We're now into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with the Sweet 16 kicking off tonight.
Our expert March Madness picks start up an exciting weekend of hoops with predictions for each of tonight's four games, including our best bet and favorite same-game parlay.
March Madness picks for Thursday, March 27
6 BYU vs 2 Alabama picks
7:09 p.m. ET | Newark, NJ | CBS
- Best bet: BYU team total Over 85.5 (-115 at bet365)
- SGP
BYU team total Over 85.5
Alabama alt-team total Over 85.5
Aden Holloway 2+ threes
Richie Saunders 5+ rebounds
(+450 at bet365)
4 Maryland vs 1 Florida picks
7:39 p.m. ET | San Francisco, CA | TBS/truTV
- Best bet: Alijah Martin Over 13.5 points (+100 at bet365)
- SGP
Alijah Martin Over 13.5 points
Derik Queen 10+ rebounds
Maryland +6.5
(+650 at bet365)
4 Arizona vs 1 Duke picks
9:39 p.m. ET | Newark, NJ | CBS
- Best bet: Duke team total Over 81.5 (-120 at bet365)
- SGP
Duke team total Over 81.5
Caleb Love Under 17.5 points
Tyrese Proctor 2+ threes
(+300 at bet365)
10 Arkansas vs 3 Texas Tech picks
10:09 p.m. ET | San Francisco, CA | TBS/truTV
- Best bet: Texas Tech -5.5 (-110 at bet365)
- SGP
Texas Tech -5.5
JT Toppin 10+ rebounds
Elijah Hawkins 10+ points
(+375 at bet365)
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