Friday’s Round of 64 slate has a little more stylistic whiplash to it. It opens with Kentucky-Santa Clara and Akron-Texas Tech before rolling into a run of heavyweight favorites—Arizona, Iowa State, Alabama, Tennessee, Purdue, Florida, Kansas, and UConn—all trying to avoid becoming the bracket’s first real cautionary tale. There are coin-flip games tucked into the middle of the day too, like Utah State-Villanova, Iowa-Clemson, UCF-UCLA, and Missouri-Miami, the kind of 7–10 and 8–9 matchups that tend to turn a clean bracket into a crime scene. And then the night closes with the true March Madness contrast: blue bloods, mid-majors, giant spreads, and upset windows all sharing the same board. What follows is the full Friday schedule—tip times, TV assignments, and current odds—everything needed before the second full day of the tournament starts throwing elbows.
I’ve been pumping out these predictions for individual games all season, with plenty of coverage here on DraftKings Network. Follow my handle @dansby_edits for more betting plays.
March Madness Games Today (Friday, March 20)
12:15 p.m. — (10) Santa Clara vs. (7) Kentucky
CBS | Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
Odds: Kentucky -3.5 | O/U 160.5
12:40 p.m. — (12) Akron vs. (5) Texas Tech
truTV | Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Odds: Texas Tech -7.5 | O/U 155.5
1:35 p.m. — (16) LIU vs. (1) Arizona
TNT | Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Odds: Arizona -30.5 | O/U 150.5
1:50 p.m. — (14) Wright State vs. (3) Virginia
TBS | Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Odds: Virginia -18.5 | O/U 145.5
2:50 p.m. — (15) Tennessee State vs. (2) Iowa State
CBS | Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
Odds: Iowa State -24.5 | O/U 149.5
3:15 p.m. — (13) Hofstra vs. (4) Alabama
truTV | Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Odds: Alabama -11.5 | O/U 159.5
4:10 p.m. — (9) Utah State vs. (8) Villanova
TNT | Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Odds: Utah State -1.5 | O/U 147.5
4:25 p.m. — (11) Miami (OH) vs. (6) Tennessee
TBS | Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Odds: Tennessee -11.5 | O/U 148.5
6:50 p.m. — (9) Iowa vs. (8) Clemson
TNT | Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Odds: Iowa -2.5 | O/U 128.5
7:10 p.m. — (12) Northern Iowa vs. (5) St. John’s
CBS | Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Odds: St. John’s -9.5 | O/U 131.5
7:25 p.m. — (10) UCF vs. (7) UCLA
TBS | Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Odds: UCLA -5.5 | O/U 152.5
7:35 p.m. — (15) Queens vs. (2) Purdue
truTV | Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
Odds: Purdue -25.5 | O/U 163.5
9:25 p.m. — (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (1) Florida
TNT | Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Odds: Florida -35.5 | O/U 155.5
9:45 p.m. — (13) Cal Baptist vs. (4) Kansas
CBS | Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Odds: Kansas -14.5 | O/U 138.5
10:00 p.m. — (15) Furman vs. (2) UConn
TBS | Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Odds: UConn -20.5 | O/U 136.5
10:10 p.m. — (10) Missouri vs. (7) Miami (FL)
truTV | Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
Odds: Miami (FL) -1.5 | O/U 146.5
