{"id":336883,"date":"2025-03-29T15:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=336883"},"modified":"2025-03-29T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:38:52","slug":"march-madness-prop-bets-elite-eight-march-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-prop-bets-elite-eight-march-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday&#8217;s best March Madness Elite Eight prop bets: Back guards Richardson and Cryer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two spots in the Final Four up for grabs on Sunday and I have a prop pick for each game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Jase Richardson Jr. came into the tournament on a tear and I like the Michigan State Spartans guard to go over this points total. My other pick is on Houston Cougars guard L.J. Cryer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best March Madness prop bets for March 30.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10530\"><strong>Full March Madness Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/un-bustable-bracket-challenge\"><strong>PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best Bet: Richardson Jr. over 15.5 points (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richardson came into the tournament off the back of some big performances against some good teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cleared this line in four straight games prior, averaging 18.6 points per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The freshman then fell short in the first two games but showed up when it mattered against the Ole Miss Rebels. He dropped 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 4-of-6 from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six of the eight remaining teams rank inside the top 10 in the nation for defensive rating, per KenPom.com, so there are few easy matchups left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It then becomes about finding an edge, and I think there&#8217;s one here with Richardson, who can light it up from deep on any given night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Richardson has 50.2\/42.0\/83.2 shooting splits and has scored 15-plus in nine of 11 games in which he played 30 or more minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best March Madness pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cryer over 15.5 points (-106):<\/strong> The senior guard has had mixed results at this tournament:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Round of 64:<\/strong> 15 points, 5-of-12 shooting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Round of 32:<\/strong> 30 points, 8-of-15 shooting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sweet 16:<\/strong> 5 points, 2-of-13 shooting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He shot 1-for-5 from 3 in that last performance. However, I feel comfortable saying that&#8217;s an outlier performance for the 42.4% 3-point shooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tennessee Volunteers attempt 24.3 3s per game. I expect the Cougars to lean on the veteran leadership and 3-point shooting of Cryer to keep pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>March Madness prop bets made at 3:36 p.m. ET on 03\/29\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two spots in the Final Four up for grabs on Sunday and I have a prop pick for each game. The pregame narrative: Jase Richardson Jr. came into the tournament on a tear and I like the Michigan State Spartans guard to go over this points total. 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