March 18, 2025 • 7 mins
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joined us to help us make money on the NCAA Tournament.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Twenty one away from five o'clock. A huge theme of
that press conference you just heard was money, Jamar Chason T.
Higgins talking, and we'll recap all that for you here
in a few minutes. I sensed relief as much as anything.
Paul Danner Junior was there. Will join him. He'll join us,
I should say in the five o'clock Howard. But speaking
of money. During football season, we spend time every week
(00:23):
with a guy, Lee Sterling Paramount sports dot com, and
as an annual tradition, he always joins us on the
eve of March Madness. And it's good to have you
here with this lead to help us make some money.
Good afternoon, We've moved around a lot. How are you.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I'm good, I'm good. This is crazy tournament. I think
we're going to see the most upsets we've ever seen,
really in the first and second round. But there's probably
still only six or seventeen to can win it all.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
All right, Well, let's go region by region. Give me,
maybe per region some teams that are underrated and maybe
some that are overrated.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
How about we start in the south top left corner
with Auburn didn't play well, lost three to the last
four games. Can't remember a team getting the number one
seed overall that didn't play great at the end. But
you know they're gonna have to play a tough number
two seed Michigan State team. Michigan State's only weakness, they're
(01:22):
gonna have to shoot a little bit better three point shooting.
But number three and number four Iowa States down two
starters A and M last six games, horrible offensive efficiency.
There are a couple teams that can win a couple
of games, like Louisville, number eight seed probably shouldn't have
been an eight seed like them in their first game. Also,
love you see San Diego, not San Diego State. You
(01:47):
see San Diego plus two and a half against Michigan.
I think Michigan might still be, you know, excited they
won the Big Ten and they all probably all those
kids know their ring size now. They might be looking
ahead that we've seen that happen many times. I like
him plus two and a half in the first round,
but I think in the end, I think this might
(02:07):
be the only region where a number two seed comes out.
I like Michigan State.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
All Rant's talking about the West West Florida.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Florida is just that much better than everyone else, and
the two three and four are very good. I think
this is the toughest region. Saint John's great coach. Florida's
only weakness is their coach has never won a tournament game,
so that's their weakness. But I just think they're too
good behind Walter Clayton, who's scored at least twenty points
(02:35):
in four of the last five games. Saint John's Texas
Tech with JJ Toppin who transferred to New Mexico, and
Maryland all very good. One of those three will be
playing Florida, but Florida is the better team. Two games
I like in the first round Arkansas plus four and
a half against Kansas. I mean, unless Lane and Dickerson
has twenty points, twelve rebounds, three or four assists, and
(02:59):
a couple blocks, they just don't have a chance. This
is I think the wrong team's favored and maybe the
most underrated team in the tournament. Colorado State. Colorado State,
the Gamblers know how good they are. They're a twelve
seed and they're laying two and a half points against
a five seed. Memphis take Colorado State. The Rams don't
(03:21):
get the upset. They win as a favorite, first time
I've ever seen it. Maybe it's happened one time before,
first time I've ever or at least I can ever
remember a twelve seed being a favorite over a five years.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
So you stole my note because I was going to
ask you that, since you have been following this and
since you have been running Paramount Sports, can you ever
remember a twelve seed being favored? And if so, two
and a half isn't huge, but by this many.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Never someone said they think one time it happened. I
just can't remember it, but it's shocking. Just shows you
that Colorado State is the gamblers and the oddsmakers feel
they are that good.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Ling Paramount sports dot com. Let's go back up to
the upper right hand corner. Talk about the East for me, Duke.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
They won the ACC without the best player. Best player
maybe in college basketball shows you how good they are.
Alabama can't play a stick to defense. Wisconsin and Arizona
are fine, you know, but they're not beaten, Duke. Maybe
the best game it's a shame they're playing in the
first round. Is VCU is a eleven seed playing BYU
(04:29):
is a sixth seed. I'll take VCU plus the three
to three and a half. I think that comes down
to one possession. Maybe another underrated team is Xanderbolt Tennessee.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
All right, let's talk about the Midwest and the league.
