Community Picks: Baylor 0% vs Oklahoma 0%

Slaying the sportsbook is a monstrous task. Some days bettors take up residence in a penthouse suite. Other times, they curl up in the nearest ditch, shirtless and toothless. In an attempt to avoid complete destitution, I will post my picks, whether profitable or penniless, through the NCAA tourney. Check out Tuesday's selections below: Indiana (23-6, 15-14 ATS) at Iowa (20-8, 13-12)  – The Hawkeyes are college basketball's version of the Hindenburg. An utter disaster over the past two weeks, they've crashed and burned dropping four of their past five games. Once believed to be an elite offensive force, they've taken up residence in Siberia. Ice-cold from outside and unable to cash in consistently on second-chance opportunities, Iowa averaged a gut-wrenching 0.99 points per possession in defeats to Penn St., Wisconsin and Ohio St. Peter Jok continues to torch the nets, but Jared Uthoff's game has slipped. Without a dependable third scorer, it's dependent on the All-American candidate to execute at a high level. The Hoosiers, crowned Big Ten regular season champs after Iowa's loss in Columbus, largely remain a question mark. Their proclivity for threes, transition explosiveness and ability to generate offensive rebounds are impressive, but their defense, though improved, isn't exactly ironclad. Recall they surrendered 1.28 points per possession in a blowout loss at Michigan St. and 1.21 points/possession in their last meeting versus Iowa, a seven-point victory.  Essentially, this game will be decided by what Iowa team shows. It's uneven play and inability to close out games has to get rectified in short order or it could tank in the NCAA tournament. Gut feeling, the turnaround starts Tuesday.  Prediction: Iowa (-4) 77 Indiana 72  Continue to Article

February 29, 2016 9:14:pm EST

Buddy Hield will surely be leaving Oklahoma with some hardware, though it won't contain a Big 12 regular-season championship. The sixth-ranked Sooners attempt to rediscover their slipping shooting touch in Hield's final home game Tuesday night against No. 19 Baylor. This late-season matchup had the makings of a potential Big 12 title decider when the teams met in Waco on Jan. 23, when Oklahoma (22-6, 10-6) then held the nation's No. 1 ranking and Baylor (21-8, 10-6) opened 5-1 in conference play. Continue to Article

February 29, 2016 7:11:pm EST

Kansas is No. 1 for a second time this season - the first school to reach the top for a second stint. Continue to Article

February 29, 2016 1:53:pm EST

Taurean Prince scored 22 points and Johnathan Motley led a dominant effort inside with 22 points and nine rebounds to carry No. 19 Baylor to an 86-71 victory against TCU on Saturday night. The Bears (21-8, 10-6 Big 12) outrebounded the Horned Frogs 45-21 and had a 25-7 edge in second-chance points while matching a school record with their sixth Big 12 road win. On the same day Kansas clinched at least a share of the league's regular-season title, Baylor ended up in a three-way tie for third with third-ranked Oklahoma and No. 25 Texas with two games remaining before the conference tournament. Continue to Article

February 27, 2016 10:47:pm EST