When does 2026 March Madness start? NCAA Tournament schedule
The 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will take place over the next three weeks, which will end with the Final Four and the national championship game in Indianapolis.
Here’s a rundown of the schedule for the 2026 NCAA Tournament:
TORONTO, CANADA - MARCH 13: Jalen Green #4 of the Phoenix Suns looks on against the Toronto Raptors during the first half in their NBA game at Scotiabank Arena on March 13, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The week closes with the Phoenix Suns walking away 2–1, which on paper sounds perfectly respectable. A winning week, a positive record, another step forward. Yet it still feels like something was left on the table.
If you zoom out and look at the past two weeks together, Phoenix is 5–2. A strong stretch of basketball. Still, part of your brain keeps drifting back to the same thought. This could have been 7–0. The losses to Chicago and Toronto linger. Those are the ones that stick in your mind when you glance at the Western Conference standings and see how tightly packed everything remains. Every game carries weight in that traffic jam.
But this is not the “what if” business. The record is the record. The standings are the standings. Phoenix sits at 39–28, eleven games over .500, which in most years would feel comfortable. In this conference, it still places you in the middle of the knife fight. That is life in the Western Conference. In the East, this exact same record would have Phoenix sitting in the fifth seed. Instead, they continue to battle for position and attempt to climb out of the Play-In conversation.
Oh well. No sense living in the land of what if.
It was an interesting week for Phoenix while they were out on the road, because it came with a noticeable scoring surge from both Devin Booker and Jalen Green. And let me say this up front, this is a good thing.
Jalen Green looks like himself again. The confidence is back. The rhythm is back. You can see the upside talent that made him such an intriguing addition in the first place. Coming off the hamstring injury, there were some rough nights, the type that make you stare at the box score and wonder when the burst will return. Over time, it has. He now sits at 17.4 points per game on 41/31/76 shooting splits, which is a healthy step forward from where things began.
The more interesting element now is the dynamic between him and Devin Booker.
Both have started to figure out how to operate alongside one another, and the scoring reflects it. When those two get rolling, the offense can look explosive. This week, through the lens of offensive rating, was the best the team has posted all season. The Suns had an offensive rating of 125.3 in Week 21.
The Phoenix Suns posted an offensive rating of 125.3 in Week 21, their highest offensive rated week of the season pic.twitter.com/kDHyZXANnn
At the same time, there is a delicate balance that every team in the league wrestles with. When two players dominate the scoring load, the rest of the group can drift to the edges of the offense. The ball finds fewer hands. The rhythm of the other players can cool. That balancing act shows up every night in the NBA.
Still, I will take this version over the alternative every time. I would rather see confidence and scoring aggression than watch a talented player wander through possessions searching for his rhythm. Green has found his groove again. Now the next challenge is consistency. And balance.
Green averaged 23 shot attempts per game this past week. His career average sits around 16.5, which tells you he probably lived seven shots above his natural range. It is a strange thing to analyze because those shots were falling, and when they fall, the offense hums. Yet those attempts have to come from somewhere. A handful of them can flow to other players in the system, most notably Collin Gillespie, who has been one of the pleasant surprises of the season when the offense runs through him in spurts.
So Week 21 accomplished something important. Jalen Green looks confident again. He is playing with energy, attacking the rim, and knocking down shots. His efficiencies are climbing, and that is good news for Phoenix. Now comes the next step. Harness that confidence. Spread it across the roster. Let the ball breathe a little more.
Because a good offense has multiple cooks working the stove, not two guys trying to run the entire kitchen.
Week 21 Record: 2-1
@ Milwaukee Bucks, W, 129-114
Possession Differential: -2.0
Turnover Differential: -5
Offensive Rebounding Differential: 0
The Suns opened their road trip in Milwaukee like a team that remembered how to score again, dropping 129 on the Bucks and winning their third straight. Giannis did his usual freight train routine, whistles and all, but Phoenix leaned into its identity when it mattered. Defense.
The Suns held Milwaukee to 17 points in the fourth while three players topped 20 for the second straight game. A couple of weeks ago, this team struggled to reach 80. Now they’re stacking wins and rhythm. Meanwhile, in NBA chaos, Bam Adebayo dropped 83. Basketball is weird.
