Wake really isn't that good. They play good defense, but they have trouble scoring and Teague is really inconsistent. There's no way in hell they'd beat Louisville. The Cards are basically the same team as Wake, but better. Better defense, better guards, better big men.
And I don't know why the hell everyone has Gonzaga as such an easy out for a top seed. This is a Top 5 team in the tournament talent-wise and they haven't been sniffed since the Memphis loss. In all of the "who have you beaten" obsession, people forget to look at how a team has played. Gonzaga is a machine right now with no serious deficiencies, and I took a flyer on them at that 25-1 price.
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