{"id":34028,"date":"2025-03-21T10:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=34028"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:38:01","slug":"akron-vs-arizona-ncaa-tournament-picks-for-march-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/college-basketball\/akron-vs-arizona-ncaa-tournament-picks-for-march-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Akron vs Arizona: NCAA Tournament Picks For March 21, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Akron and Arizona clash in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Friday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around Akron vs Arizona battling in a NCAA Tournament matchup in Seattle, WA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this NCAA Tournament game tipping off at 7:35PM ET on March 21, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akron vs Arizona Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Date: <\/strong>Friday, March 21, 2025
Time:<\/strong> 7:35 PM ET \/ 4:35 PM PT
Broadcast:<\/strong> truTV
Location:<\/strong> Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA
Spread:<\/strong> Arizona -14.5 | Total: 167.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akron vs Arizona Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Akron takes the floor on Friday, the Zips are going to be looking at a slightly-faster, slightly-bigger, slightly-better version of themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams want to play on the run, but Arizona is just simply built to do it better. Akron did not play a single major-conference opponent this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two best comparisons to Arizona that Akron has faced this season would be Arkansas State and Milwaukee. Akron lost both of those games, including a 19-point loss to Milwaukee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple times this season, we’ve mentioned how the MAC has seen a massive drop in talent this year. Just four years ago, the MAC was KenPom’s 12th-best conference in the country, ahead of Conference USA and the Sun Belt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the MAC graded out as the No. 23 conference behind leagues like the Horizon League and Big Sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akron vs Arizona Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Akron won the MAC in 2022 and nearly beat UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, the Zips played at a bottom-15 team in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, because the rest of the league is so weak, John Groce is letting his team play loose, fast and free. Unfortunately, they drew an opponent that does the exact same thing, just on a higher level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akron vs Arizona Prediction: Arizona -14.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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