@ Indiana Pacers, W, 123-108
Possession Differential: +0.7
Turnover Differential: -4
Offensive Rebounding Differential: 0
On a night in Indiana against the league’s worst team, the Suns finally saw the vision come to life. Devin Booker dropped 43, Jalen “Guac” Green poured in 36, and the backcourt combo served up 79 points of offensive spice. Green’s fourth straight 24+ performance showed the efficiency Phoenix has been waiting for, while Booker orchestrated the chaos like the veteran conductor he is.
@ Toronto Raptors, L, 122-115
Possession Differential: +1.4
Turnover Differential: +2
Offensive Rebounding Differential: -2
The Suns spent most of Friday night looking like a team with things under control, cruising with a lead until the Raptors decided the paint belonged to them. Toronto shot 14-of-22 in the fourth, dropped 36 points, and bullied Phoenix inside while the Suns stuck with a small lineup that suddenly looked like a bad idea at the worst possible time. Devin Booker and company had the game in hand until the final 2:34. Then it slipped away.
Inside the Possession Game
Weekly Possession Differential: +0.4
Weekly Turnover Differential: -8
Offensive Rebounding Differential: -2
Year-to-Date Over/Under .500: +11
Time for your weekly graph!
It is funny when you stare at the graph long enough. Lines go up. Lines go down. Turnovers spike one week. Offensive rebounds dip the next. Possession differential swings around like it is riding a roller coaster through the desert. There are plenty of things to analyze when you track a team for 21 straight weeks.
Yet there is really one line that matters. That pink line.
For the most part, the Suns have done a solid job winning the possession battle throughout the season. You can see the moments when injuries hit, and the roster turned into a rotating cast of new combinations. During those stretches, the possession numbers dipped. The team lost that battle more often. The graph shows it clearly.
Still, that pink line keeps creeping upward. Slowly. Quietly. One step at a time.
And that is the one that counts, because that line represents cumulative games over .500. When the week closed, the Suns sat at +11, which happens to be their highest mark of the season at the end of any week. So yes, we can dig into turnover differential. We can debate offensive rebound rates and possession swings until our eyes cross. But when the dust settles, the only number that really matters is that pink line continuing to climb.
Week 22 Preview
Are you ready for a busy week? Because the schedule is about to hit full speed for the Phoenix Suns. After three games away from home, they will still manage to squeeze in two games back in Phoenix before the week is over.
It starts tonight at TD Garden against the Boston Celtics. You know the Celtics. The same team that had no problem handling the Suns the last time these two met. That was a Boston team missing both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and both of those guys are healthy and back in the lineup now. This version of the Celtics is a different challenge. Although, to be fair, the Suns were without Devin Booker. Tomato, potato.
The schedule does not slow down either.
Tomorrow night, the Suns head to Minnesota to face the Timberwolves. It is the first of two back-to-backs this week. The game carries some weight in the standings, although the head-to-head element is already settled. Phoenix has beaten Minnesota twice this season. The road trip wraps up Thursday in San Antonio against the Spurs. Phoenix leads the season series 2-1, although the most recent meeting was not exactly pleasant. The Spurs handed the Suns a 27-point loss on February 19.
Then the Suns return home.
On Saturday, they face the Milwaukee Bucks, the same team Phoenix defeated earlier this week. The homestand continues Sunday against the Toronto Raptors, a team the Suns also saw recently when they met on Friday the 13th.
Add it all together, and you get five games in seven nights. The only breathing room comes on Wednesday and Friday.
Grueling is a fair way to describe it. The schedule is compressing as the regular season winds down and the playoff picture begins to take shape. Where Phoenix lands in that picture will be influenced heavily by what happens over the next seven days. With less than a month left in the season, every result starts to carry a little more weight.
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The Celtics will be near full-strength when they face the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Jayson Tatum, who returned to action on March 6th, will play in his fifth game of the season and appears to continue to be trending upwards.
Additionally, Derrick White (knee contusion) and Baylor Scheierman (sprained ankle) are both not on the injury report after appearing on it ahead of Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards. White missed one game with the knee injury — a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last week — but he did not appear compromised on Saturday.
