{"id":335449,"date":"2025-03-22T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335449"},"modified":"2025-03-22T16:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T20:49:07","slug":"march-madness-parlay-predictions-second-round-march-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-parlay-predictions-second-round-march-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness parlay predictions March 23: Bet on Kentucky to cover, Iowa State to win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The latter half of the Sweet 16 field will be decided with Sunday&#8217;s March Madness slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: I like what I saw from the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats in their tourney opener, and they should match up well with the No. 6 Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. This +300 parlay also includes a moneyline pick on the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my March Madness parlay predictions for NCAA basketball action on March 23.<\/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><strong>Parlay: Kentucky +5 | Saint Mary&#8217;s\/Alabama over 147.5 points | Iowa State ML (+300)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111571\">Embed: #111571<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kentucky +5 (-190):<\/strong> Kentucky is the higher seed in its matchup but is a slight underdog against the No. 6 Illinois Fighting Illini. To me, that just creates a nice opportunity to bank a few extra points with the Wildcats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kentucky is 11-10 in Quad 1 matchups this year, covering this number (or pushing) in 15 of 21 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Illinois is 7-11-1 against a -5 spread in Quad 1 matchups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fighting Illini are a curiously stubborn team when it comes to 3-point shots. They shoot a ton (fourth-most in NCAA Division I) but have a terrible 3-point percentage (31.4%, 313th in D-I).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now they face a Kentucky squad that allows just a 30.7 3PT%, which is 27th-best in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kentucky also shoots 3s well in its own right (37.4 3PT%, 24th in D-I). Winning the battle beyond the arc should be a key to success for the Wildcats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College basketball parlay picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Saint Mary&#8217;s\/Alabama over 147.5 points<\/strong> (-130):<\/strong> Alabama&#8217;s lowest projected total this season was 153 points, per Covers.com. And its average game total was 172.5 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, this total seems like it should be a breeze to clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It won&#8217;t be quite that simple, as Saint Mary&#8217;s ranks No. 7 in defensive efficiency, per KenPom.com, with the fifth-slowest average possession time on offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I know Alabama wants to push the pace, and I still think the Tide can win out in a strength-on-strength clash of styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alabama has the fourth-fastest average possession time on offence, and it leads the country in scoring (91.1 PPG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This over has cashed in 31 of the Tides&#8217; 34 games this season, including each of its past 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Iowa State moneyline <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-225):<\/strong> Iowa State is traditionally known as a stout defensive squad, but the team took some significant strides on offence this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Cyclones rank 39th in eFG% and 64th in FT% this season. Last year, when the Cyclones were a 2-seed in the NCAA tournament, they were 100th in eFG% and 264th in FT%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defence is still a priority for Iowa State, though. The Cyclones rank eighth in defensive efficiency and 13th in turnover rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This Iowa State squad lost by two against top-seeded Auburn earlier this season and finished 9-7 in Quad 1 matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ole Miss is 8-10 in Quad 1 games and simply isn&#8217;t elite on either side of the ball. The Rebels rank 156th in offensive eFG% and 145th in defensive eFG%. They&#8217;re also 3-6 ATS in their past nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa State is 24-5 when favoured this year and should advance to Week 2 of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>March Madness parlay predictions made at 1:30 p.m. ET 03\/22\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latter half of the Sweet 16 field will be decided with Sunday&#8217;s March Madness slate. The pregame narrative: I like what I saw from the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats in their tourney opener, and they should match up well with the No. 6 Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. This +300 parlay also includes a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":335495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-335449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","tag-college-basketball-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>March Madness parlay predictions: March 23 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our second-round March Madness parlay predictions for March 23. 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