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March Madness: Previewing Saturday’s Round of 32 Matchups

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Middle Tennessee (12) vs. Butler (4)


Middle Tennessee pulled off the infamous 12-5 upset in the first round (even though they were favored over Minnesota). They now will face Butler, who just beat Winthrop after leading wire-to-wire.

Similar to the first round, our metrics really like Middle Tennessee. Yes, we have them projected to lose, but we give Butler just a 56% chance to end this Cinderella story. It should be a good one.

Below are three players to keep an eye on from each team.

PlayerTeamPPGRPGeFG%
Kelan MartinButler16.15.7.497
Andrew ChrabasczButler11.04.6.492
Kamar BaldwinButler10.03.6.553
Jacorey WilliamsMiddle Tennessee17.37.3.543
Giddy PottsMiddle Tennessee15.85.5.587
Reggie UpshawMiddle Tennessee14.56.8.567


Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.

TeamnERDO RtgeFG%Reb%TO%D RtgOpp. eFG%Opp. TO%
#4 Butler14.65113.1.54650.613.5101.4.50717.8
#12 M. Tenn.9.41112.5.54553.813.895.0.47418.1