March Madness Sweet 16 Predictions & Picks Today – March 23

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 22, 2023

The NCAA Tournament slate on Thursday, which includes the Arkansas Razorbacks taking on the UConn Huskies, is sure to please. Here are the best bets of the day to consider.

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: Arkansas (+3.5) vs UConn

The model and DraftKings both have UConn taking home the victory, but the model has them winning by less (2.6 points). Lean towards taking Arkansas.

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Arkansas UConn
ATS Record 17-16-2 23-10-0
Favorite ATS Record 12-10-2 21-10-0
Underdog ATS Record 5-6-0 2-0-0
Home ATS Record 8-7-1 12-5-0
Away ATS Record 3-7-1 6-4-0
Conference ATS Record 7-12-1 11-9-0

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Total Pick: Florida Atlantic vs Tennessee Over (129.5)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (136.1 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (129.5 points).

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Tennessee Florida Atlantic
O-U-P 13-21-1 14-20-1
Home O-U-P 6-9-1 6-9-1
Away O-U-P 4-6-0 5-6-0
Conference O-U-P 8-11-1 10-9-1

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Moneyline Pick: UCLA (-115) vs Gonzaga (-105)

Score Prediction: UCLA 74, Gonzaga 73

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UCLA Gonzaga
ML Fave. Record 27-2 25-3
ML Und. Record 1-3 1-2
Home ML Fave. Record 14-0 11-1
Home ML Und. Record 0-0 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 8-1 7-0
Away ML Und. Record 1-1 0-2
Conf. ML Fave. Record 19-1 15-1
Conf. ML Und. Record 0-2 0-1

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Today’s Sweet 16 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Michigan State (21-12) vs No. 15 Kansas State (25-9) 6:30 PM ET TBS Michigan State (-1) 138.5
Arkansas (22-13) vs No. 10 UConn (27-8) 7:15 PM ET CBS UConn (-3.5) 140
No. 25 Florida Atlantic (33-3) vs No. 20 Tennessee (25-10) 9:00 PM ET TBS Tennessee (-4.5) 129.5
No. 9 Gonzaga (30-5) vs No. 7 UCLA (31-5) 9:45 PM ET CBS UCLA (-1) 145.5

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