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🏀 March Madness - First Round Picks
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I dug in deeper to my initial picks for all the games. Some picks are good to make based on the eye test or your gut. Others, it’s good to rely on data. The best picks are when both come together.
I ran some of my favorites to make sure my gut aligned with the matchup and the data. The best picks that I’m loving today as underdogs are Yale and High Point.
Here are the rest 👇
📅 12:15 PM EST - Creighton (#9) vs. Louisville (#8)
Louisville (-2.5) | O/U 146.0
✅ Pick: Hardest game to call (My gut says Louisville - my brain/analysis says Creighton.) I’ll put Louisville into a parlay and do Creighton moneyline.
📅 12:40 PM EST - High Point (#13) vs. Purdue (#4)
Purdue (-8.0) | O/U 154.0
✅ Pick: High Point +8 (possible upset alert)
📅 1:30 PM EST - Montana (#14) vs. Wisconsin (#3)
Wisconsin (-16.5) | O/U 151.0
✅ Pick: Wisconsin -16.5
📅 2:00 PM EST - SIU Edwardsville (#16) vs. Houston (#1)
Houston (-28.5) | O/U 126.5
✅ Pick: Houston -28.5
📅 2:50 PM EST - Alabama State (#16) vs. Auburn (#1)
Auburn (-32.0) | O/U 149.5
✅ Pick: Auburn -32
📅 3:15 PM EST - McNeese State (#12) vs. Clemson (#5)
Clemson (-7.5) | O/U 133.5
✅ Pick: McNeese State +7.5 (possible ML upset alert)
📅 4:05 PM EST - VCU (#11) vs. BYU (#6)
BYU (-2.5) | O/U 146.5
✅ Pick: BYU -2.5 (very tough matchup for BYU though, don’t go too big)
📅 4:35 PM EST - Georgia (#9) vs. Gonzaga (#8)
Gonzaga (-6.5) | O/U 150.5
✅ Pick: Gonzaga -6.5 / Gonzaga 1st Half -3.5 (top 3 1st half team in country)
📅 6:50 PM EST - Wofford (#15) vs. Tennessee (#2)
Tennessee (-19.0) | O/U 133.5
✅ Pick: Wofford +11 1st Half
📅 7:10 PM EST - Arkansas (#10) vs. Kansas (#7)
Kansas (-5.0) | O/U 145.5
✅ Pick: Kansas -5
📅 7:25 PM EST - Yale (#13) vs. Texas A&M (#4)
Texas A&M (-7.5) | O/U 138.5
✅ Pick: Yale +7.5 (possible upset alert - also on the ML)
📅 7:35 PM EST - Drake (#11) vs. Missouri (#6)
Missouri (-6.5) | O/U 133.0
✅ Pick: Missouri -6.5
📅 9:25 PM EST - Utah State (#10) vs. UCLA (#7)
UCLA (-5.5) | O/U 144.5
✅ Pick: UCLA -5.5
📅 9:45 PM EST - Nebraska Omaha (#15) vs. St. John’s (#2)
St. John’s (-19.0) | O/U 148.0
✅ Pick: St John’s -19
📅 10:00 PM EST - UC San Diego (#12) vs. Michigan (#5)
Michigan (-2.5) | O/U 142.5
✅ Pick: Michigan -2.5
📅 10:10 PM EST - NC Wilmington (#14) vs. Texas Tech (#3)
Texas Tech (-15.0) | O/U 142.5
✅ Pick: Texas Tech -15 / Over 142.5 or Over 1st half total
NBA Picks Today - Thursday, March 19
Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers
Spread: Nets +9.0 (-110) | Pacers -9.0 (-110)
Moneyline: Nets +315 | Pacers -420
Total: O227.5 (-110) | U227.5 (-110)
Brooklyn has been keeping games competitive, and Indiana is on a back-to-back, which could slow them down.
I usually like to back the Nets with a lot of points.
PREMIUM ONLY Picks
✅ Best Bet: Nets +9.0 (-110)
🎯 Player Props
Ziaire Willaims - Over 11.5 Points - solid consistency lately and decent minutes
New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets
Spread: Knicks -7.5 (-110) | Hornets +7.5 (-110)
Moneyline: Knicks -300 | Hornets +250
Total: O222.0 (-110) | U222.0 (-110)
Charlotte is not playing great right now and the Knicks will be hungry after coming off a tough loss.
Even though the Knicks are on a B2B, I expect them to show up for this one and feel like they need to display some toughness here.
✅ Best Bet: Knicks -7.5 (-110)
🎯 Player Prop:
Lamelo Ball - Under 23.5 Points - terrible shooting % lately
OG Anunoby - Over 19.5 Points - cold last 2 games but getting good shot volume and very high minutes
Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings
Spread: Bulls +6.5 (-110) | Kings -6.5 (-110)
Moneyline: Bulls +220 | Kings -270
Total: O236.0 (-110) | U236.0 (-110)
Chicago has been covering spreads consistently — I’m a little nervous to keep riding them, but I won’t be betting on the Kings after a big win.
PREMIUM ONLY Picks
✅ Best Bet: Bulls +7 (-110)
🎯 Player Props:
Josh Giddey - Over 18.5 Points — It works until it doesn’t. How many times in a row have we hit this bet? It’s crazy. I don’t have him on my book yet so I’m just guessing at his line.
Coby White - Over 23.5 Points - One of the hottest players in the league right now and under the radar against a poor defense. Yes, please.
Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors (7:00 PM ET)
Spread: Raptors +14.0 (-110) | Warriors -14.0 (-110)
Moneyline: Raptors +650 | Warriors -1100
Total: O226.0 (-110) | U226.0 (-110)
Golden State is elite at home, but 14 points is a big spread. Toronto has been playing teams tough overall but they’re not great on the road.
RJ Barrett is out for this one and GPII is questionable.
Love Curry in this game coming back after some rest.
✅ No Bet.
🎯 Player Prop:
Steph Curry - Over 26.5 Points +110 - Curry is coming off some rest and should be able to score at will on the Raptors.
Steph Curry to score 30 points +170
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7:30 PM ET)
Spread: Bucks -3.0 (-110) | Lakers +3.0 (-110)
Moneyline: Bucks -150 | Lakers +130
Total: O225.5 (-110) | U225.5 (-110)
LA has been dominant at home, and with Milwaukee’s recent struggles on the road, it makes sense to take the Lakers... so instead, I’m taking the Bucks.
Makes sense, right? Since when does the NBA make sense? :)
The Lakers have be getting tired at some point without LeBron in there.
PREMIUM ONLY Picks
✅ Best Bet: Bucks -3
🎯 Player Prop:
Damian Lillard - Over 22.5 Points - Bounce back spot for an elite scorer.
Taureen Prince - Over 8.5 Points - Looking to hit some 3s against his old team and I think Giannis will distribute more this game to shooters.
Kevin Porter - Over 7.5 Points - He’s had one rough game (last one) but he’s super hot this month. Just needs the minutes!