Screw The Books Pick of the Day

I'll tip my cap to BYU for an impressive win against Gonzaga but the Florida Gators are a whole different beast. The matchup between Kenny Boynton and Jimmer Fredette will be a good one and although I fully expect Jimmer to get his points, I wouldn't sleep on Boynton to have a big game himself. For the rest of the matchups, Florida has a distinct advantage where ever you look. In the front court, the Gators have multiple players that are 6'10, 245 lbs and I fully expect them to dominate the middle. On the outside, the Gators feature Chandler Parsons, who is the most NBA-ready player in this game (that includes you Jimmer). Parsons is a 6'10 small forward that runs the Gator half court offense, is silky smooth from the outside, and averages 7.7 rebounds per game. Even if Jimmer wins his matchup with Boynton, there is no one that can even come close to matching up with Parsons so I expect him to have a huge game. Take the Gators -3.

For the second round of games, I'm going to stick with the Badgers who have been good to Jimmy The Greek in their first two games. I said it last week but I am a big fan of Jordan Taylor, who leads the most efficient offense in the country with only 7.6 turnovers per game. Butler as a team only averages 6.0 steals per game which is 218th in the country. Also, Butler is prone to getting in foul trouble, averaging 19.0 fouls per game which is 184th in the country (in contrast, Wisconsin only averages 15.2 fouls per game which is 12th in the country). Wisconsin should be able to take advantage of this discrepancy at the free throw line were they are the best free throw shooting team in the country at 82.3%. In the end this should be a good matchup but I'll take the bigger, more efficient team that can make their free throws. Take Wisconsin -4.5.

For the parlay special, Jimmy The Greek has...

Florida -3, Wisconsin -4.5, San Diego State +2, Arizona +9 and Arizona Under 148.5