2015 NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight TV Times And Odds
By Larry Snyder
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament continues to separate the wheat from the chaff as the true contenders move forward into this weekend’s round of the Elite Eight. Hopefully your bracket is mostly intact in your quest for pride, glory, and of course, the cash.
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Here is a rundown of the television schedule and odds on each match-up. All start times are Eastern. National radio coverage provided by Westwood One Sports. Live streaming can be found at NCAA.com’s March Madness Live.
Saturday, March 28 Match-Ups – Midwest Region at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio:
(1) Kentucky (37-0) Vs. (3) Notre Dame (32-5) at 6:09 p.m on TBS. Announcers: Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, and Lewis Johnson. Odds: Kentucky -11 according to Oddsshark’s Online Sportsbook with the Over/Under at 136.
West Region at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California:
(1) Wisconsin (34-3) Vs. (2) Arizona (34-3) at 8:49 p.m. on TBS. Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Rachel Nichols. Odds: Arizona -1.5 according to Oddsshark’s Online Sports book with the Over/Under at 133.
Sunday, March 29 Contests – South Region at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas:
(1) Duke (32-4) Vs. (2) Gonzaga (35-2) at 2:20 p.m. on CBS. Announcers: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson. Odds: Duke -2.5 according to Oddsshark’s Online Sportsbook with the Over/Under at 145.
East Region at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York:
(4) Louisville (27-8) Vs. (7) Michigan State (26-11) at 5:05 p.m. on CBS. Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, and Allie LaForce. Odds: Michigan State -2.5 according to Oddsshark’s Online Sportsbook with the Over/Under at 128.
Time to check around the internet and see what the experts are saying about the March of Madness on the hardwood.
Brad Rowland at FanSided’s March Madness blog has an octet of bold predictions for the Elite Eight.
Over at FantasyCPR, Mike Marteny has his picks on who will move onto the Final Four.
Pete Thamel at SI.com believes that Louisville’s Anton Gill is the latest unlikely NCAA tournament hero.
Michael Rosenberg shines the spotlight on Gonzaga’s moving on together on SI.com.
Bleacher Report‘s Kerry Miller has the Power Rankings for the Elite Eight.
Brendan O’Meara takes a look at the head to head match-ups on the court in the Elite Eight on Bleacher Report.
Finally, SI.com‘s Michael Beller wraps up our review with his this evening’s preview before tip-off.
Let me know your choices for the 2015 Final Four in the comments section below. It is set for Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana with the Championship Game scheduled for Monday, April 6 in Indy.