But Nikola Vucevic will miss his fifth straight game as he recovers from a fractured right ring finger. Vucevic was on the sidelines for Saturday’s game, with a large wrap around his hand. The Celtics said on March 7th that he was expected to be re-evaluated in 3 to 4 weeks, meaning he’s effectively out for the rest of the month.
Nikola Vucevic is here a week after having a procedure for a broken right ring finger
After taking Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder off, Jayson Tatum played 32 minutes in Sunday’s game, eclipsing 27 minutes for the first time.
“I knew that my minutes would go up a little bit this week, and that’s just kind of the progression,” Tatum said. “I was playing 27 minutes the first three games, they go up a little bit for a week or so, see how you respond. Obviously, I’ve been responding really well and feeling great the next day and after the games. And we just go from there.”
For the Suns, Dillon Brooks continues to be sidelined after breaking his hand, while Mark Williams is out with a left foot stress fracture.
How the Celtics, Suns stack up
The Celtics are 44-23, owners of the East’s second-best record. They have the league’s third-best net rating (+7.8), its second-best offense (119.6 rating), and its fifth-best defense (111.7 rating).
The Suns are 39-28, and have the West’s 7th-best record. They have the NBA’s 14th-best net rating (+1.3), its 18th-best offense (114 rating), and its 9th-best defense (112.8 rating).
The Suns have been led by Devin Booker (25.4 points, 6 assists), Jalen Green (17.4 points), Grayson Allen (17.3 points, 4.2 assists), and Collin Gilespie (13.2 points, 4.8 assists).
The two teams have faced off once this season, on February 24th, with the Celtics coming away with a 97-81 win in Phoenix.
The Celtics are coming off a 111-100 win over the Washington Wizards; the Suns are coming off a 122-115 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
Celtics-Suns will tip off at 7:30pm ET on Monday night at TD Garden.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taryn Barbot scored 23 points, twin sister Taylor added 16, and top-seeded Charleston defeated 10th-seeded Hofstra 68-56 on Sunday to win the Coastal Athletic Conference Tournament and reach women's March Madness for the first time.
The Cougars held each of their three opponents in the tournament under 60 points.
Grace Ezebilo scored 10 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Cougars (27-5) and Taryn Barbot hit four 3-pointers, as did Jami Hill, who finished with 14 points. Taylor Barbot had eight assists and four rebounds.
Emma Von Essen scored 13 points off the bench, Chloe Sterling 12, Alarice Gooden 11 and Nevaeh Brown 10 for Hofstra (11-22). Sandra Magolico collected 10 rebounds.
An 11-0 run toward the end of the first quarter helped Charleston take an 18-11 lead into the second quarter. Hofstra stormed back in the second quarter and outscored Charleston 22-12 for a 33-30 lead at halftime.
Charleston's 14-0 run to open the second half included 10 points in a row from the Barbot sisters. The Cougars outscored Hofstra 21-7 in the third quarter and led 51-40 heading to the fourth.
Taryn Barbot scored seven points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter and the Cougars pushed their lead to 63-46. Hofstra hit a couple of 3-pointers in an 8-0 run to get within 63-54 with about three minutes remaining but the Pride would get no closer.
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Halli Poock scored 33 points, Shamecce Currie-Jelks added a double-double and top seed Murray State beat Evansville 91-70 on Sunday to win a second straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Racers (31-3) head to the main event on a 15-game winning streak under coach Rechelle Turner, who is in her ninth season. Murray State's only previous appearance before winning back-to-back championships came in 2008.
Poock made 12 of 19 shots from the floor, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Currie-Jelks finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists.
Haven Ford hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 for Murray State, and Keslyn Secrist added 12 points.
Mireia Mustaros scored 16 off the bench to lead the 10th-seeded Purple Aces (10-25), who dispatched second-seeded Belmont in the quarterfinals and third-seeded Illinois State in the semifinals. Sydney Huber and Breaunna Ward scored 15 apiece. Camryn Runner scored 12.
Ford and Poock sank 3-pointers and Murray State used a 13-0 run to take a 16-4 lead in the first 5:15. Poock hit another 3 and had 13 points by the end of the quarter for a 21-10 advantage.
Currie-Jelks had the first two baskets and Ford followed with a 3-pointer as Murray State used a 7-0 run to up its advantage to 28-10 less than two minutes into the second period. The lead was 46-27 at halftime.
