It should be another wild day of March Madness games as the college basketball tournament has already brought tons of drama. Check out the odds for Akron vs Texas Tech and more in the early afternoon games.
March Madness Friday Afternoon Games
Action starts on March 20 with No. 10 seed Santa Clark taking on No. 7 seed Kentucky. The game is at 12:15 pm ET and Kentucky is a -3.5 spread favorite. At 12:40 pm ET, MAC champion Akron will be taking on Texas Tech in a classic 12 vs 5 game. Take a look at the schedule for the early afternoon games today.
MatchupTime (ET)LineO/U10 Santa Clara v 7 Kentucky12:15 PMUK -3.5157.512 Akron v 5 Texas Tech12:40 PMTTU -7.5155.516 Long Island University v 1 Arizona1:35 PMARIZ -30.5149.514 Wright State v 3 Virginia1:50 PMUVA -17.5145.515 Tennessee State v 2 Iowa State2:50 PMISU -24.5147.513 Hofstra v 4 Alabama3:15 PMALA -11.5158.59 Utah State v 8 Villanova4:10 PMUSU -1.5146.511 Miami (OH) v 6 Tennessee4:25 PMTENN -11.5148.5New sports bettor? See our guides
Arizona is the Biggest Favorite
(Arizona is a huge favorite in today’s game against Long Island. Photo: William Purnell-Imagn Images)No. 1 seed Arizona is taking on 16 Long Island University, and the Wildcats are a massive favorite. Arizona is favored with a -30.5 spread, which is the largest of the afternoon games. That means the Wildcats would have to win by a whopping 31 points or more to cover. Arizona enters the game at 32-2 and winners of the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles.
Long Island is 24-10 overall, and the Sharks have been hot down the stretch. Since a loss on January 19 to Le Moyne, Long Island is 13-2, including winning the Northeast Conference Tournament Championship Game against Mercyhurst.
The game tips off at 1:35 pm ET on TNT. Arizona has a massive moneyline of -100000 while Long Island is a +5000 underdog. The total is over/under 149.5.
Virginia Takes on Wright State
(Virginia has racked up a lot of wins this year. Photo: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)At 1:50 pm ET, we have (14) Wright State taking on (3) Virginia on TBS. The Virginia Cavaliers are a -17.5 spread favorite and enter the game with a 29-5 record. The Cavaliers have a moneyline of -2400 while Wright State is a +1200 underdog. Virginia has covered its last 3 games, but the Cavaliers are just 17-15-2 against the spread this season.
Wright State is 23-11 and the winners of the Horizon League, thanks to a 66-63 victory over Detroit Mercy in the conference tournament title game. The Raiders have a balanced scoring attack that is led by Michael Cooper (13.4 ppg), TJ Burch (12.3 ppg), and Michael Imariagbe (11.8 ppg).
Texas Tech is -7.5 Against Akron
(Can Akron pull off an upset? Photo by: Jeff Lange – USA TODAY Sports)At 12:40 pm ET on truTV, we have Texas Tech (22-10) taking on Akron (29-5) in a 5 vs 12 matchup. The Red Raiders are a -7.5 spread favorite and have a moneyline of -310. Akron has a moneyline of +250. Texas Tech is entering the tournament on a low note, as it has lost its last three games. In the Big 12 Tournament, the Red Raiders were blown out by Iowa State (75-53).
Miami of Ohio might have gotten all the buzz in the Mid-American Conference this season, but Akron has been impressive. The Zips have 29 wins and took the Mid-American Conference Tournament title with a 79-76 victory over Toledo. The Zips are on a 10-game winning streak and hope they can be another one of those 5-12 upsets in the Big Dance.
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