This game is one of the most interesting matchups of the Sweet 16 from a scheme standpoint. You have two of the best coaches in college basketball in Rick Pitino and Jon Scheyer, and both teams rely heavily on structure, pressure, and half-court execution. Because of that, this game will likely be decided more by adjustments and matchups than raw talent.

Everyone knows the most important decision in your bracket is picking the national champion. However, the second-most important decision is getting your Final Four right. At SlayAM, our new net-rating system points us toward four teams that consistently check every box. East Region Duke is our pick to come out of the East. They check every box you want in a Final Four team. They have elite coaching, strong schemes on both ends, and some of the best metrics in the country.

Picking your champion is the single most important decision you can make in your college basketball bracket. It accounts for a significant portion of your total points and determines the winner of nearly every bracket pool. At SlayAM, we’ve developed our own net rating system to help identify the best team in the country. In back-testing, our model has correctly predicted 5 of the last 10 national champions. This year, our model identifies Duke as the clear No. 1 team and ou