Murray State outscored the Purple Aces 24-17 in the third quarter to make it 70-44.
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The Golden State Warriors begin their six-game road trip with Sunday’s matchup against the New York Knicks. The game is scheduled to be played at 5:00 PM PT in New York City and can be watched on NBC and Peacock.
The Warriors enter the night riding a four-game losing streak following Friday’s 127–117 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. While Golden State has often been outmatched in terms of available talent during this stretch, the team has continued to compete with the players they have available. Five Warriors scored in double figures against Minnesota, led by Brandin Podziemski’s 25 points. However, they had no answer for Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, who finished with a dominant 42-point performance.
Ant hit the shot and stared Steph down … All he could do was shake his head 😭 pic.twitter.com/6jG6DvR1Rb
The real story of the game, however, was the Warriors’ growing list of injuries. Golden State entered the matchup with an already shortened rotation after Draymond Green was a late scratch and then lost Al Horford, Quinten Post, and Seth Curry to injuries during the game. Add in minutes restrictions for Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton, and head coach Steve Kerr described this season’s roster as one of the most beat-up teams he can remmeber from an injury standpoint.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says Golden State is “about as beaten up as any team I can ever remember.”
The injury report will once again be something to monitor heading into tonight’s game. Horford (calf strain), Curry (adductor strain), and Moses Moody (wrist) have all been ruled out with injuries, while Green, Melton, and Porzingis will sit with load management for the front end of this back-to-back. Post is listed as questionable with a left ankle sprain.
It’s a calf strain for Al Horford and an adductor strain for Seth Curry. Both out against Knicks. Warriors will be depleted to open road trip in NY. Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton all sitting on front side of back-to-back (at Wizards the next night).
Adding Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler to that list brings the Warriors’ injury report to nine players. Despite being severely shorthanded, Kerr has the team playing with good effort on both ends of the floor, with several players having to step into larger roles than usual. They’ll need that same energy tonight in hopes of catching a Knicks team off guard — one that owns a 23–9 home record and currently sits among the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
Podz looks to make the most of his opportunity as the Warriors deal with injury bug 💯
Golden State currently has 9 players dealing with injuries
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nyk Lewis finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 seed VCU beat fourth-seeded Dayton 70-62 on Sunday to win a second straight Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament and clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
VCU (27-7) will make its 21st March Madness appearance. The Rams made it all the way to the Final Four before losing in 2011.
Lewis hit 4 of 5 shots from beyond the 3-point line but just 1 of 5 inside it for VCU. Reserves Terrence Hill Jr. and Michael Belle scored 14 and 12, respectively.
Javon Bennett led Dayton (23-11) with 14 points and Amael L'Etang scored 12.
Hill and Barry Evans connected from beyond the arc to give VCU a 16-10 lead and the Rams never trailed again in building a 40-25 advantage at halftime.
Dayton whittled the deficit to 10 early in the second half, but Belle buried a 3-pointer and Hill hit a pull-up jumper for a 48-33 lead with 15 minutes remaining.
The Flyers trailed by 10 when they missed the front end of a 1-and-1 twice. Jordan Derkack made 1 of 4 foul shots before Amael L'etang sank a pair to cut it to 60-53 with 2:02 remaining, but the Flyers got no closer.
Dayton, swept by VCU during the regular season, was aiming for a 20th NCAA Tournament appearance. Dayton lost to UCLA in the 1967 title game, giving Hall of Fame coach John Wooden his third championship in four seasons. Lew Alcindor led the way for the Bruins.
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Ausar Thompson is back. Isaiah Stewart is out. Cautiously, I consider that a net positive, considering the strengths of the Toronto Raptors, who the Detroit Pistons are visiting today for a little Sunday afternoon basketball. The Raptors go as far as their wings allow them, and having one of the best wing defenders in the NBA back in the lineup in Ausar is nothing if not great news.
