The Geek’s Daily March Madness Parlays: Best NCAA Parlay Today

Leg 1: #1 Florida (-3) vs. #1 Auburn

All four number-one seeds made it to the Final Four, but only two can advance to the title game. Today’s games start with a battle between Florida and Auburn. The Gators won the West Region, while the Tigers, the tournament’s top overall seed, won the South.

Secure sports betting sites have Florida as a 3-point favorite over Auburn. This could be due in part to the injury suffered by Johni Broome in Auburn’s Elite Eight winover Michigan State.

Broome exited the game with an elbow injury, but he did return and helped the Tigers earn their victory. However, Broome has missed practice due to the injury and is in danger of missing this matchup with the Gators.

Even if he plays, Broome will likely be limited, which is bad news for Auburn. The Tigers will not be able to keep up with Florida’s top-three scoring offense without their leading scorer. With Broome’s health up in the air, Florida -3 is the safer bet for this Final Four matchup.

Leg 2: #1 Houston (-5) vs. #1 Duke

The Blue Devils are two games away from winning their first National Championship in the post-Coach K era. Duke has been dominant in the NCAA Tournament thus far, but all their remaining opponents are also number-one seeds. Their next test will be against the Houston Cougars.

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March Madness betting sites have Duke laying 5 points against Houston in the Final Four. Duke has a top-10 offense that averages 83.7 PPG. However, the Cougars have the top scoring defense in Men’s college basketball, allowing only 58.3 PPG.

As good as the Houston defense has been, they face the unenviable task of trying to stop Cooper Flagg, the 2025 MOP frontrunner. Duke’s star freshman can cap off the best one-and-done season in recent memory with a title this year.

Flagg has plenty of help around him, too, including fellow freshman Kon Knueppel. The Blue Devils’ offense has scored at least 85 points in every game of the tournament. Houston will do their best to slow them down, but stopping such a talented offense is close to impossible, so I’m taking the favorite.

Leg 3: #1 Florida vs. #1 Auburn Under 159.5 Points

The final leg of my best March Madness parlay today is for the Florida-Auburn matchup to have a combined score of under 159.5 points. So far this year, the Gators and the Tigers have averaged 85.4 and 83.2 PPG this year.

Both Florida and Auburn rank in the top 12. However, as mentioned above, the Tigers’ leading scorer, Johni Broome, was hurt in their last game. Broome led Auburn with 18.7 PPG and 10.9 APG.

Without a healthy Broome, Auburn’s offense will struggle to put up points against the Gators. So, I recommend taking the under in this Final Four matchup.