The 2025 NCAA Tournament continues with the Sweet 16 on Thursday. If you’re making college basketball picks or entering a second-chance bracket contest, SportsLine’s proven projection model is crucial to consider. The model has simulated every game 10,000 times and boasts an impressive track record.
In recent tournaments, it has beaten over 91% of all CBS Sports brackets and made accurate calls on 13 Sweet 16 teams in the past two years. Last season, it correctly predicted UConn’s championship run and Alabama’s Cinderella run to the Final Four as a 4-seed.
The model also excels at spotting upsets, having nailed 25 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception in 2016. Now, it has revealed new surprising picks for the rest of the tournament.
SportsLine’s model is predicting Tennessee will beat Kentucky in the Sweet 16, despite the Vols’ previous losses to the Wildcats. In fact, the model forecasts a Tennessee win in 60% of simulations. The model also makes other bold predictions, including that the Final Four will feature something unusual – something that hasn’t happened in 20 years.
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Source: https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/sportslines-optimal-bracket-simulates-2025-sweet-16