College Basketball and March Madness Picks Today: Sunday's Best Bets Include Two Spread Plays [3/23/2025]

College basketball betting is back for another pulse-pounding day on 3/23, and we're here to serve up our top picks for Sunday's NCAAM action, with our model working hard to find bets in the March Madness tournament and elsewhere.

Today's college basketball best bets come from a range of matchups, including New Mexico vs. Michigan State and UAB vs. Santa Clara, with this article updated throughout the day to highlight the most attractive upcoming games.

Featuring a standout spread play at 8:40PM ET, these picks are based on advanced simulations and machine learning.

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List of College Basketball Picks Tonight [3/23, Updated: 8:31PM ET]

After crunching the numbers and conducting thousands of simulations, our famous predictive analytics model has identified the best college basketball bets for Sunday, March 23, 2025.

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Michigan State -6.5 (-110)

• Edge: 2.7%
• Probability: 55%
• Matchup: New Mexico vs. Michigan State (8:40PM ET, Sunday)

Our model has pinpointed the next college basketball betting opportunity tonight, which comes in the New Mexico vs. Michigan State March Madness matchup. We recommend a spread bet on Michigan State -6.5 at -110 odds, offering an edge of 2.7%.

Santa Clara -6.5 (-110)

• Edge: 4.9%
• Probability: 57.3%
• Matchup: UAB vs. Santa Clara (9:00PM ET, Sunday)

Our model has found another great college basketball bet for Sunday's NCAA action, this time in the game between UAB and Santa Clara. We suggest placing a spread wager on Santa Clara -6.5 at -110 odds, with our analysis showing a compelling 4.9% edge.

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Santa Clara ML (-255)

• Edge: 3.6%
• Probability: 75.4%
• Matchup: UAB vs. Santa Clara (9:00PM ET, Sunday)

Our next pick for today's college basketball action is also from the UAB vs. Santa Clara matchup. We recommend a bet on Santa Clara ML at -255 odds. Our model indicates a favorable 3.6% edge for this wager.

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NCAAM Best Bets: Sunday, 3/23/2025

As of 8:31PM ET, here are the next three college basketball bets recommended by our model:

Matchup	Bet	Odds	Edge
New Mexico vs. Michigan State	Michigan State -6.5	-110 @ BetMGM	2.7%
UAB vs. Santa Clara	Santa Clara -6.5	-110 @ BetMGM	4.9%
UAB vs. Santa Clara	Santa Clara ML	-255 @ FanDuel	3.6%

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Among Sunday's college basketball picks is a -102 spread play with an edge of 2.3%.

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List of Upcoming College Basketball Games To Bet On

• New Mexico vs. Michigan State (8:40PM ET, Sunday)
• UAB vs. Santa Clara (9:00PM ET, Sunday)
• Jacksonville State vs. UC Irvine (9:00PM ET, Sunday)
• Kent State vs. Stanford (9:00PM ET, Sunday)
• Oregon vs. Arizona (9:40PM ET, Sunday)

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Conclusion

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All odds and probabilities in this article are correct and accurate at the time of publication.