Andrew Ortenberg
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Buckle up, because March Madness is here and it’s going to be a wild ride. This year’s NCAA Tournament offers plenty of intrigue, and make sure to keep an eye on our March Madness hub to keep up with all the latest. This is a special occasion, which means we might as well have some fun and go for the jackpot right?
A day this special calls for a millionaire parlay, where we pick 15 money lines for Thursday for the chance at a huge payday. You never know!
Without further ado, here is our 15-leg Round of 64 Thursday millionaire parlay.
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Michigan (-118) over Colorado State
Colorado State got hosed by the committee here. Despite being the 6-seed against an 11-seed here, they were practically given a road game as this one will be played in Big Ten country. The Rams also had some headaches with their travel plans, and I’m just not very high on the Mountain West overall.
Providence (-137) over South Dakota State
Seemingly everyone and their mother is on South Dakota State here. Which feels like a pretty good reason to take Providence. Providence was in fact overrated for a while, but it’s become so popular to point that out that they’ve actually become underrated in the process.
Memphis (-154) over Boise State
Unfortunately I’ve got to go with a third straight favorite to start us off. Like I mentioned I’m just not a fan of the Mountain West this year, and even though Memphis fell to Houston in the AAC Finals I was still pretty impressed by their run.
Baylor (-4500) over Norfolk State
I don’t see any miracles happening here.
Tennessee (-3500) over Longwood
Tennessee is a contender to win it all, and their elite defense is going to smother Longwood here. There’s nothing to suggest a potential upset could be brewing.
Richmond (+440) over Iowa
It wouldn’t be a millionaire parlay without at least a couple of big money line ‘dogs, right? Give me Richmond and their super experienced squad to pull off an upset. They don’t just have four seniors in their lineup, they’ve got four super seniors in the lineup. Two fifth-years and two sixth-years.
Gonzaga (-10000) over Georgia State
Same thing as with Baylor here, no need to overthink it.
Marquette (+136) over North Carolina
OK, back to the money line ‘dogs. North Carolina is being given too much credit for their late-season upset win over Duke, and we’re forgetting why they were a double digit ‘dog to the Blue Devils in the first place.
UConn Huskies (-275) over New Mexico State
A lot of people are exciting about NMSU as a potential upset opportunity, but every time the Aggies step up in competition they seem to falter.
Saint Mary’s (-138) over Indiana
Let’s not give Indiana too much credit for beating Wyoming in the First Four. That game came down to the Cowboys just not being able to hit shots, it wasn’t anything the Hoosiers did particularly well.
Creighton (+112) over San Diego State
One last opportunity to fade the Mountain West on Thursday.
Vermont (+176) over Arkansas
I think this Vermont team will prove to be a very live ‘dog. Arkansas very nearly got upset in the Round of 64 by Colgate last year, and I think this year’s Razorbacks team is worse than the 2021 edition.
San Francisco (+112) over Murray State
Give me San Francisco in this battle of mid-majors. The Dons are being slept on, and I’m highly skeptical of this Murray State bunch. Don’t put too much stock into the Racers’ record, it was just a down year for the OVC.
UCLA (-1400) over Akron
This UCLA team isn’t perfect, but they’ve got all the experience you could ask for, and shouldn’t be threatened too much by Akron.
Kansas (-7000) over Texas Southern
Don’t expect too much drama in the nightcap of Thursday’s slate. Kansas should take care of business to start what I expect to be a deep run.
15-team parlay pays out +220321!
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