{"id":335720,"date":"2025-03-24T17:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335720"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:10:49","slug":"march-madness-sweet-16-odds-and-schedule-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-sweet-16-odds-and-schedule-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness Sweet 16 odds, schedule and matchups: All four No. 1 seeds are heavy favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March Madness&#8217; first weekend was fairly chalky but that means there are some great matchups on deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The latest:<\/strong> All four No. 1 seeds are alive and each is a sizeable favourite in the Sweet 16. John Calipari&#8217;s No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks are the only double-digit seed remaining and they&#8217;re slim underdogs to the Texas Tech Red Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the latest March Madness Sweet 16 odds and the full schedule for this week&#8217;s games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March Madness Sweet 16 odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/ncaab\"><strong>Full March Madness Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/march\"><strong>PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday&#8217;s schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BYU Cougars (6) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (2)<\/strong><br><strong>Thursday, March 27: 7:09 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111657\">Embed: #111657<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama survived a scare in the first round but responded with a blowout win over the No. 5 Saint Mary&#8217;s Gaels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Crimson Tide allow 81.0 points per game (346th in D-I) and overs are 19-15-1 in their games. Overs are 21-14 for BYU. This 175 total is by far the highest on the slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maryland Terrapins (4) vs. Florida Gators (1)<br>Thursday, March 27: 7:39 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111658\">Embed: #111658<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida eked out a win over the two-time reigning champion UConn Huskies thanks to clutch shotmaking by All-American Walter Clayton Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Terrapins won on the first and only buzzer-beater of the tournament and have covered a +7 spread in every game this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arizona Wildcats (4) vs. Duke Blue Devils (1)<br>Thursday, March 27: 9:39 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111659\">Embed: #111659<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blue Devils look really, really good. With Cooper Flagg firing on all cylinders, Duke authored a pair of no-doubt wins in the opening rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arizona has a 10-11 record against Quad 1 opponents, losing six of its last 10 such games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arkansas Razorbacks (10) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3)<br>Thursday, March 27: 10:09 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111660\">Embed: #111660<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Calipari is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019. And all it took was moving to Arkansas from Kentucky and dethroning the No. 2 St. John&#8217;s Red Storm in the second round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Razorbacks have won four of their last five Quad 1 games and are 9-7 ATS as an underdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March Madness Sweet 16 odds: Friday&#8217;s schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ole Miss Rebels (6) vs. Michigan State Spartans (2)<br>Friday, March 28: 7:09 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111661\">Embed: #111661<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom Izzo and the Spartans haven&#8217;t advanced past the Sweet 16 since 2019, and they&#8217;ll be in tough against a Rebels team coming off a statement win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ole Miss blew out the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones and is the shortest underdog on this slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kentucky Wildcats (3) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (2)<br>Friday, March 28: 7:39 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111662\">Embed: #111662<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An all-SEC matchup between Kentucky and Tennessee headlines the slate. The Wildcats are 5-1 in their last six games against the Volunteers, winning twice this year as an underdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennessee is favoured yet again and will hope for a better result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michigan Wolverines (5) vs. Auburn Tigers (1)<\/strong><br><strong>Friday, March 28: 9:39 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111663\">Embed: #111663<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auburn put its shaky end to the regular season in the rearview with two double-digit wins in the opening rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michigan, meanwhile, has been riding high since its Big Ten title and just sent the No. 4 Texas A&amp;M Aggies packing. The Wolverines are 7-2 ATS as an underdog this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Purdue Boilermakers (4) vs. Houston Cougars (1)<br><strong>Friday, March 28<\/strong>: 10:09 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111664\">Embed: #111664<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue has a Zach Edey-sized hole in its frontcourt and that could be its undoing against a roughrider Houston squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Boilermakers had an easy route to the Sweet 16 facing the No. 12 McNeese Cowboys in the second round, but are 1-6 in their last seven Quad 1 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March Madness&#8217; first weekend was fairly chalky but that means there are some great matchups on deck. The latest: All four No. 1 seeds are alive and each is a sizeable favourite in the Sweet 16. 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