Why ESPN’s Jay Bilas is picking the Iowa Hawkeyes to top the Auburn Tigers

ESPN’s Jay Bilas likes Iowa to top Auburn in the NCAA Tournament. Here’s why and everything he had to say about the matchup.

One prominent ESPN college basketball analyst is taking the Iowa Hawkeyes to send the Auburn Tigers packing in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

ESPN’s Jay Bilas likes Iowa to beat Auburn in the two teams’ opening game of March Madness. The longtime college basketball analyst actually picked every single 2023 NCAA Tournament game.

Here’s the rationale from Jay on what he sees in the matchup and why he likes the Hawkeyes.