The Raptors are coming off a win against the Phoenix Suns, and, truth be told, it’s Toronto’s first win against a legitimately good team in a long while. January 25th, to be exact, when they shocked the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since then, their wins have been against the Jazz, Bulls, Pacers, Bulls again, Bucks, Wizards, and Mavericks. It’s important to beat the teams you are supposed to beat, but it leaves me at a bit of a loss on where to peg this Toronto team. The same can be said for the rebounding Pistons. Detroit had its first struggle sesh of the season, losing four straight, and they’ve bounced back in winning three in a row handily. Still, those wins were against the Nets, Sixers, and Grizzlies. I also don’t know if they’ve truly gotten back on the right track or if they just pounded some of the worst and/or most-injured teams in the NBA. In that sense, today’s game against the Raptors could be a great litmus test.
Game Vitals
When: 3:30 p.m. ET Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Watch: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit Odds: Pistons -4
CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 27: Max Strus #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots a half-court shot over Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks to defeat the Mavericks in the last second of the fourth quarter at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 27, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Mavericks 121-119. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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BRISTOL, England (AP) — Chelsea made it back-to-back Women's League Cup trophies by beating Manchester United 2-0 in the final on Sunday.
Sonia Bompastor's team successfully defended the trophy with goals from Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones in each half at Ashton Gate.
Chelsea has been the dominant force in England over the past decade, with 18 major trophies over that period.
This was the fourth time it has won the League Cup.
“When you have the opportunity to win a trophy, you have to take it. When you are a winner, that’s what you do. My players deserved it,” Bompastor said.
James put Chelsea ahead in the 19th minute and Beever-Jones doubled the lead in the 76th.
Six-time defending Women's Super League champion Chelsea is currently third in the standings and 10 points behind leader Manchester City with a game in hand.
“We have a really big month with a lot of games, so this is the best way to start the month,” Bompastor said.
What was a historic night for Kawhi Leonard ended on a couple of ugly notes, including Leonard leaving the game with a sprained ankle.
Before his fourth quarter exit, Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, setting a franchise record by scoring 20+ points in 45 straight games he's played, passing a mark set by Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo in the 1974-75 season when the team was still in Buffalo and known as the Braves.
Then, with 9:27 left in the fourth quarter, Leonard rolled his left ankle while trying to defend DeMar DeRozan. He instantly limped off the court, soon went to the locker room and did not return to the game.
Kawhi Leonard tweaks his ankle in the 4th quarter and immediately leaves the floor (with a replay)
There is no word yet on the severity of the injury, if Leonard will miss time, and if so, how much. If he misses more than three more games, he would no longer qualify for postseason awards (and he is very likely headed toward making an All-NBA team).
For the season, in 53 appearances, Leonard is averaging 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a couple of steals a game. He missed the first 10 games of the season due to foot and ankle issues, but has largely been available for coach Tyronn Lue since then.
The Clippers saw their four-game winning streak snapped by the tanking Kings (who have now won 3-of-4). After starting the season 6-21, the Clippers have bounced back to be above .500 (34-33) and sit as the No. 8 seed in the West. Doing that despite trading James Harden and Ivica Zubac at the trade deadline has been an impressive run.
If Leonard misses time, expect newly acquired guards Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin to be asked to carry more of the offensive load.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to complete a weekend home-and-home sweep as they host the Dallas Mavericks this afternoon.
Cleveland had its way with Dallas on Friday, and I’m expecting a similar result today in my Mavericks vs. Cavaliers predictions.
Read on to see how I think this matchup will play out in my NBA picks for Sunday, March 15.
Mavericks vs Cavaliers prediction
Mavericks vs Cavaliers best bet: Cavaliers -15 (-110)
The Dallas Mavericks hosted Friday’s meetings, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to cover as 13.5-point favorites on the road in a 138-105 rout. Cleveland was up 17 after the first quarter and never looked back.
Cleveland barely had to push its starters — nobody played as much as 29 minutes — and took advantage of a Mavericks team that has lost three of its last five games by 20+ points.
The Mavs are 0-5 in their last five games as double-digit underdogs. I’m taking Cleveland to cover easily again tonight.
Mavericks vs Cavaliers same-game parlay
Friday’s meeting finished with a total of 243 points, so I’m taking the Over again in my SGP today. I’ll also bet on James Harden to get Over 2.5 threes, as he's hit at least three shots from beyond the arc in each of his last four games.
Mavericks vs Cavaliers SGP
Cavaliers -14.5
Over 235.5
James Harden Over 2.5 threes
Our "from downtown" SGP: Double-double danger!
