Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament: What are the “Experts” Predicting?

http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/12491606/kentucky-wildcats-open-even-money-win-ncaa-tournament-according-westgate-las-vegas-superbook

Myron Medcalf, ESPN – Chose Kentucky – has Gonzaga in the finals playing Kentucky even though Gonzaga played in a very easy WCC division, and Arizona beat them this season. Not loving Myron here but here’s his opinion:

"Wisconsin will win the Elite Eight rematch over Arizona. Last season, Wisconsin and Arizona staged one of the most competitive match-ups in the NCAA tournament. The Badgers beat the Wildcats in a game that included a controversial foul call against Nick Johnson. The two will meet again in the Elite Eight. This time in Los Angeles. And it will be one of the best games in the entire NCAA tournament again. But Frank Kaminsky & Co. will squeeze out another victory and a second consecutive trip to the Final Four."

David Purdum | ESPN.com  – No prediction we can find, but he does give us the odds in Vegas.

Kentucky is even money according to The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook odds published on Thursday, Arizona owned the largest spread and is favored by 23 points over Texas Southern and are 8-1 odds to win it all:

"Ten teams — Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Villanova, Georgetown, Iowa State, Arizona, Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wisconsin — opened as double-digit favorites, not including the match-ups awaiting winners from the First Four games. Double-digit favorites are 64-7 straight-up in the first round and 81-9 straight-up overall in the past six NCAA tournaments, according to Spreadapedia.com."

Next: How about CBS and Fox and Herm Edwards? What do they say?