March Madness 2022 is bringing new heights to the same old Cinderella Story. Typically, these runs would have ended weeks in the past. Thankfully, the highly-entertaining Saint Peter’s workforce from Jersey City, New Jersey remains to be chugging alongside within the NCAA Tournament.
Who would’ve thought that this roster can be going through off towards the UNC Tar Heels? According to BetMGM, the UNC vs. Saint Peter’s odds have the Tar Heels favored by simply eight-and-a-half factors. They now have an opportunity to get to the Final Four on Sunday.
Will the New Jersey squad stand as much as a conventional powerhouse as soon as once more?
No. 8 UNC vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s
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UNC vs. Saint Peter’s odds
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Spread: Saint Peter’s +8.5 vs. UNC -8.5
Moneyline: Saint Peter’s (+260) vs. UNC (-350)
Total: Over 137.5 (-110) | Under 137.5 (-110)
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UNC vs. Saint Peter’s prediction
North Carolina (-8.5) over Saint Peter’s: I’ll sidestep the accusations of being a jinx and take one other “L” — what’s one other dent when the automotive is already totaled? — to permit you all to proceed this magnificent journey. At the chance of wanting silly (once more), I can’t envision essentially the most unlikely run in NCAA Tournament history lasting longer than one other 40 minutes. The best Cinderella tales really feel as if they’ll by no means finish as a result of we don’t need them to finish. But each mid-major workforce in history can solely overcome expertise and measurement disadvantages so many occasions earlier than midnight. It is why each double-digit seed to achieve the Final Four has misplaced earlier than the title recreation. It is why Davidson, with Stephen Curry, and Gonzaga, coached by Dan Monson, misplaced to nationwide powers within the Elite Eight. It is why each different workforce in history seeded decrease than twelfth has did not advance previous the Sweet 16.
Saint Peter’s has gotten this far due to its poise and toughness and confidence and clutch free-throw taking pictures, but additionally as a result of the slow-paced Peacocks had been matched up with favorites that don’t run the ground. Purdue ranked 238th in tempo, Murray State was 243rd and Kentucky was 152nd. The Tar Heels, who’ve averaged 87 factors per recreation within the match and already bested the elite protection of Baylor and UCLA, play at the Thirty sixth-fastest tempo within the nation. Unlike the Peacocks’ earlier opponents, North Carolina — ranked fifth within the nation in rebounding — will pressure the motion and forestall Shaheen Holloway’s protection from getting set.
The Tar Heels’ offense — first within the ACC in free-throw share (76.9) and averaging higher than 11 3-pointers per recreation within the match — has too many scoring choices to go as chilly as Saint Peter’s earlier conquests, who mixed to shoot 28.3 p.c on 3-pointers and 69.3 p.c on free throws. Plus, the Tar Heels commit few fouls and few turnovers, and can pressure the Peacocks’ subpar offense to earn its factors. In summation: Enjoy one other Saint Peter’s miracle!