NCAA Tournament picks explained – East Regional

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EAST REGIONAL

Opening Round: 

LIU Brooklyn vs. JMU

PICK: JMU :: Well, I made my pick before it was announced that Rayshawn Goins, JMU’s leading scorer and rebounder, will be suspended for the first half due to a recent arrest. Here’s to hoping Goins makes the second half his own.

Second Round:

Indiana vs. JMU

PICK: INDIANA :: Rayshawn Goins plays the whole game, so does Victor Oladipo. Oladipo outshines Goins.

NC State vs. Temple

PICK: NC State ::  You don’t beat the No. 1 during the regular season and lose in the first game of the tournament. Or do you?

UNLV vs. California

PICK: UNLV :: Did you know that all five of Lon Kruger’s teams he rebuilt are in this year’s tournament? UNLV just keeps boosting Kruger as one of the greatest rebuilding coaches of all time with a victory.

Syracuse vs. Montana

PICK: SYRACUSE :: Last time Syracuse was the No. 4 seed, they lost to the No. 13 seed. That was back in 2005. Times changes and so does the Orangemen’s outcome.