NCAA Tournament: #4 Maryland vs. #13 Grand Canyon Preview

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00:00four seed and a 13 seed if i'm not mistaken in the west region right i'm correct in saying

00:07such a thing as we get going here between the terrapins and the uh lopes the antelopes of gcu

00:15who have been in the big dance four times in the last five years led by a march legend formerly

00:22for valoper valparaiso that would be bryce true total 149 and a half double digit spread in favor

00:29of the turps 413 split big number in favor of maryland drs can the turps get a win and a cover

00:36in the round of 64 it's always tough with the 10 and a half but i do think they can get the win in

00:41the cover i haven't watched a lot of lopes basketball this year no but when you look at

00:44the you know metrics for them maryland is a great defensive team and anytime you're a great defensive

00:50team when you're going against lower level competition no disrespect to grand canyon but

00:54not as good as a team like maryland that's where i think you struggle because maryland does

00:58everything well on defense and that could be an issue and you know me then i see the 10 and a

01:03half points and i say to myself how can grand canyon stay inside that number here well you

01:08can score on maryland because their point distribution is 35th in the country at allowing

01:12you to score inside the arc but you know me i i don't really care about that if you're going to

01:16stay inside that number the ultimate equalizer is the three-point line you look at grand canyon

01:2131 as a team from the three-point line 311th in volume from the three-point range which means

01:28you're asking a team that's probably not as athletic to score at the rim against a tremendous

01:33defense like maryland has i just don't see it lining up am i betting maryland to cover the

01:38minus 10 and a half no but i'm advancing them in my bracket but it's not one of those looks where

01:42i want to take grand canyon i need the three-point shot to be part of my life like liberty and

01:47oregon not a great matchup per se but they can shoot the lights out from three-point range that

01:52gives me hope grand canyon here doesn't give me hope with the way their offensive footprint

01:56fits against maryland's defense