NCAA Tournament and March Madness Round of 32 Best Bets, Picks, Odds: Arizona, Purdue, Florida, UVA, More!

After a successful and chalky round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament and profitable Saturday in the round of 32, let’s turn our attention to the Sunday slate and who will earn a bid to the Sweet 16. All odds are courtesy of DraftKings.

Miami vs Purdue (-7.5): O/U 147.5

Purdue and Miami kick off Sunday’s round of 32 slate and I have two bets that I like in this game, both focused on Purdue’s offense and Miami’s defense.

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Miami went 17-of-29 (58.6%) from the free-throw line versus Missouri, but overcame that with superb three-point shooting (15-of-36, 41.7%). Queens found some success from three in the first half versus Purdue, but finished 7-of-25 (25%) with only five free-throw attempts (0 in the first half). Purdue should be able to limit Miami from deep, plus the Boilermakers size should see them winners of the rebounding battle. The Hurricanes had a soft matchup with a inconsistent Missouri team that went 16-of-18 (88.8%) from the free-throw line and 20-of-57 (35%) elsewhere.

Purdue jumped out to a quick start of 45 points versus Queens and could do something similar here. The Boilermakers have playmakers at every level as apart of the No. 1 offense in the country. I like Purdue to cover the -7.5 spread and go Over 36.5 points in the first half. In losses this season, Miami allowed 38, 46, 39, 45, 38, 35, 29, and 39 first-half points for 38.6 points per game.

Pick: Purdue -7.5 (1 unit), Purdue 1H Team Total Over 36.5 (1 unit)

Iowa vs Florida (-10.5): O/U 145.5

Iowa was invloed in the lowest scoring game of the first round, but face a Florida team that in my opinion, the Hawkeyes won’t be able to slow down.

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The total has crept up from 143.5 and sits at 144.5 at some spots, which is much higher than people probably anticipated. However, Iowa is an efficient shooting team that ranks 29th in offensive efficiency despite playing at a bottom-five pace in the country. Florida plays at a top-50 tempo offensively and defensively, plus the Gators are excellent…

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