staff is targeting from Sunday's slate of Elite Eight games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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Michigan State vs. Auburn Prediction and Pick
By John Feltman
The Michigan State Spartans and Auburn Tigers will meet in the South Region final on Sunday afternoon with a spot in the Final Four on the line.
Both teams were tested by solid opponents on Friday, but I was more impressed with Auburn.
The Tigers didn’t play their best but pulled away late to beat Michigan by 13.
Michigan State also showed some late poise in its 73-70 win over Ole Miss, but it also showed more causes for concern in this matchup.
It's time for this magical Michigan State season to end. Not only do I think Auburn wins, but I think it covers the number.
First, the Spartans struggle to shoot from beyond the arc. They rank outside the top 300 in 3-point percentage, and the Tigers have held their opponents to 29% from deep this season.
Auburn is also terrific at defending inside, so Michigan State should struggle to get its offense going.
While the Tigers looked very sloppy on Friday, I think they’ll clean things up and attack the Spartans to put points on the board at will.
Auburn boasts too many offensive options, and Michigan State is due for negative regression in defending the 3. Sparty's opponents are shooting 28% on the season, but MSU ranks outside the top 240 in 3-point attempts allowed.
I’ll take my chances with the better offensive team here. I think the Tigers cruise on Sunday.
Pick: Auburn -4.5
Tennessee vs. Houston Pick for Sunday, March 30
I wrote up why I thought the Volunteers would handle Kentucky in this column on Friday night, and back to the Tennessee well I go in the Elite Eight.
This game has the potential to be the game of the tournament, in my opinion, so I was very surprised when this line opened as high as it did.
I view the matchup as a total coin-flip game, so I will gladly play the Vols catching 3.5 points in Indianapolis.
Sunday afternoon will pit the No. 1-ranked defense in America in Houston against the nation’s No. 3-ranked defense in Tennessee.
Every basket scored in this game will be hard-earned, and this contest will not be for the faint of heart.
Between the lines, I think Tennessee is playing better basketball than Houston right now, and in addition to covering, I like the Vols to punch their ticket to San Antonio in this one.
