With selection sunday quickly approaching, it’s time to gear up for arguably the greatest event in sports: March Madness. While our chances at a perfect bracket are pretty much zero, that doesn’t mean we can’t ride with a couple of mid-major cinderella picks throughout the tournament. With DraftKings, new users can bet $5+ and get $200 in Bonus Bets instantly to cheer on the next FDU, St. Peter’s, or (insert your favorite bracket-buster here).
As you craft up the perfect parlay to use your bonus bets on, here are some potential sleeper picks to make a deep run toward the Final Four:
Miami (OH) RedHawks: Don’t let the MAC affiliation fool you; these guys went on a massive undefeated run this season that has power-conference coaches waking up in cold sweats. They are the ultimate “team nobody wants to draw,” mostly because no blue-blood program wants the sheer humiliation of getting bounced by a school best known for its brick architecture.
Saint Louis Billikens: While the rest of the college basketball world is aggressively trying to chuck threes from the arena parking lot, the Billikens are proudly dominating the mid-range game like it’s 1998. They are painfully disciplined, stubbornly refuse to beat themselves, and will happily lull a high-flying top seed to sleep before quietly ruining your office pool.
St. Thomas Tommies: The Tommies literally just jumped up from Division III a few years ago, but they play with the irrational confidence of a team that has been running the sport for decades. They operate a wildly unconventional offense that somehow leads the nation in two-point accuracy, all while trotting out seven different guys who can nuke you from beyond the arc.
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