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Kentucky Battles Sizey Santa Clara; Texas Tech Favored

3/17/2026

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Story summary

Kentucky faces Santa Clara as the Broncos' size and rebounding could challenge the Wildcats.
Santa Clara excels in forcing turnovers and free-throw shooting.
Texas Tech is favored against Akron despite losing JT Toppin.
High Point, averaging over 90 points, challenges Wisconsin, whose defense is the weakest among top Big Ten teams.
UCLA has struggled outside its time zone, raising concerns about covering against UCF.

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Story summary

Kentucky faces Santa Clara as the Broncos' size and rebounding could challenge the Wildcats.
Santa Clara excels in forcing turnovers and free-throw shooting.
Texas Tech is favored against Akron despite losing JT Toppin.
High Point, averaging over 90 points, challenges Wisconsin, whose defense is the weakest among top Big Ten teams.
UCLA has struggled outside its time zone, raising concerns about covering against UCF.