2023 men's NCAA tournament ESPN+ bracket cheat sheet

Making your men's NCAA tournament picks is as much an art as it is a science.

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The 17th year of Giant Killers, predicting the 10 most likely first-round upsets

Jay Bilas picks and breaks down every single game in the tournament

Tournament lines and betting report updated all week

Which underdogs are primed to make some noise and cause first-round upsets? The Giant Killers use a statistical model to help spot the teams most likely to outplay their seeds and take down the top squads in the bracket. Below are the top 10 upsets for the first round.

No. 12 VCU Rams vs. No. 5 St. Mary's Gaels (Upset chance: 43%)

No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones (Upset chance: 42%)

No. 12 Charleston Cougars vs. No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs (Upset chance: 41%)

No. 11 Providence Friars vs. No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats (Upset chance: 40%)

No. 12 Drake Bulldogs vs. No. 5 Miami Hurricanes (Upset chance: 39%)

No. 11 Nevada Wolf Pack vs. No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs (Upset chance: 33%)

No. 14 Montana State Bobcats vs. No. 3 Kansas State Wildcats (Upset chance: 26%)

No. 13 Iona Gaels vs. No. 4 UConn Huskies (Upset chance: 25%)

**No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devils vs. No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs (Upset chance: 24%)

No. 12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. No. 5 Duke Blue Devils (Upset chance: 21%)

** Matchup is dependent on the results of a play-in game

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