The first Thursday of March Madness is upon us and so begins one of the greatest days in sports! Check out our top Same Game Parlays for Thursday’s Round of 64 action!
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Thursday’s Best NCAA Tournament Same Game Parlay Bets
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#16 SIUE vs. #1 Houston
- Leg 1: Houston -19.5 (-408)
- Leg 2: L.J. Cryer Over 14.5 Points (-125)
- Leg 3: Game Total Alt Over 121.5 Points (-218)
- Leg 4: Milos Uzan Over 4.5 Assists (+111)
Many expect this to be a total blowout, which most #1 vs #16 matchups are. I am not going to overthink this one, I'm expecting nothing exciting in this matchup where Houston just dominates the game from start to finish.
Over their last four tournaments, the Cougars have dominated their first opponent winning by an average of 24 points. Since 2021 there has only been one instance where they didn’t have a margin of victory over 20 points in Round 1.
Despite the chance of being taken out of the game early due to a blowout, I still expect Cryer to get a ton of volume early on.
In last year’s Round 1 matchup with Longwood, Cryer only played 22 minutes but still managed 17 points.
Parlay Odds: +375
#9 Creighton vs. #8 Louisville
- Leg 1: Louisville -2.5 (-115)
- Leg 2: Terrence Edwards 15+ Points (-500)
- Leg 3: Chucky Hepburn 4+ Assists (-390)
- Leg 4: Ryan Kalkbrenner 8+ Rebounds (-225)
This will be one of those classic down-to-the-wire finishes. When it comes to March Madness, I like backing the team with great guard play, and Louisville has two of the better guards on the court in Terrence Edwards Jr. and Chucky Hepburn.
Most good defensive teams will try to lock down Hepburn leaving ample opportunities for Edwards, which we saw against Duke in the ACC Championship game where he scored 29 points.
While Creighton may hone in on Hepburn, it should force him to give up the ball more often than not, and with that, we hope he finds an open man to hit the Over on his assists.
Parlay Odds: +324
