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Hosts Stuckey, Collin Wilson, Eli Hershkovich and Mike Randle recap this weekend’s Final Four games and preview tonight’s National Championship game between Texas Tech and Virginia. The guys discuss the dramatic finish between Virginia and Auburn and praise Chris Beard in his national coming-out party against Tom Izzo and Michigan State. FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman also returns to discuss player props, and everyone makes their national title predictions.

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Auburn-Virginia Recap (3:40)

Michigan State-Texas Tech Recap (10:15)

National Title Player Props (16:43)

Texas Tech-Virginia Preview (25:00)

National Title Predictions (39:00)

Hosts Stuckey, Collin Wilson, Eli Hershkovich and Mike Randle return to preview this Saturday’s Final Four games and tonight’s NIT Final between Lipscomb and Texas. FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman also joins the pod and discusses how to leverage shortened postseason rotations to dominate Final Four player props. The guys also discuss teams’ poor shooting trends in football arenas and finalize their National Championship picks.

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Final Four Player Props (4:10)

NIT Final: Lipscomb vs. Texas (16:38)

Auburn vs. Virginia (23:58)

Texas Tech vs. Michigan State (37:00)

Favorite Bets & National Championship Picks (48:24)

Hosts Stuckey, Eli Hershkovich and Mike Randle review an amazing slate of Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games from last weekend, including an all-time bad beat with Purdue at +4.5 against Virginia. Randle rages against last-minute injury reports, everyone complains about monitor reviews, and they even toss in an NCAA player compensation debate. Our experts also preview NIT Semifinal action and offer their first impressions on both Final Four games this weekend.

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Best & Worst Calls of the Weekend (1:41)

NIT Semifinals: Wichita State vs. Lipscomb (18:55)

NIT Semifinals: Texas vs. TCU (21:59)

Final Four Preview: Auburn vs. Virginia (25:09)

Final Four Preview: Texas Tech vs. Michigan State (35:55)

Hosts Stuckey, Collin Wilson, Mike Randle and Eli Hershkovich are back, bringing you a jam-packed Sweet 16 betting preview. They reflect on the first two rounds of the tournament, lament UCF’s failure to put Duke away, and look forward to some seriously juicy weekend matchups. It may be time to hop off the Oregon bandwagon, as Stuckey has Virginia pegged as a survivor-pool lock this weekend. The guys also highlight key upsets they like, including Florida State, Texas Tech, LSU, and Virginia Tech advancing to the Elite Eight. Of particular note, UNC-Auburn projects as a highly-entertaining track meet, with the Tar Heels’ rebounding contending against Auburn’s defensive havoc and 3-point shooting.

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Weekend Betting Recap (6:23)

Rant of the Week (15:37)

Listener Voicemails (21:17)

(4) Florida State vs. (1) Gonzaga (29:04)

(3) Purdue vs. (2) Tennessee (34:31)

(3) Texas Tech vs. (2) Michigan (41:35)

(12) Oregon vs. (1) Virginia (46:31)

(3) LSU vs. (2) Michigan State (49:57)

(5) Auburn vs. (1) North Carolina (56:59)

(4) Virginia Tech vs. (1) Duke (1:03:19)

(3) Houston vs. (2) Kentucky (1:08:37)

Money Line Parlay (1:13:54)

Hosts Stuckey, Collin Wilson, Mike Randle and Eli Hershkovich break down all 16 of Friday’s NCAA Tournament games and give their Final Four picks from the South and Midwest Regions. Stuckey and Randle throw emphatic support behind UC Irvine, and Randle goes all-in on Buffalo and Mississippi State. Stuckey spends exactly eight seconds discussing Duke’s First Round matchup, and he also dejectedly throws in the towel on his Washington title futures bet. Eli and Randle go back-and-forth on whether or not Ethan Happ is “Luke Maye-ish,” and I guarantee you’ll be shocked by how thoroughly Collin researched the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs.

