March Madness Elite Eight Picks
The Sweet 16 resumes Friday with four intriguing battles, mostly involving big underdogs, before things get really interesting for bettors on the weekend.
In the South Region Friday it’s the No. 3 seed Baylor as a 6-point favorite at 5DIMES.COM against the No. 10 seeded Xavier Musketeers. The Bears won the only head-to-head meeting between these teams in their history.
In the late South Region college hoops betting matchup it’s the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats as a big 9-point favorite when they take on the Hoosiers of Indiana.
There are also two Midwest Region games on the NCAAB betting menu this night with North Carolina a huge 10.5-point favorite over Ohio, while Kansas is sitting as an 8.5-point favorite over NC State at 5DIMES.COM.
College basketball betting is available all weekend long with the Final Four and CIT tournament semifinals set for Saturday and Sunday. (Check out 5DIMES.COM for great tournament bonuses)
NASCAR is heating up with the Auto Club 400 set for this Sunday, and all the sportsbooks seem to be favoring two-time champ Jimmie Johnson, who is 6/1 at BOVADA.COM. Defending Sprint Cup Series Chase champion Tony Stewart is next at 7/1 odds.
Kyle Busch is listed at 15/2 odds, while Carl Edwards and three-time Auto Club 400 winner Matt Kenseth (17/2 odds) round out the top tier of favorites on the NASCAR betting lines for this race.
Some key NBA betting matchups take place this weekend with Boston and Philadelphia drawing huge interest from the betting public for their Friday night encounter.
Indiana will travel to face a red-hot Milwaukee Bucks team in a big Saturday night betting matchup, while the top guns in the league Miami and Oklahoma City will draw most of the attention on the NBA betting lines on Sunday.
Betting action is high this time of year in the NHL with many teams on the bubble toward getting a playoff spot. Key matchups this weekend include on Friday; Buffalo vs. New York Rangers, and Winnipeg vs. Washington.
Calgary and Dallas have a big game between them on Saturday with many other key matchups set for this night of NHL betting action. Nashville and Chicago are battling for home ice in the playoffs and will face each other on Sunday.