The Villanova Wildcats are 7-0 straight up and 6-1 against the spread over their last seven postseason games. The Wildcats will try to keep rolling this Saturday facing the Wisconsin Badgers.
NCAA tournament 2017 odds: Round of 32 Saturday betting lines and trends
The round of 32 of the 2017 NCAA tournament tips off on Saturday, with betting favorites at the sportsbooks including the top-seeded Villanova Wildcats and Gonzaga Bulldogs.
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No. 1 Villanova is a 5.5-point betting favorite over No. 8 Wisconsin at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Wisconsin looked sharp in an 84-74 win over Virginia Tech in the first round on Thursday, bringing its record to 4-1 SU and ATS over its last five games since going 1-5 SU and ATS over its previous six games.
The Wildcats are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Big Ten opponents.
Gonzaga is the other No. 1 seed in action on Saturday, and the Bulldogs will also be taking on a Big Ten opponent as an 11-point favorite against the No. 8 Northwestern Wildcats. The Bulldogs got off to a slow start on Thursday before rolling to a 66-46 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, improving to 33-1 SU and 23-9-1 ATS on the season.
In their last 27 games as a favorite, the Bulldogs are 20-6-1 ATS per the OddsShark College Basketball Database.
Only one of the eight No. 12 seeds to win in the first round over the last four seasons has gone on to win in the second round and advance to the Sweet 16. The No. 12 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will try to do just that as 4-point underdogs on Saturday against the No. 4 Butler Bulldogs.
The Blue Raiders are 5-0 ATS over their last five games and 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS in their last nine games against teams with winning records.
The Arizona Wildcats are the only No. 2 seed in action on Saturday, squaring off against the No. 7 Saint Mary’s Gaels. Arizona rode the momentum of winning the Pac-12 Championship into a 100-82 win over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the first round, improving to 5-0 SU and 4-0-1 ATS over its last five games.
The Wildcats are 4.5-point favorites on the March Madness betting lines on Saturday.
Rounding out Saturday’s action are the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. the No. 4 West Virginia Mountaineers (-2.5), the No. 11 Xavier Musketeers vs. the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles (-6), the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers vs. the No. 4 Florida Gators (-1.5), and the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones vs. the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (-1).
