NCAA high-seed upsets?

Have enjoyed picking high seed upsets (13+) in March Madness. At least 1 or 2 happen a year and usually at pretty attractive oddsI think UC Santa Barbara over Baylor is great value at ~ +450. UCSB is Top decile in shooting across various metrics (eFG%,TS%,2P%), plays at a slow pace (~300th in NCAA) and top 70 Offensive rating on CBB reference.

Baylor is 109 on KenPom defensive efficiency. Great underdog offense + weak favorite defense = Good setup

Risks: USCB haven't played any P5 teams this year, no superstar player (think a Max Abmas). Baylor is in the normal range of KenPom ranks for a 2 seed also.What does WSO think this year?** numbers might be slightly off3/18/23:

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Mr_Agree_to_Disagree, what's your opinion? Comment below:

F*** Baylor. I bet U of H blows it too. (Take a wild guess what school I went to and support...) I'd bet Kansas is one of the big schools that makes it to at least the final 4 since we're talking upsets which also means the expected competition. 

Could always start a friendly free pool with the rest of WSO.

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Synergy_or_Syzygy, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Aged like wine with respect to Virginia getting upset already

Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.
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TruthersPoker, what's your opinion? Comment below:

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