The Gonzaga Bulldogs will be a favorite in their Sweet 16 match-up versus Syracuse. Gonzaga is coming off a pair of impressive double-digits wins over Seton Hall and Utah, and they look poised to keep the ball rolling against a Syracuse team that many feel didn't deserve to be in the tournament in the first place. The Orange are coming off a blowout win over Middle Tennessee in in their last game, but they can expect a much tougher game against a superior Bulldogs team tonight. My money is on Gonzaga.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The Orange came into the tournament as losers of five of six. They did not play particularly well defensively in those games, surrendering an average of 71.5 points in those games. They are going to have a tough time stopping a Gonzaga team that comes in averaging 83 points on 51.8 percent shooting over it's last five games.

2. Three-Point Shooting - The Bulldogs are hitting 42.6 percent of their three-point attempts over their last five games, and they were 9-of-19 from beyond the arc against the Utes Gonzaga is also hitting better than 80 percent from the charity stripe over it's last five games.

3. X-Factor - The Bulldogs are 7-0 ATS in their last seven overall, and they've covered the spread in five straight neutral site games.

Selection: This is a play on the Gonzaga Bulldogs (10*)