The second round of the NCAA Tournament kicks off on Saturday with eight high-profile games on the schedule. With another slew of new matchups, there are plenty of intriguing matchup edges on player props. Let's take a look at some of Saturday's best NCAA Tournament props.
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Saturday’s Best NCAA Tournament Player Props
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Ryan Conwell 4+ Made Three-Pointers (-105)
The Cardinals torched the nets from deep in their opening round contest against South Florida. They shot 13-of-25 from deep en route to their win, and with a matchup against Michigan State on Saturday, they'll look to put up a high volume again. On the season, Louisville has attempted 52.7% of its field-goal attempts from deep, and Ryan Conwell has been a big reason why.
Conwell has been a high-volume long-range shooter his whole career, but this year he's taken it to another level. Conwell has been putting up 9.5 three-point attempts per game. While he's only shooting 34.1% from deep on the season, he was over 40% in each of the last two seasons. There is a sharpshooter in there, and he's likely to come out against this Michigan State perimeter defense.
The Spartans’ biggest weakness this year is defending the three. Their three-point rate against is good at under 33%, but they give up a ton of attempts - 37.4% of their points against have come from deep. That's one of the top 20 highest numbers in the nation. Conwell is going to get a lot of opportunities, and he won't be afraid to take them.
Tyler Tanner 5+ Assists (-125)
Tyler Tanner made it known in the opening round win over McNeese that he is primed to be one of the breakout stars of the tournament. He posted an impressive 26/7/5 performance, which was just a continuation of the play he exhibited all season for Vanderbilt. The Commodores will need another strong outing on Saturday if they want to pull off the upset over Nebraska.
Despite being the seventh-ranked defense, per KenPom, the Cornhuskers have given up a high percentage of assists. They give up an assist on 60.9% of field goals made against them, which is one of the highest rates in the country. In their opening round win, they only allowed 13 made field goals to Troy, but there were 11 assists recorded.
Tanner has been able to put up big assist numbers all season. His assist rate in conference play was the second-best in a competitive SEC. The Nebraska defense is stout, but Tanner should still have success and eclipse this assist number.
Trevon Brazile 15+ Points (-110)
Understandably, Darius Acuff Jr. takes most of the headlines when it comes to this Arkansas team, but if you've been paying attention, you know that Trevon Brazile has been stepping up as of late. The senior forward leads the Razorbacks with 7.4 rebounds per game and he averaged 13.4 points per game. In his last six games, though, he's averaged 18 points per game.
High Point is a tantalizing matchup for Brazile. The Panthers have just one starter listed over 6-foot-7. Their first-round matchup against Wisconsin saw the Badgers get off 43 field-goal attempts from inside the arc. The Razorbacks live off of two-point attempts, and make them at a 56% clip.
Arkansas will look to impose its will and dictate this game on its terms. High Point has a decent three-point defense, so the Razorbacks will be plenty content on trying to score at the rim. Expect Acuff to facilitate a little bit more, which means Brazile should continue his hot scoring streak and hit the over on his points prop.
