Thursday's games got the tournament off to an exciting start but lacked some of the big upsets that we are used to seeing on day one. The higher-seeded teams won 12 of the 16 games -- with three of those lower seeds being 9 or 10 -- so we didn't get the intrigue and fun of a Cinderella, but it should lead to better matchups in the coming rounds.
Enter Saturday's Round of 32 games, where we still have some mid-major flavor going on but also some college basketball powers facing off. Of the 16 schools playing Saturday, seven have either won or played for a national championship in the past 10 years.
Using our models as a guide, here are our best bets for Saturday.
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