Keep in mind that's where the Xavier Musketeers are. They
obviously have to play tomorrow and worry UK affiliate. That's
where the Kentucky Wildcats are, by the way, at plus
one thousand to win the region.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Yeah. I just think that Houston, if they can get
back Perman Lipsey, there going to be a tough out.
I don't think he's going to play the first weekend.
I don't think they're gonna need him. I mean, the
most exciting game would obviously be Tennessee and Kentucky if
they match off as a two and three seed. Think
that Xavier's really good. They I think they're going to
(05:15):
knock off Texas and beat them, and problem is and
they got to play Kentucky, So I wish that didn't happen,
but should be a fun game and I think that
I think we're going to probably see Houston against Kentucky.
But I think Houston this is going to be their year.
How about a couple of years ago against Miami when
(05:36):
they lost, they shot only thirty eight percent in that game.
They couldn't shoot free throws. How things have changed. I
think their offensive team is very good and in fact
shooting from the free throw line. They didn't have anyone
shooting seventy percent two years ago from the free throw line.
This year they not only have one the shooting above
started shooting above seventy percent, another shooting above eighty percent,
(05:57):
and a third starter shooting up above ninety percent. Gimme Houston,
Houston's Houston's going to make it to the final four.
Five slim a Jama two.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Yeah, it's interesting the evolution to that program because when
Kelvin Sampson finally got it going there, you know, offensively,
it was just throw it up at the ram and
they'll go get it. And I still think that's their brand.
The brand doesn't fit how they actually play. They're a
very talented offensive team. Ljcryer is awesome. What is happening
at Paramount sports dot com.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
They want to hop on board. We've won seven of
the eight March Madnesses and Vaccines football season. We finish
off the NFL playoffs, won every single game of the playoffs,
including the Super Bowl, first ever ten and zero record.
We have only hit three losing weeks in the college
basketball this year. Get the entire tournament one hundred and
ninety seven dollars. We'll also throw in the UFC fights
(06:47):
this weekend, so one hundred and ninety seven dollars gets
you everything for the next three weeks. And baseball urry
off to a one to zero start. Were on the
game earlier today six am. Start the under in the
first five innings. We've won five straight years in baseball.
Check out all the specials Paramount sports dot com.
Twenty one away from five o'clock. A huge theme of
that press conference you just heard was money, Jamar Chason T.
Higgins talking, and we'll recap all that for you here
in a few minutes. I sensed relief as much as anything.
Paul Danner Junior was there. Will join him. He'll join us,
I should say in the five o'clock Howard. But speaking
of money. During football season, we spend time every week
(00:23):
with a guy, Lee Sterling Paramount sports dot com, and
as an annual tradition, he always joins us on the
eve of March Madness. And it's good to have you
here with this lead to help us make some money.
Good afternoon, We've moved around a lot. How are you.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I'm good, I'm good. This is crazy tournament. I think
we're going to see the most upsets we've ever seen,
really in the first and second round. But there's probably
still only six or seventeen to can win it all.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
All right, Well, let's go region by region. Give me,
maybe per region some teams that are underrated and maybe
some that are overrated.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
How about we start in the south top left corner
with Auburn didn't play well, lost three to the last
four games. Can't remember a team getting the number one
seed overall that didn't play great at the end. But
you know they're gonna have to play a tough number
two seed Michigan State team. Michigan State's only weakness, they're
(01:22):
gonna have to shoot a little bit better three point shooting.
But number three and number four Iowa States down two
starters A and M last six games, horrible offensive efficiency.
There are a couple teams that can win a couple
of games, like Louisville, number eight seed probably shouldn't have
been an eight seed like them in their first game. Also,
love you see San Diego, not San Diego State. You
(01:47):
see San Diego plus two and a half against Michigan.
I think Michigan might still be, you know, excited they
won the Big Ten and they all probably all those
kids know their ring size now. They might be looking
ahead that we've seen that happen many times. I like
him plus two and a half in the first round,
but I think in the end, I think this might
(02:07):
be the only region where a number two seed comes out.
