2024 NCAA Tournament Expert Bracket Picks & Analysis for March Madness (2024)

Duke over Kentucky: If the title game is going to be chalky, and I think it is, then we have to get some curve balls from somewhere, right? My bracket is a big bet on Jay Wright and a Villanova team that was inconsistent through the year but still has Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, two players with plenty of NCAA Tournament experience. Duke and Kentucky have already had injury setbacks and challenges to overcome in their path from starting to finishing the regular season as top-5 teams in the AP poll. I think both teams have emerged on the other side even more prepared to win a national championship, and the matchup between them in Minneapolis is close to a coin flip. I lean Duke because I'm not going to overthink it, and predict that Tre Jones, like his brother Tyus before him, plays a huge role in guiding the Blue Devils to a title. Writer Bio

David Cobb's Bracket

Gary Duke over Kentucky: If the title game is going to be chalky, and I think it is, then we have to get some curve balls from somewhere, right? My bracket is a big bet on Jay Wright and a Villanova team that was inconsistent through the year but still has Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, two players with plenty of NCAA Tournament experience. Duke and Kentucky have already had injury setbacks and challenges to overcome in their path from starting to finishing the regular season as top-5 teams in the AP poll. I think both teams have emerged on the other side even more prepared to win a national championship, and the matchup between them in Minneapolis is close to a coin flip. I lean Duke because I'm not going to overthink it, and predict that Tre Jones, like his brother Tyus before him, plays a huge role in guiding the Blue Devils to a title. Writer Bio

Josh Duke over Kentucky: If the title game is going to be chalky, and I think it is, then we have to get some curve balls from somewhere, right? My bracket is a big bet on Jay Wright and a Villanova team that was inconsistent through the year but still has Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, two players with plenty of NCAA Tournament experience. Duke and Kentucky have already had injury setbacks and challenges to overcome in their path from starting to finishing the regular season as top-5 teams in the AP poll.

Jerry Palm's Bracket

Matt Norlander's Bracket

Duke over Kentucky: If the title game is going to be chalky, and I think it is, then we have to get some curve balls from somewhere, right? My bracket is a big bet on Jay Wright and a Villanova team that was inconsistent through the year but still has Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, two players with plenty of NCAA Tournament experience. Duke and Kentucky have already had injury setbacks and challenges to overcome in their path from starting to finishing the regular season as top-5 teams in the AP poll. I think both teams have emerged on the other side even more prepared to win a national championship, and the matchup between them in Minneapolis is close to a coin flip. I lean Duke because I'm not going to overthink it, and predict that Tre Jones, like his brother Tyus before him, plays a huge role in guiding the Blue Devils to a title. Writer Bio

Duke over Kentucky: If the title game is going to be chalky, and I think it is, then we have to get some curve balls from somewhere, right? My bracket is a big bet on Jay Wright and a Villanova team that was inconsistent through the year but still has Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, two players with plenty of NCAA Tournament experience. Duke and Kentucky have already had injury setbacks and challenges to overcome in their path from starting to finishing the regular season as top-5 teams in the AP poll. I think both teams have emerged on the other side even more prepared to win a national championship, and the matchup between them in Minneapolis is close to a coin flip. I lean Duke because I'm not going to overthink it, and predict that Tre Jones, like his brother Tyus before him, plays a huge role in guiding the Blue Devils to a title. Writer Bio