T.M. Selection: Iowa State/Miami UNDER.

I am on the under in the Iowa State vs Miami-FL game on Friday. Iowa State hasn't been involved in many high scoring affairs lately and a big part of that is due to their great defensive play. They have made it through 2 rounds of this NCAA tournament and they haven't given up 55+ points in either game. They aren't scoring a lot of points themselves either since they haven't even put up 60+ points in either game yet. Iowa State is not a very strong team and they probably shouldn't have made it as far as they have this year but their strategy is very clear and it seems to be one that has been working for other teams too since the teams that keep progressing happen to be teams that play good defense and give a very good defensive effort in every game. I think Iowa State is going to have to give another great defensive effort here if they want to make it past Miami but Miami is not really a powerhouse kind of team either. Miami also gives a really good defensive effort in their games too and I think both teams are going to play hard on the defensive end here. Miami hasn't given up more than 66 points in either NCAA tournament game and they didn't even put up 70+ points themselves in 1 of those games. I think Miami will play hard defensively here and will put a stop to the already weak offense of Iowa State. Iowa State hasn't been an offensive team all year though so they will play true to themselves here and give a great defensive effort because they know that is the only way they win this game. I don't think either team is really strong offensively and I expect the defensive plays to take over in this game. I like the under here.

T.M. Prediction: 63-59 Miami.