{"id":335889,"date":"2025-03-25T13:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335889"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:01:00","slug":"march-madness-parlay-predictions-sweet-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-parlay-predictions-sweet-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness Sweet 16 parlay predictions: Bet on Duke to cover an alt spread in +303 wager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been a chalky March Madness so far, but two underdogs feature in this +303 Sweet 16 parlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The Michigan Wolverines and Kentucky Wildcats have thrived in underdog roles this season and are solid targets to tease up ATS. I&#8217;m still backing one favourite, though, as I expect the Duke Blue Devils to continue rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my March Madness parlay predictions for the Sweet 16.<\/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: Duke -5.5 | Michigan +10.5 | Kentucky +7.5 (+303)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111677\">Embed: #111677<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duke -5.5 (-143):<\/strong> All of Durham held its breath, or perhaps more likely screamed in agony, when Cooper Flagg exited the ACC tournament in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that was seemingly precautionary, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy winner has looked just fine in Duke&#8217;s two tournament games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First round vs. Mount St. Mary&#8217;s: <\/strong>14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second round vs. Baylor:<\/strong> 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Flagg is in the lineup, beating the Blue Devils seems like an impossible task. Duke is 26-1 since Dec. 1 and has covered a -5.5 spread in all but one of those victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The No. 4 Arizona Wildcats are no pushovers, but I struggle to see them scoring on the inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arizona takes 53.5% of its shots from 2-point range (67th in NCAA Division I), and Duke holds opponents to a 43.1 FG% inside the arc (second in D-I), per KenPom.<\/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>Michigan +10.5<\/strong> (-190):<\/strong> Michigan&#8217;s season was looking very unspectacular, until it wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After losing to their rival Michigan State Spartans to close out the regular season, the then-No. 22 Wolverines went on a Big Ten championship run, beating the Purdue Boilermakers, Maryland Terrapins and Wisconsin Badgers in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dusty May&#8217;s group has kept the good times rolling, most recently beating the No. 4 Texas A&amp;M Aggies behind Roddy Gayle&#8217;s 21 second-half points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michigan is 7-2 ATS as an underdog this season, while the Auburn Tigers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Kentucky +7.5 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-182):<\/strong> The Tennessee Volunteers faithful must be shaking in their cowboy boots right now. Kentucky has already beaten Tennessee twice this season and is primed to deliver a season-sweeping kill shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Wildcats are 5-1 in their last six games vs. the Volunteers.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kentucky is 8-4 ATS as an underdog this season, which includes two outright wins against Tennessee.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tennessee takes 43.3% of its shots from 3-point range (79th in D-I) and Kentucky holds opponents to a 30.6 3PT% (24th in D-I).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last season, Rick Barnes guided the Vols to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Considering the program&#8217;s status and funding, that&#8217;s meant to be an insult, not a compliment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennessee has decent minutes continuity from last year (36.2%, 164th in D-1), and that&#8217;s noteworthy. But I&#8217;m banking on Barnes&#8217; long-standing pedigree as a choke artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>March Madness parlay predictions made at 12:35 p.m. ET 03\/25\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a chalky March Madness so far, but two underdogs feature in this +303 Sweet 16 parlay. The pregame narrative: The Michigan Wolverines and Kentucky Wildcats have thrived in underdog roles this season and are solid targets to tease up ATS. 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