{"id":336456,"date":"2025-03-28T15:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=336456"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:15:20","slug":"march-madness-prop-bets-elite-eight-march-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-prop-bets-elite-eight-march-29-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s best March Madness Elite Eight prop bets: Bet on Duke&#8217;s Cooper Flagg against Alabma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooper Flagg headlines Saturday&#8217;s March Madness prop bets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Flagg is coming off a 30-point virtuoso against the Arizona Wildcats in the Sweet 16, and I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if he flirts with that number again. Take the over on his point total against the Alabama Crimson Tide and also back Florida&#8217;s Elijah Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best March Madness prop bets for March 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">March Madness prop bets<\/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\" id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best Bet: Flagg over 23.5 points (-124)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:111858\">Embed: #111858<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams are falling over each other in the NBA for the rights to acquire Flagg, and it&#8217;s not hard to see why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft and NCAA National Player of the Year has been lighting up the tournament so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First-round vs. Mount St. Mary&#8217;s:<\/strong> 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second-round vs. Baylor:<\/strong> 18 points, nine rebounds, six assists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sweet 16 vs. Arizona:<\/strong> 30 points, six rebounds, seven assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wouldn&#8217;t worry much about Flagg failing to clear this mark in Duke&#8217;s first two games. He played sub-30 minutes in both contests as the Blue Devils cruised to blowout victories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Jon Scheyer needed Flagg in a tight Sweet 16 matchup, he delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forward played 37 minutes on Thursday \u2014 his most since early February \u2014 and took a team-high 19 shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama ranks fourth in KenPom&#8217;s adjusted offensive efficiency and has the superstars to keep this game close. The Crimson Tide&#8217;s defence isn&#8217;t nearly as good, though, ranking 347th in points allowed (81.2) and 331st in fouls committed (18.9\/game).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flagg should get a ton of run in a back-and-forth affair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Flagg is 10-5 against this line when playing more than 30 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best March Madness picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Martin over 14.5 points (-134):<\/strong> Walter Clayton Jr. is Florida&#8217;s top dog \u2014 there&#8217;s no disputing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Martin is exactly what a championship team needs, a steady No. 2 who hits his shots and takes care of the basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senior guard is averaging 14.6 PPG this season and has turned up the heat since conference tournament play began:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15.3 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55.0% shooting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-2 vs. this line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin fell just shy of this mark in the Sweet 16, scoring 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting. The Texas Tech Red Raiders should throw everything at stopping Clayton, and I&#8217;m hoping that results in quality looks for Martin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>March Madness prop bets made at 2:02 p.m. ET on 03\/28\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper Flagg headlines Saturday&#8217;s March Madness prop bets. The pregame narrative: Flagg is coming off a 30-point virtuoso against the Arizona Wildcats in the Sweet 16, and I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if he flirts with that number again. Take the over on his point total against the Alabama Crimson Tide and also back Florida&#8217;s Elijah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":336473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[349],"class_list":["post-336456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","tag-college-basketball"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>March Madness prop bets March 29: Elite Eight picks | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best March Madness prop bets for March 29, 2025. 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