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Sweet Sixteen Tips Off: Friday's Four Games

A basketball arena before tip-off, court freshly polished, tournament banners hanging, empty seats about to fill, anticipation
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TL;DR

Duke vs. St. John's, Michigan State vs. UConn, Michigan vs. Alabama, Iowa State vs. Tennessee — four Elite Eight spots decided tonight.

MSM Perspective

ESPN previewed all four games with standard matchup analysis.

X Perspective

X's bracket community is tracking the gambling lines as closely as the matchups — Duke is a 4.5-point favorite and 72% of the money is on them.

Friday's Sweet Sixteen schedule: Duke vs. St. John's (TBS, 7 p.m. ET), Michigan State vs. UConn (CBS, 7:30 p.m.), Michigan vs. Alabama (TBS, 9:30 p.m.), Iowa State vs. Tennessee (CBS, 10 p.m.). Winners advance to the Elite Eight. [1]

Duke enters as a 4.5-point favorite over St. John's. UConn, the two-time defending champion, is favored by 3. The four games will determine the East and West regional finals.

-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos

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