Florida vs. BYU NCAA Bracket Picks 2010: The Brigham Young University Cougars (29-5) of the Mountain West Conference will take on the Florida Gators (21-12) of the SEC, Thursday, March 18, in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the Ford Center. NCAA Bracket oddsmakers at SPORTSBETTING.com list the Cougars as 5-chalk favorites versus the Gators with a 146.5 total.
Florida, making its first NCAA appearance since its 2007 National Championship Title, will compete as the No. 10 seed in the West regional of the 2010 bracket against No. 7 seed BYU. No. 1 seeded Syracuse leads the way in the West. The West regional final will be held in Salt Lake City. The winner of today's game will take on the winner of Kansas State versus North Texas Sat., March 20, in Oklahoma City in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
BYU is an offense-minded group that's deadly from beyond the arc and from the line, leading the nation at 78.7 percent. The Cougars lack athleticism, but does have good size. Florida's best shot for the upset is to get the ball into the low post and have Vernon Macklin or Alex Tyus go to work. While BYU has size, it's big men aren't all that talented. florida has played solid perimeter defense this season, and that has to be a priority.
NCAA Pick: Florida is the best bet getting 5-points as the underdog.
