NCAA Tournament 2023 Stats And Profiles: No. 1-2 Seeds East And West Regions

March Madness is set to tipoff and the 2023 NCAA Tournament is set for record wagering, as I outline in Forbes via the American Gaming Association. I’ve outlined the stats and profiles for the top teams in my coverage for OSGA. The No. 1-2 seeds in the East and West regions will be popular picks to reach the Final Four and cut down the nets.

Check out the stats and profiles, including No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the South and Midwest regions. Also, the top defensive teams are ones to watch as you evaluate the round-by-round matchups in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

A March Madness primer and my keys to NCAA Tournament success may also assist you in your pursuit of profit when wagering on college basketball and March Madness.

Opening round odds are also provided in my bracket and breakdown NCAA Tournament coverage for Forbes, and lines and odds are always subject to change.

No. 1-2 Seeds East and West

See the No. 1-2 seeds East and West Region profiles and additional detailed stats and odds in my NCAA Tournament coverage at Off Shore Gaming Association.

East Region – No. 1-2 seeds

No. 1 Purdue (29-5), including 13-19-2 ATS

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 21
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 7, and among the slowest offensive tempo’s in NCAAT. Defense No. 26, and allow lowest free throw rate in the country.

Purdue’s NET ranking is No. 5, and the Boilermakers went 10-4 vs Quad 1 opponents and 9-1 vs Quad 2.

No. 2 Marquette (28-6), including 21-12-1 ATS

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 39
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 8 including top-10 in effective FG% and 2-point FG%. Defense No. 47.

Marquette’s NET ranking is No. 12, and the Golden Eagles went 8-5 vs Quad 1 opponents and 6-0 vs Quad 2.

West Region – No. 1-2 seeds

No. 1 Kansas (27-7), including 16-18 ATS

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 1
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 29 , Defense No. 7

Kansas’ NET ranking is No. 9, and the Jayhawks had a nation-best 17 Quad 1 wins (17-7) and went 4-0 vs Quad 2 teams while playing the No. 1 Strength of Schedule in the country

No. 2 UCLA (29-5), including 20-12-2 ATS

KenPom Strength of Schedule: 33
KenPom Stats: Adjusted Offense No. 25 including No. 3 in steal percentage, Defense No. 1 and top-10 in forcing turnovers.

UCLA’s NET ranking is No. 3, and the Bruins went 8-5 vs Quad 1 opponents and 9-0 vs Quad 2.

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