 What's going on everyone, Brandon Gadoul here, managing editor at Numberfire.com. I've got three quick picks I'd like out of the Midwest region in the men's NCAA tournament, based on the odds at Fandall Sportsbook. Quick pick number one is going to be the over for Providence and South Dakota State. I definitely do like the Jackrabbits here, but with just a two-point spread, can't quite get there with South Dakota State and instead going with the over. According to KenPom.com, both teams are 31st or better and adjusted offensive efficiency. While Providence is a slower squad, neither team ranks better than 300th in turnover rate generated on defense, plus each team is better than average in turnover rate offensively. So possessions should lead to shots here, and that's good news for the over because the Jackrabbits lead the NCAA and effective field goal percentage and three-point percentage. These teams also have played over in at least half of their games this season, and know they'll be given more points than expected. South Dakota State has allowed 68% of opponents to go over their implied team total. That number for Providence is 60%. My second quick pick for the Midwest region is Iowa State and LSU, but I'm going with the under. I'm going to switch gears here, go with an under, and yes, I know, unders are never fun to bet, but this game sets up as under-friendly for sure. Iowa State games have gone over at a 47% clip this season. LSUs have done so at just a 42% clip. The reason it's both offense and defense, frankly, the cyclones have surpassed their implied team total at a 48% rate, falling short by an average of 2.1 points for LSU. That is a 25% rate and an average of 4.7 points shy of their implied team total. According to BartTorovic.com, both teams are top 12 and adjust the defense, top six in turnover rate defensively, and exactly 298 in turnover rate offensively. So I could probably expect some lost possessions here, and points should be at a premium in this game. My third quick pick out of the Midwest region is a spread bet. I like Wisconsin minus 7.5 against Colgate. Wisconsin is rating out as an overrated three seed based on the historical data at Number Fire for what a traditional three seed is in terms of efficiency, but let's not get carried away. They are going to have to do a better job defending the arc. Colgate is second in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage, and Wisconsin is 303-point attempt rate allowed. The way to defend the arc is to deny attempts, not hope that the opponent misses. So 3-point attempt rate is the key stat there. However, Wisconsin ranks second in the nation in turnover rate. Colgate is barely inside the top 300 in turnover rate generated. Wisconsin shouldn't lose out too many possessions here to use against a defense that's basically 200th in the nation, and anywhere you look, Wisconsin has a top 50 adjusted offense. The Badgers also have a 55% cover rate as well. That'll do it for my quick picks for the Midwest region. Best of luck this weekend.