{"id":83797,"date":"2023-03-17T20:23:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/auburn-to-upset-no-1-houston\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T20:23:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:23:16","slug":"auburn-to-upset-no-1-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/auburn-to-upset-no-1-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn to upset No. 1 Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Now that my undefeated document<\/a><\/span> of choosing No. 13 seeds or decrease within the NCAA Tournament publicly continues to be intact after Furman\u2019s victory over Virginia<\/a><\/span> on Thursday, I\u2019m deciding to not relaxation on my laurels and inform you all about one other prediction I made earlier this week. For followers of Deadspin\u2019s Agree to Disagree<\/a><\/span> video collection, it is a choice I\u2019ve already proclaimed on digital camera<\/a><\/span>. Auburn will upset the Midwest area\u2019s No. 1 seed in Houston on Saturday. It\u2019s not fairly the lopsided upset as choosing the Paladins or Saint Peter\u2019s over Kentucky<\/a><\/span> final 12 months, nevertheless it\u2019s little doubt not what\u2019ll be favored.<\/p>\n

The Cougars appeared horrible in opposition to one of many worst groups within the NCAA Tournament. Northern Kentucky received out of a weak low-major within the Horizon League. The Norse genuinely impressed me final evening and held powerful with one of many supposed greatest groups within the nation. Kelvin Sampson\u2019s squad earned that No. 1 seed and was arguably probably the most constant workforce within the nation through the common season. And Houston both was trying previous a workforce it knew it may simply defeat, or the upstart Norse actually uncovered what a Marcus Sasser-less workforce seems to be like. <\/p>\n

If you’re taking the very best participant away from any nice workforce, it received\u2019t be as mighty anymore. Purdue with out Zach Edey is a bubble workforce and is perhaps enjoying within the NIT proper now. Alabama with out Brandon Miller<\/a><\/span>, which needs to be a actuality proper now with the off-court drama<\/a><\/span> surrounding the Crimson Tide, would\u2019ve gotten a robust seed in The Big Dance, however probably extra towards the 4-5 line. Sasser is that needle-mover for the Cougars. The drop-off with out the 6-foot-2 senior guard and probably NBA lottery choose<\/a><\/span> due to a groin harm suffered within the American Athletic Conference Tournament final week, is obvious. He was pulled at halftime by Sampson <\/a><\/span>and Houston was inconsistent with out him.<\/p>\n