2025-26 Men's Sweet 16 Odds: Spread, Lines, What to Know for all 8 Games
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Arizona is favored by 8.5 points over Arkansas despite a tougher second-round game.
- Houston is a 2.5-point favorite over Illinois, with both teams covering spreads in their first two tournament wins.
- Purdue is a 7.5-point favorite over Texas, continuing strong performance as a preseason title favorite.
- The article provides betting odds, spreads, moneylines, and over/unders for all eight Sweet 16 games.
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Sixteen teams remain and eight games are on deck. Let's check out the odds for the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at DraftKings Sportsbook as of March 23, as well as what to know about each game. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. THURSDAY, MARCH 26 No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Arizona Spread: Arizona -8.5Moneyline: Arizona -395, Arkansas +310O/U: 166.5 What to know: Things haven't been super easy for Arizona so far this Tournament. Yes, it beat and covered against 16-seed Long Island in Round 1 (92-58), but Round 2 was a bit testier, as it outlasted 9-seed Utah State (78-66), covering by half a point. Still, the Wildcats are nearly 10-point favorites over a Razorbacks squad that beat 13-seed Hawai'i in the first round (97-78) and beat 12-seed High Point in the second round (94-88). Arizona has been favored by fewer than 10 on 11 occasions this season, covering six of those games. No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 2 Houston Spread: Houston -2.5Moneyline: Houston -148, Illinois +124O/U: 139.5 What to know: Houston won both its first-round game and its second-round game by exactly 31 points, over 15-seed Idaho (78-47) and 10-seed Texas A&M (88-57), respectively. The Cougars have been doing it with defense, not allowing either opponent to score 30 points in a half over the course of the first two rounds. Illinois beat 14-seed Penn by 35 (105-70) in the first round and 11-seed VCU by 21 (76-55) in the second round. Both teams have covered in both of their Tournament wins. No. 11 Texas vs. No. 2 Purdue Spread: Purdue -7.5Moneyline: Purdue -360, Texas +285O/U: 148.5 What to know: Purdue is looking like the preseason title favorite that it was. The Boilermakers beat Michigan in the Big Ten title game, then beat Queens U in the first round (104-71) and Miami FL in the second round (79-69). Now, they are favored over a Texas team that eked p
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Sixteen teams remain and eight games are on deck. Let's check out the odds for the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at DraftKings Sportsbook as of March 23, as well as what to know about each game. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. THURSDAY, MARCH 26 No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Arizona Spread: Arizona -8.5Moneyline: Arizona -395, Arkansas +310O/U: 166.5 What to know: Things haven't been super easy for Arizona so far this Tournament. Yes, it beat and covered against 16-seed Long Island in Round 1 (92-58), but Round 2 was a bit testier, as it outlasted 9-seed Utah State (78-66), covering by half a point. Still, the Wildcats are nearly 10-point favorites over a Razorbacks squad that beat 13-seed Hawai'i in the first round (97-78) and beat 12-seed High Point in the second round (94-88). Arizona has been favored by fewer than 10 on 11 occasions this season, covering six of those games. No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 2 Houston Spread: Houston -2.5Moneyline: Houston -148, Illinois +124O/U: 139.5 What to know: Houston won both its first-round game and its second-round game by exactly 31 points, over 15-seed Idaho (78-47) and 10-seed Texas A&M (88-57), respectively. The Cougars have been doing it with defense, not allowing either opponent to score 30 points in a half over the course of the first two rounds. Illinois beat 14-seed Penn by 35 (105-70) in the first round and 11-seed VCU by 21 (76-55) in the second round. Both teams have covered in both of their Tournament wins. No. 11 Texas vs. No. 2 Purdue Spread: Purdue -7.5Moneyline: Purdue -360, Texas +285O/U: 148.5 What to know: Purdue is looking like the preseason title favorite that it was. The Boilermakers beat Michigan in the Big Ten title game, then beat Queens U in the first round (104-71) and Miami FL in the second round (79-69). Now, they are favored over a Texas team that eked p
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