{"id":335285,"date":"2025-03-21T14:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335285"},"modified":"2025-03-22T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T12:18:35","slug":"march-madness-parlay-predictions-second-round-march-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-parlay-predictions-second-round-march-22-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness parlay predictions March 22: Back UCLA, Creighton on alt spreads in +320 wager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday&#8217;s March Madness action marks the beginning of the second round, and I&#8217;ve built a three-leg parlay with spots to the Sweet 16 on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The backbone of this +320 wager has the Wisconsin Badgers beating the BYU Cougars in a pick&#8217;em. I&#8217;ve also teased the UCLA Bruins and Creighton Bluejays up as underdogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my March Madness parlay predictions for NCAA basketball action on March 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March Madness parlay predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fsports-hub%2Fbasketball%2Fncaab&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJordan.Horrobin%40northstargaming.ca%7Cbeebaea6edef4ee6bff508dd6559142b%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638778155464096400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YpNgDkdfZ%2BeP5BoA6jmv5cSlxJl53smxrlbwYUmGXW0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Full March Madness Markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fnews%2Fmarch&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJordan.Horrobin%40northstargaming.ca%7Cbeebaea6edef4ee6bff508dd6559142b%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638778155464120503%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ev7AbXrklRhS5b%2BeAH3I4J12SpqfJ3N3WktmiUo9iMA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlay: Wisconsin moneyline | UCLA +8.5 | Creighton +12.5 (+320)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111537\">Embed: #111537<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wisconsin moneyline (-113):<\/strong> If you&#8217;ve been reading our March Madness content, you&#8217;ll know my colleague Jordan Horrobin is bullish on Wisconsin&#8217;s national title hopes \u2014 and that&#8217;s rubbed off on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Badgers are a veteran team with strong offensive fundamentals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wisconsin has the best throw percentage in the country (82.7%) and ranks 17th in offensive turnover rate (14.2%), per KenPom.com.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The roster&#8217;s 2.60 years of average D-1 experience ranks 45th in the nation. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One knock on Wisconsin&#8217;s game would be that it relies too heavily on the 3 ball. But this is a perfect matchup for Greg Gard&#8217;s team to let it fly, as BYU ranks a pitiful 249th in 3-point defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cougars have a great offence with most of their damage being done inside the arc. Fortunately for us, the Badgers rank 31st in 2-point defence.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College basketball parlay picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>UCLA +8.5<\/strong> (-215):<\/strong> UCLA looked like a juggernaut on Thursday, smashing the No. 10 Utah State Aggies by 25 points in a game which was never close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bruins started their first year of Big 10 conference play on a four-game losing streak (three of which were East Coast road games) but are peaking at the right time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UCLA won 11 of its last 15 games to close the regular season. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bruins are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCLA&#8217;s defence is large and extremely disruptive and I expect it to go blow-for-blow against a Tennessee team which also places defence first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rick Barnes led the Volunteers to the final four last year but the squad has been winning by the skin of its teeth lately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennesse is 2-8 vs. this number in its last 10 games. The outlying wins came by nine and 10 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Creighton +12.5<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-190):<\/strong> Auburn beat the wheels off No. 16 Alabama State in its tournament opener which was expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I&#8217;m putting the Tigers on upset watch for Saturday&#8217;s game against the No. 9 Bluejays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auburn lost three of its last four games heading into the tournament and narrowly scraped by the Ole Miss Rebels in its SEC tournament quarterfinal win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creighton has an impressive 7-6 Quad 1 record and has covered this number in 11 of those games. Its offence can catch fire and its defence is anchored by four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t anticipate a sweat with this number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>March Madness parlay predictions made at 1:58 p.m. ET 03\/21\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday&#8217;s March Madness action marks the beginning of the second round, and I&#8217;ve built a three-leg parlay with spots to the Sweet 16 on the line. The pregame narrative: The backbone of this +320 wager has the Wisconsin Badgers beating the BYU Cougars in a pick&#8217;em. 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