I like Michigan State.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
All Rant's talking about the West West Florida.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Florida is just that much better than everyone else, and
the two three and four are very good. I think
this is the toughest region. Saint John's great coach. Florida's
only weakness is their coach has never won a tournament game,
so that's their weakness. But I just think they're too
good behind Walter Clayton, who's scored at least twenty points
(02:35):
in four of the last five games. Saint John's Texas
Tech with JJ Toppin who transferred to New Mexico, and
Maryland all very good. One of those three will be
playing Florida, but Florida is the better team. Two games
I like in the first round Arkansas plus four and
a half against Kansas. I mean, unless Lane and Dickerson
has twenty points, twelve rebounds, three or four assists, and
(02:59):
a couple blocks, they just don't have a chance. This
is I think the wrong team's favored and maybe the
most underrated team in the tournament. Colorado State. Colorado State,
the Gamblers know how good they are. They're a twelve
seed and they're laying two and a half points against
a five seed. Memphis take Colorado State. The Rams don't
(03:21):
get the upset. They win as a favorite, first time
I've ever seen it. Maybe it's happened one time before,
first time I've ever or at least I can ever
remember a twelve seed being a favorite over a five years.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
So you stole my note because I was going to
ask you that, since you have been following this and
since you have been running Paramount Sports, can you ever
remember a twelve seed being favored? And if so, two
and a half isn't huge, but by this many.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Never someone said they think one time it happened. I
just can't remember it, but it's shocking. Just shows you
that Colorado State is the gamblers and the oddsmakers feel
they are that good.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Ling Paramount sports dot com. Let's go back up to
the upper right hand corner. Talk about the East for me, Duke.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
They won the ACC without the best player. Best player
maybe in college basketball shows you how good they are.
Alabama can't play a stick to defense. Wisconsin and Arizona
are fine, you know, but they're not beaten, Duke. Maybe
the best game it's a shame they're playing in the
first round. Is VCU is a eleven seed playing BYU
(04:29):
is a sixth seed. I'll take VCU plus the three
to three and a half. I think that comes down
to one possession. Maybe another underrated team is Xanderbolt Tennessee.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
All right, let's talk about the Midwest and the league.
Keep in mind that's where the Xavier Musketeers are. They
obviously have to play tomorrow and worry UK affiliate. That's
where the Kentucky Wildcats are, by the way, at plus
one thousand to win the region.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Yeah. I just think that Houston, if they can get
back Perman Lipsey, there going to be a tough out.
I don't think he's going to play the first weekend.
I don't think they're gonna need him. I mean, the
most exciting game would obviously be Tennessee and Kentucky if
they match off as a two and three seed. Think
that Xavier's really good. They I think they're going to
(05:15):
knock off Texas and beat them, and problem is and
they got to play Kentucky, So I wish that didn't happen,
but should be a fun game and I think that
I think we're going to probably see Houston against Kentucky.
But I think Houston this is going to be their year.
How about a couple of years ago against Miami when
(05:36):
they lost, they shot only thirty eight percent in that game.
They couldn't shoot free throws. How things have changed. I
think their offensive team is very good and in fact
shooting from the free throw line. They didn't have anyone
shooting seventy percent two years ago from the free throw line.
This year they not only have one the shooting above
started shooting above seventy percent, another shooting above eighty percent,
(05:57):
and a third starter shooting up above ninety percent. Gimme Houston,
Houston's Houston's going to make it to the final four.
Five slim a Jama two.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Yeah, it's interesting the evolution to that program because when
Kelvin Sampson finally got it going there, you know, offensively,
it was just throw it up at the ram and
they'll go get it. And I still think that's their brand.
The brand doesn't fit how they actually play. They're a
very talented offensive team. Ljcryer is awesome. What is happening
at Paramount sports dot com.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
They want to hop on board. We've won seven of
the eight March Madnesses and Vaccines football season. We finish
off the NFL playoffs, won every single game of the playoffs,
including the Super Bowl, first ever ten and zero record.
We have only hit three losing weeks in the college
basketball this year. Get the entire tournament one hundred and
ninety seven dollars. We'll also throw in the UFC fights
(06:47):
this weekend, so one hundred and ninety seven dollars gets
you everything for the next three weeks. And baseball urry
off to a one to zero start. Were on the
game earlier today six am. Start the under in the
first five innings. We've won five straight years in baseball.
Check out all the specials Paramount sports dot com.
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