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NCAA March Madness Pick of the Day: March 22, 2015

No. 7 Iowa vs No. 2 Gonzaga

When the Iowa offense is clicking, there's not a team in the country they can't beat. With guards and wings that can spread the floor, bigs that can work the paint and a defense that's been able to hold its own, Iowa has all the tools necessary to take down Gonzaga. Expect the Bulldogs to be extra-sharp this round after a close call against North Dakota State.

AccuScore has Gonzaga as solid 75 percent favorites to win Sunday. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000 simulations is 71-62.

There's nearly a 59 percent chance Gonzaga covers a -6 spread. Gonzaga heads into the matchup with a 17-14-2 ATS record compared to 18-11-2 for Iowa.

Keep in mind, Iowa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.

AccuScore Best Bet: There's a 58 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 138, a four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend. In WCC non-conference totals, AccuScore is 19-14 (57.6%, +360 units) on the season.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa's last 5 games.

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Projected Leaders


Aaron White (IA): 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 TOs
Peter Jok (IA): 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 TO

Kyle Wiltjer (NI): 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 TOs
Kevin Pangos (NI): 13 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 TOs