March Madness Sweet 16 picks: J. Brady McCollough’s prediction for every game

No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 15 St. Peter’s
Friday, 4:09 p.m.
TV: CBS
Line: Purdue by 12.5
Decide: Cinderella will get to bounce once more simply 90 miles from residence in Philadelphia, and there’s little doubt that the group at Wells Fargo Middle will likely be pulling exhausting for St. Peter’s. The Peacocks deserve all of the love, they usually’ll preserve this recreation shut towards Purdue, which hardly ever performs properly as a transparent favourite. However the Boilermakers discovered an antidote to the strain cooker of March by taking part in by means of massive man Trevion Williams.
Purdue 77, St. Peter’s 69

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Windfall
Friday, 4:29 p.m.
TV: TBS
Line: Kansas by 7.5.
Decide: It appears Vegas nonetheless isn’t satisfied Windfall, the Large East regular-season champion, can win massive March video games. The Friars dealt with their enterprise simply towards inferior groups, they usually’ll preserve the identical formulation towards Kansas — play stifling protection that feeds into its offense. The Jayhawks are infamous for messing up nice conditions in March, and right here’s one other one: beat Windfall and Miami/Iowa State to make the Remaining 4. Invoice Self’s squad will do exactly sufficient to keep away from heartbreak this time.
Kansas 64, Windfall 60

UCLA guard Tyger Campbell controls the ball through the Bruins’ win over St. Mary’s within the second spherical of the NCAA event on Saturday.

(Craig Mitchelldyer / Related Press)

No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 8 North Carolina
Friday, 6:39 p.m.
TV: CBS
Line: UCLA by 2.
Decide: Within the first spherical, I had a whole lot of confidence in UCLA, and the Bruins acquired fortunate to win towards Akron. Within the second spherical, I flipped to St. Mary’s, and UCLA seemed like a Remaining 4 staff as soon as once more. My intestine says the Tar Heels’ Armando Bacot will feast inside and that the Bruins are in hassle if Jaime Jaquez Jr. can’t go. However I’ll go towards my instincts and belief UCLA’s poise in powerful moments whether or not Jaquez performs or not.
UCLA 69, North Carolina 66

No. 10 Miami vs. No. 11 Iowa State
Friday, 6:59 p.m.
TV: TBS
Line: Miami by 2.
Decide: One of many few issues I felt positive of getting into the event was that Iowa State didn’t belong and was going to be dealt with by Louisiana State. Oops. The Cyclones doubled down by knocking off the Badgers, who had been principally taking part in a house recreation in Milwaukee. Regardless of gaining respect, I nonetheless like Miami’s trio of scoring guards Charlie Moore, Kameron McGusty and Isaiah Wong to search out sufficient gaps inside a stingy protection.
Miami 67, Iowa State 60