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(7) Cincinnati vs. (10) Iowa (1:50)

(8) Ole Miss vs. (9) Oklahoma (5:41)

(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) Northern Kentucky (10:45)

(4) Kansas State vs. (13) UC Irvine (17:26)

(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Colgate (21:17)

(1) Virginia vs. (16) Gardner-Webb (24:55)

(6) Buffalo vs. (11) Arizona State/St. Johns (29:24)

(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Oregon (30:41)

(8) Utah State vs. (9) Washington (34:59)

(1) Duke vs. (16) NC Central/North Dakota State (36:53)

(3) Houston vs. (14) Georgia State (37:01)

(5) Mississippi State vs. (12) Liberty (39:05)

(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Iona (42:06)

(8) VCU vs. (9) UCF (42:54)

(4) Virginia Tech vs. (13) Saint Louis (46:58)

(6) Iowa State vs. (11) Ohio State (48:03)

South & Midwest Region Final Four Picks (50:08)

Hosts Stuckey, Collin Wilson, Mike Randle and Eli Hershkovich break down all 16 of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament games and give their Final Four picks from the East and West Regions. Stuckey reasserts his undying infatuation with Northeastern to upset Kansas while Randle and Eli throw their support behind 13-seed Vermont to take down Florida State. Belmont and Saint Mary’s top our experts list of favorite upsets, but our panel remains split on Yale’s odds of upsetting LSU.

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(7) Louisville vs. (10) Minnesota (3:21)

(3) LSU vs. (14) Yale (4:55)

(5) Auburn vs. (12) New Mexico State (10:05)

(4) Florida State vs. (13) Vermont (14:49)

(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bradley (18:36)

(6) Maryland vs. (11) Belmont (21:54)

(4) Kansas vs. (13) Northeastern (24:54)

(5) Marquette vs. (12) Murray State (26:37)

(7) Nevada vs. (10) Florida (29:51)

(2) Kentucky vs. (15) Abilene Christian (33:18)

(6) Villanova vs. (11) Saint Mary’s (35:20)

(1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Fairleigh Dickinson (38:44)

(2) Michigan vs. (15) Montana (39:39)

(7) Wofford vs. (10) Seton Hall (44:20)

(3) Purdue vs. (14) Old Dominion (46:35)

(8) Syracuse vs. (9) Baylor (47:08)

East & West Region Final Four Picks (48:19)

Hosts Stuckey, Collin Wilson, Mike Randle and Eli Hershkovich give their first-take reactions to the freshly-unveiled NCAA Tournament Bracket. Stuckey -- of course -- bemoans Washington’s terrible draw, Eli explains why he’s done betting totals, and the guys debate whether or not Shaka Smart is done at Texas. They break down key takeaways from each region and even dive into some of their gut-call upset picks, including Northeastern over Kansas and even Belmont or Temple to the Sweet 16. The guys close the show by offering their preliminary Final Four picks (subject to massive changes in the next few days).

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Weekend Takeaways (2:09)

Rant of the Weekend (8:58)

Frustrations with the Bracket (16:09)

Midwest Region (22:43)

East Region (25:59)

West Region (29:25)

South Region (33:34)

Listener Voicemails (36:57)

Early Final Four Picks (41:40)

We warmly welcome Matt Jones & Drew Franklin of Kentucky Sports Radio the family! This Bluegrass State duo's "Free Money" podcast will be calling the Action Network home throughout March Madness and the Kentucky Derby. 

In this episode, the guys cover the six major conference tournaments from every angle, hitting everything from the ACC to the PAC-12 and sea to shining sea. 

And if you haven't signed up for your Action Network EDGE subscription yet, be sure to visit ActionNetwork.com/KSR to get access to exclusive betting content. And download the free Action Network app to track all your NCAA Tournament bets and follow Matt & Drew's picks all March Madness long.

The Big 12 conference tournament could be a wild ride, and the conference is packed with teams who could all go on a run. Can anyone take down the red-hot Red Raiders? Is this finally the end of Kansas’ strangle-hold on the conference? Is Kansas State over-valued? And why the disrespect for Baylor and Texas? Stuckey and Collin Wilson answer all these key questions in our final conference tournament preview of the season.