T.M. Selection: Villanova/Kansas OVER.

I am on the over in the Villanova vs Kansas game on Saturday. Villanova hasn't been involved in a lot of high scoring affairs lately and they have really been turning up the heat on defense in their most recent games but I don't think this will be a game where Villanova will be able to dominate the game with their defensive abilities. They have done a good job holding their opposing teams in this tournament to less than 60 points in their 2 most recent games and even in the game before that they held Ohio State to just 61 points but I think Kansas is the strongest team they will have seen yet and I expect Kansas to take over this game with their offense like they did against Miami in the 2nd half of their previous game. Villanova does have a good offense and can put up a ton of points when they need to. They have very good shooters on their team and I think they can try to keep up with Kansas on the offensive if the pace picks up a bit in this game. Kansas has already had 3/4 of their tournament games here where they put up 75+ points in the game but they weren't really blowing teams out by 10+ points either and they have been giving up almost as many points as they have been scoring in a lot of their games. Kansas was trailing at the half in their most recent game but they managed to outscore Miami in the 2nd half 47-15. I think Villanova will find ways to put up points on them in this game but I also think they are going to be chasing Kansas for a majority of this game. With the stakes so high now and the Championship game just around the corner here, I don't see Kansas doing what they have done in their previous few games and I expect them to come out strong right from the start here. I see their being a lot of points in this game so I like the over here.

T.M. Prediction: 79-71 Kansas.