College Basketball Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Eight more exciting games are on tap Sunday in March Madness as the Third Round concludes with the winners advancing to the Sweet 16.
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No. 1 seed Duke is one of those hoping to move on to the Sweet 16 and to do so it will have to get past No. 8 seed Michigan. The Blue Devils come in with a 31-4 record, while the Wolverines have a mark of 21-13. Duke is 7-0 this season on neutral courts and Michigan is 2-3 on neutral floors. Play will begin at approximately 2:45PM EST.
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Duke 11.5-point favorites and the over-under has been set at 136. According to the latest trends, the over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings. The Wolverines are 2-5 ATS in the last seven meetings.
Duke enters the Third Round after thrashing Hampton 87-45 in its last game. The Blue Devils have won four in a row after losing their final regular season game and the ACC title to North Carolina, a win they avenged in the ACC Tournament final. Michigan put together nearly as big of a win in the Second Round against a stronger opponent as it cruised to a 75-45 victory over Tennessee. The Wolverines are winners of four of their last five, the only loss coming to top-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament.
Darius Morris leads Michigan at 15 points per game, while Nolan Smith averages 20.9 per game for Duke.
Starting things off on the day will be second-seeded North Carolina taking on No. 7 Washington at 12:15PM EST. North Carolina is a 4.5-point favorite with an over-under of 159. No. 1 Ohio State plays No. 8 George Mason at 5:15PM EST. The Buckeyes are 11.5-point favorites and the over-under is 135. Fourth seed Texas and fifth seed Arizona clash at 6:10PM EST. Texas is a 6-point favorite, while the over-under is 139. No. 3 Purdue faces No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth at 7:15PM EST. Purdue is a 9.5-point favorite with an over-under of 135.
No. 11 Marquette squares off with No. 3 Syracuse at 7:45PM EST. Syracuse is a 4.5-point favorite with an over-under of 150. Top-seeded Kansas faces No. 9 Illinois at 8:40PM EST. The Jayhawks are 8.5-point favorites with an over-under of 144.5. No. 10 Florida State plays No. 2 Notre Dame at 9:40PM EST to wrap up the action. Notre Dame is a 5-point favorite, while the over-under is 133.
Sunday March Madness Opening Odds & Totals
719 Michigan +11.5 (136)
720 Duke -11.5
721 Washington +4.5 (159)
722 North Carolina -4.5
723 George Mason +11.5 (135)
724 Ohio State -11.5
725 Marquette +4.5 (140)
726 Syracuse -4.5
727 Florida State +5 (133)
728 Notre Dame -5
729 Virginia Commonwealth +9.5 (135)
730 Purdue -9.5
731 Arizona +6 (139)
732 Texas -6
733 Illinois +8.5 (144.5)
734 Kansas -8.5
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