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March Madness: Previewing Friday’s Round of 64 Matchups

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Southern California (11) vs. Southern Methodist (6)



Southern California is coming off of a thrilling win in their play-in game against Providence on Wednesday night. Our metrics really like Southern Methodist, though, and we give them nearly a 20% chance to advance to the Elite Eight, which would potentially include a win over Duke.

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

PlayerTeamPPGRPGeFG%
Semi OjeleyeSMU18.86.70.580
Sterling BrownSMU13.36.50.540
Shake MiltonSMU13.14.10.558
Bennie BoatwrightUSC14.64.30.518
Chimezie MetuUSC14.57.80.549
Jordan McLaughlinUSC13.13.40.530


Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.

TeamnERDO RtgeFG%Reb%TOV%D RtgOpp. eFG%Opp. TOV%
#6 SMU15.78116.70.54756.914.593.70.46116.3
#11 USC9.0110.70.51950.313.8102.90.49715.6