The first weekend of March delivers wall-to-wall national action across every major network, with early morning baseball from Tokyo, a deep college basketball slate, and primetime windows stacked from start to finish. Saturday opens with ESPN2’s FA Cup coverage before rolling into a massive day of college hoops on CBS, FOX, ESPN, FS1, TNT, truTV, and USA Network. ABC carries the NBA’s marquee matchup in primetime, while the World Baseball Classic runs nearly nonstop from dawn through late night across FS1, FS2, FOX, Tubi, and the Fox Sports App.
Sunday keeps the momentum going with ABC’s NBA doubleheader, FOX’s national WBC window, and a trio of nationally televised college basketball games that shape the final weekend before Selection Sunday. The Arnold Palmer Invitational, Puerto Rico Open, and LIV Hong Kong all reach their final rounds, while the Australian Grand Prix airs live from Melbourne on Saturday night Eastern time. The weekend closes with a title fight from Las Vegas as Jai Opetaia defends his IBF cruiserweight belt on Paramount+.
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Weekend Betting Schedule (Sat–Sun, March 7–8, 2026 - All times Eastern)
Major Events This Weekend
Arnold Palmer Invitational — Mar 5–8 — NBC
Puerto Rico Open — Mar 5–8 — Golf Channel
LIV Golf Hong Kong — Mar 5–8 — FS1/FS2
World Baseball Classic — Mar 5–17
UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 — Saturday — Paramount+
Australian Grand Prix — Sunday in Australia (Saturday night ET)
IndyCar: Good Ranchers 250 — Saturday — FOX
NASCAR: Straight Talk Wireless 500 — Sunday — FOX
Jai Opetaia vs Brandon Glanton — Sunday — Paramount+
SATURDAY — March 7
Arnold Palmer Invitational — Third round, NBC
Puerto Rico Open — Third round, Golf Channel
LIV Golf Hong Kong — Third round, FS1/FS2
UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 — Paramount+
Australian Grand Prix — Saturday night ET
IndyCar: Good Ranchers 250 — FOX
NBA
Orlando at Minnesota — 3:00 PM, Prime Video
Philadelphia at Atlanta — 6:00 PM, NBA TV
Golden State at Oklahoma City — 8:30 PM, ABC
NHL
Washington at Boston — 12:30 PM, ABC
New York at New Jersey — 3:00 PM, ABC
College Basketball
Houston at Oklahoma State — 12:00 PM, CBS
Virginia Tech at Virginia — 12:00 PM, The CW Network
Arkansas at Missouri — 12:00 PM, ESPN
Davidson at St. Bonaventure — 12:00 PM, USA Network
Butler at DePaul — 12:00 PM, FS1
Xavier at Villanova — 12:00 PM, TNT/truTV
UConn at Marquette — 12:30 PM, FOX
Arizona State at Iowa State — 2:00 PM, FS1
Kansas State at Kansas — 2:00 PM, CBS
Vanderbilt at Tennessee — 2:00 PM, ESPN
Cincinnati at TCU — 2:00 PM, TNT/truTV
Stanford at NC State — 2:15 PM, The CW Network
Florida at Kentucky — 4:00 PM, ESPN
Wisconsin at Purdue — 4:00 PM, CBS
Saint Louis at George Mason — 4:00 PM, USA Network
Florida Atlantic at Wichita State — 4:00 PM, ESPNU
Pittsburgh at Syracuse — 4:00 PM, The CW Network
Indiana at Ohio State — 5:30 PM, FOX
Providence at Georgetown — 6:00 PM, truTV
North Carolina at Duke — 6:30 PM, ESPN
Auburn at Alabama — 8:30 PM, ESPN
UCLA at USC — 9:00 PM, FS1
UC Davis at UC Irvine — 9:00 PM, ESPNU
Texas Tech at BYU — 10:30 PM, ESPN
Arizona at Colorado — 11:00 PM, ESPN2
Washington at Oregon — 11:00 PM, FS1
Soccer
Mansfield Town vs Arsenal — 7:15 AM, ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Levante vs Girona — 10:15 AM, ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
World Baseball Classic
Korea vs Japan — 5:00 AM, FS1
Colombia vs Canada — 11:00 AM, FS2
Nicaragua vs Netherlands — 12:00 PM, Tubi
Brazil vs Italy — 1:00 PM, Fox Sports App
Panama vs Puerto Rico — 6:00 PM, FS1
Israel vs Venezuela — 7:00 PM, FS2
Great Britain vs United States — 8:00 PM, FOX
Chinese Taipei vs Korea — 10:00 PM, FS2
SUNDAY — March 8
Arnold Palmer Invitational — Final round, NBC
Puerto Rico Open — Final round, Golf Channel
LIV Golf Hong Kong — Final round, FS1/FS2
NASCAR: Straight Talk Wireless 500 — FOX
Jai Opetaia vs Brandon Glanton — Paramount+
NBA
Boston at Cleveland — 1:00 PM, ABC
New York at Los Angeles — 3:30 PM, ABC
Houston at San Antonio — 8:00 PM, NBC/Peacock
Charlotte at Phoenix — 10:00 PM, Peacock/NBCSN
NHL
Minnesota at Colorado — 2:00 PM, TNT/HBO Max/truTV
Boston at Pittsburgh — 4:30 PM, TNT/HBO Max/truTV
Detroit at New Jersey — 7:00 PM, ESPN
College Basketball
Illinois at Maryland — 12:00 PM, FOX
Iowa at Nebraska — 2:00 PM, FOX
Michigan State at Michigan — 2:30 PM, CBS
TBD vs Oregon State — 5:30 PM, ESPN2
TBD vs Santa Clara — 8:00 PM, ESPN2
Soccer
Fulham vs Southampton — 8:00 AM, ESPN2
World Baseball Classic
Australia vs Japan — 6:00 AM, FS1
Colombia vs Cuba — 12:00 PM, FS2
Netherlands vs Dominican Republic — 12:00 PM, FOX
Great Britain vs Italy — 1:00 PM, Tubi
Panama vs Canada — 5:00 PM, FS2
Nicaragua vs Israel — 5:00 PM, Tubi
Brazil vs Mexico — 8:00 PM, FS1
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