For my longshot parlay, I’m going to take two Cavaliers players to get double-doubles. Both Harden and Evan Mobley can put together double-doubles in different categories, so they won’t be getting in each other’s way.
Let’s round things out by backing Donovan Mitchell to go Over 1.5 steals, something he’s accomplished in five of his last seven games.
Mavericks vs Cavaliers SGP
James Harden to record a double-double
Evan Mobley to record a double-double
Donovan Mitchell Over 1.5 steals
Mavericks vs Cavaliers odds
Spread: Mavericks +14.5 | Cavaliers -145
Moneyline: Mavericks +750 | Cavaliers -1400
Over/Under: Over 235.5 | Under 235.5
Mavericks vs Cavaliers betting trend to know
The Cavaliers have covered the spread in three straight matchups against the Mavericks. Find more NBA betting trends for Mavericks vs. Cavaliers.
How to watch Mavericks vs Cavaliers
Location
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Date
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Tip-off
3:30 p.m. ET
TV
NBA TV
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With the Detroit Pistons closing in on the No. 1 seed in the East and the Toronto Raptors flirting with the Play-In, it’s not out of the question we’ll be watching a first-round series preview today at Scotiabank Arena.
Detroit has had a clear upper hand in this matchup in recent years, and my Pistons vs Raptors predictions expect Cade Cunningham & Co. to have the last laugh again.
Take a closer look at this March 15 battle with my free NBA picks and betting angles.
Pistons vs Raptors prediction
Pistons vs Raptors best bet: Pistons -3.5 (-110)
After a wobbly start to March, the Detroit Pistons have their mojo back, arriving in Toronto on the heels of three ruthless wins this week.
Detroit has averaged 131.7 points per game in that stretch, an offense the Toronto Raptors can't keep up with. The Raps have surrendered 110+ points in five of their last six, and the Pistons' red-hot offense will blow them out of the gym this afternoon.
On top of that, Toronto is 0-8 straight up against the Top 3 teams in the East and just 18-16 at home.
Pistons vs Raptors same-game parlay
Cade Cunningham cooked the Raptors earlier this season with a sparkling 28-point effort, and he’s the standout figure for a Detroit win today. He’s gone past this points prop O/U number in eight of his past 11 road contests.
Cade drilled six 3-pointers in his last visit to Scotiabank Arena, and he’s shooting 46% from downtown so far this month.
Pistons vs Raptors SGP
Pistons moneyline
Cade Cunningham Over 25.5 points
Cade Cunningham Over 1.5 threes
Our "from downtown" SGP: All-Star duel
Cade has had four straight games with 10+ assists, and he'll stuff the stat sheet again.
Scottie Barnes can match him. The Raptors star is averaging 7.8 rebounds per game this season, and with the Raptors needing to put more emphasis on offense, they'll lean on Scottie's three-level scoring to try and keep up with Detroit.
Pistons vs Raptors SGP
Cade Cunningham Over 24.5 points
Cade Cunningham Over 9.5 assists
Scottie Barnes Over 16.5 points
Scottie Barnes Over 6.5 rebounds
Pistons vs Raptors odds
Spread: Pistons -3.5 | Raptors +3.5
Moneyline: Pistons -165 | Raptors +140
Over/Under: Over 223 | Under 223
Pistons vs Raptors betting trend to know
The Pistons are 22-10 SU on the road this season. Find more NBA betting trends for Pistons vs. Raptors.
How to watch Pistons vs Raptors
Location
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Date
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Tip-off
3:30 p.m. ET
TV
FDSN DT, SN
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ROME (AP) — Substitute Vitinha and Leo Ostigard scored in Genoa's 2-0 win at last-place Verona in the Italian league on Sunday as Daniele De Rossi’s side moved even further away from the relegation zone.
Genoa is in 13th place with 33 points after 29 rounds, nine points above 18th-place Cremonese.
Serie A leader Inter Milan was held 1-1 by Atalanta at home on Saturday, leaving the door open for AC Milan to further close the gap to its rival. Lagging eight points behind Inter, AC Milan played at Lazio later Sunday.
Vitinha scored right after coming on as a replacement for Caleb Ekuban with a powerful shot from long range around the hour mark. Ostigard made it 2-0 in the 86th minute with a header from a free kick.
