5 Best Bets For Saturday’s March Madness Second Round Games

• The five best bets for Saturday’s games begin with St. John’s -7 (-110) against Arkansas.
• We’re betting favorites on the spread like Texas Tech -7 against Drake and Tennessee -4.5 against UCLA.
• The best outright winner bets for Saturday are Michigan (+125) against Texas A&M and Wisconsin (-120) against BYU.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Friday’s five best bets start in Providence, Rhode Island with the St. John’s Red Storm -7 against the Arkansas Razor Backs. Take Rick Pitino’s squad to cover at -110 legal sports betting odds against rival coach John Calipari’s squad.

• St. John’s -7 (-110) Vs Arkansas
• Michigan ML (+125) Vs Texas A&M
• Texas Tech -7 (-115) Vs Drake
• Tennessee -4.5 (-110) Vs UCLA
• Wisconsin ML (+100) Vs BYU

St. John’s earned their largest NCAA tournament win in program history with their 30-point thrashing of Omaha despite only leading by five points at halftime. The Johnnies main problem this season has been their inefficiency from three-point range, but they tied their season-high with 14 made three-pointers on Thursday.

Bet them to stay red-hot at legal college basketball betting sites and take St. John’s to cover the 7.0-point spread at -110 odds. Arkansas allowed Kansas to shoot 47.1% from three-point range in their first-round win.

Another 7.0-point favorite on the spread is Texas Tech in their second-round game against the Drake Bulldogs. The Red Raiders rank better than Drake in terms of offensive and defensive efficiency rating, plus they shoot the ball from three at a much higher clip.

Drake had success slowing down a fast-paced Missouri team in the first round, but Texas Tech likes to play at a much slower pace than the Tigers do. Drake also shot just 50% from the free-throw line in that game, so expect the Red Raiders to cover the 7.0-point spread at legal Texas sports betting apps against a trendy upset pick in Drake.

Other 3 Best Bets: Michigan ML, Wisconsin ML, Tennessee -4.5

Michigan has +125 odds to win outright against Texas A&M on Saturday. The Wolverines have covered the spread (and won outright) in four-straight games, while the Aggies are 3-5 ATS and outright in their last eight games.

The Wisconsin Badgers are 1.0-point favorites against BYU, but a safer bet at Wisconsin sportsbook apps is for the Badgers to win outright at just -120 odds. BYU is dangerous from three-point range and showed that against VCU, but the Badgers have the offensive firepower to compete and play much better defense.

UCLA impressed with a 25-point win against Utah State, but points won’t be as easy to get against a Tennessee Volunteers squad that ranks third in adjusted defensive efficiency. Back the Volunteers -4.5 and fade UCLA’s +170 legal California sports betting odds to pull the upset.

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