Too many fall into the trap of thinking top 25 regular season means jack in the conference tourney.
No way I’d lay double digit points in these games - now that we are at the semis/finals - no team should be more than 4 point favorites mostly.
Yet fools will chase favorites and lay points. What’s the worst case for the faves - they are a seed or 2 lower in the big dance ? Is that really a disadvantage if you’re not a top 8 team ? On the other hand, dogs win and they move from mid teens to 8/9 seed - very winnable first round matchups a huge incentive.