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Predictions for the Sweet Sixteen, 2012 NCAA Tournament

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

The ranking of games comes from evaluating team strength and competitiveness. Please read this article for more details.

1. Marquette versus Florida. (0.83)
Marquette (11) will beat Florida (14) by 0.5 at a neutral site. Florida has a 48% chance of beating Marquette.

2. Syracuse versus Wisconsin. (0.80)
Syracuse (5) will beat Wisconsin (9) by 2.1 at a neutral site. Wisconsin has a 43% chance of beating Syracuse.

3. Michigan State versus Louisville. (0.73)
Michigan State (3) will beat Louisville (13) by 4.7 at a neutral site. Louisville has a 35% chance of beating Michigan State.

4. Kentucky versus Indiana. (0.72)
Kentucky (1) will beat Indiana (8) by 5.7 at a neutral site. Indiana has a 32% chance of beating Kentucky.

5. Baylor versus Xavier. (0.68)
Baylor (20) will beat Xavier (44) by 3.3 at a neutral site. Xavier has a 39% chance of beating Baylor.

6. Cincinnati versus Ohio State. (0.63)
Ohio State (2) will beat Cincinnati (27) by 7.6 at a neutral site. Cincinnati has a 27% chance of beating Ohio State.

7. North Carolina State versus Kansas. (0.60)
Kansas (6) will beat North Carolina State (46) by 7.3 at a neutral site. North Carolina State has a 28% chance of beating Kansas.

8. North Carolina versus Ohio. (0.58)
North Carolina (4) will beat Ohio (43) by 8.8 at a neutral site. Ohio has a 24% chance of beating North Carolina.

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