March Madness Second Round Predictions & Picks Today – March 23

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 22, 2024

The Saturday NCAA Tournament schedule has plenty of exciting matchups in store. Among those games is the Oregon Ducks squaring off against the Creighton Bluejays. Here’s a look at the best bets for all of day’s NCAA action.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in college basketball based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Creighton (-4) vs. OU

Both DraftKings and the model expect Creighton to walk away with the victory, but the model spread (6.3) is 2.3 points further in their direction.

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Creighton Oregon
ATS Record 17-15-1 16-18-1
Favorite ATS Record 16-13-1 9-15-1
Underdog ATS Record 1-2-0 7-3-0
Home ATS Record 8-8-0 6-9-1
Away ATS Record 7-4-1 5-6-0
Conference ATS Record 9-11-1 9-14-0

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Total Pick: Washington State vs. Iowa State Over (127)

In this game, the model projects a total (139.0 points) considerably higher than the DraftKings over/under (127 points). Bet on the over.

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Iowa State Washington State
O-U-P 17-18-0 20-15-0
Home O-U-P 9-9-0 9-7-0
Away O-U-P 4-6-0 5-6-0
Conference O-U-P 7-14-0 13-10-0

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Moneyline Pick: Creighton (-185) vs. OU (+154)

Score Prediction: Creighton 77, Oregon 71

Creighton Oregon
ML Fave. Record 18-7 18-6
ML Und. Record 1-2 5-5
Home ML Fave. Record 8-2 13-2
Home ML Und. Record 1-0 0-1
Away ML Fave. Record 8-2 2-2
Away ML Und. Record 0-2 3-3
Conf. ML Fave. Record 12-5 10-4
Conf. ML Und. Record 1-2 5-4

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Today’s Second Round Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Dayton (25-8) vs No. 9 Arizona (27-8) 12:45 PM ET CBS Arizona (-8.5) 148
No. 18 Gonzaga (27-7) vs No. 17 Kansas (23-11) 3:15 PM ET CBS Gonzaga (-4) 154.5
Michigan State (20-14) vs No. 5 North Carolina (28-7) 5:30 PM ET CBS North Carolina (-4) 143
No. 25 Washington State (25-9) vs No. 4 Iowa State (28-7) 6:10 PM ET TNT Iowa State (-6.5) 127
Oakland (24-11) vs NC State (23-14) 7:10 PM ET TBS NC State (-6.5) 146.5
Texas (21-12) vs No. 6 Tennessee (25-8) 8:00 PM ET CBS Tennessee (-7) 145
Duquesne (25-11) vs No. 10 Illinois (27-8) 8:40 PM ET TNT Illinois (-10) 147
Oregon (24-11) vs No. 11 Creighton (24-9) 9:40 PM ET TBS Creighton (-4) 146.5

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