🏀 March Madness Predictions Today 2026: Expert Picks for Every NCAA Tournament Game
The Final Four is just a couple of days away, and our March Madness predictions breakdown all the action for Saturday, April 4.
On one side, Arizona takes on Michigan in a clash of No. 1 seeds, and on the other, it's No. 3 seed Illinois against No. 2 seed UConn.
See my 2026 March Madness bracket below, along with our experts' March Madness predictions for every game.
🔎 March Madness predictions: Final Four
Check out the latest March Madness odds and Final Four odds.
Illinois vs. UConn odds & predictions
- Tipoff: 6:09 p.m. ET
- Location: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
- TV: TBS/truTV
- Streaming: March Madness Live/HBO Max
- Illinois vs. UConn player props
Illinois vs. UConn prediction: Illinois -1.5
"Since the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, Illinois has been a different team defensively. The Fighting Illini are top-15 in effective field-goal percentage allowed (45.5%) and No. 2 in defensive free-throw rate (9.8%). UConn's offense has been sporadic all season and doesn't do itself any favors (No. 178 in turnover rate, No. 306 in free-throw rate). That's continued in the tournament with the Huskies shooting just 29% from threes." - via Rob Paul
Michigan vs. Arizona odds & predictions
- Tipoff: 8:49 p.m. ET
- Location: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
- TV: TBS/truTV
- Streaming: March Madness Live/HBO Max
Michigan vs. Arizona prediction: Michigan ML
"Michigan is a defensive juggernaut (No. 1 in defensive efficiency), but it's the Wolverines' offense that has been on full display in the NCAA Tournament. Since the beginning of March Madness, Michigan is No. 2 in offensive efficiency (138.2) and effective field-goal percentage (65.3%)." - via Rob Paul
🏀 Final Four player props
If you're looking for more action across each of these games then look no further than Mike Spector's best Final Four player props, highlighting his single favorite player prop from each of the four teams remaining.
🏀 Expert March Madness bracket 2026: Full picks & predictions
Even though it's long busted, it's not too late to click here to download our free printable NCAA Tournament bracket and scribble in your picks, so you don't have to keep opening pool websites and seeing that you're not competing for first place. You can fill in your best March Madness predictions through the national championship on April 6, and watch the madness over the next three weeks.
Need some help with your bracket? Our expert March Madness bracket predictions are here to help! Here's where I stood heading into the tournament: Hey, at least my Elite Eight remains intact!
📅 March Madness schedule & key dates
Selection Sunday: March 15First Four: March 17-18 (Dayton, Ohio)First round: March 19-20Second round: March 21-22Sweet 16: March 26-27Elite Eight: March 28-29- Final Four: Saturday, April 4
- National championship game: Monday, April 6
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