March Madness is here! The NCAA Tournament First Four begins tomorrow, and fans are already looking forward to the First Round on Thursday. Who are the biggest spread favorites? Buckle up for the wildest month of college basketball.
Biggest Favorites on Thursday
(Duke is a heavy favorite against Sienna. Photo: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)No. 1 seed Duke is the biggest favorite in Thursday’s First Round action. It’s a -29.5 spread favorite against Sienna. The Blue Devils are followed by Houston and Illinois, who are -24.5 favorites in their matchups. No. 2 Houston takes on No. 15 Idaho while Illinois battles Pennsylvania in the 3 vs 14 matchup. Check out the biggest favorites on Thursday.
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Biggest Favorites on Friday
(Arizona is a huge favorite against Long Island University to open March Madness. Photo: William Purnell-Imagn Images)On Friday, it’s Arizona that has the biggest spread as the No. 1 seed is a -31.5 favorite against No. 16 Long Island. No. 2 seed Iowa State is a -25.5 favorite against No. 15 Tennessee State. Check out Friday’s biggest spreads for March Madness action.
MatchupTime (ET)Line16 Long Island University v 1 Arizona1:35 PMARIZ -31.515 Tennessee State v 2 Iowa State2:50 PMISU -25.515 Queens University v 2 Purdue7:35 PMPUR -24.515 Furman v 2 UConn10:00 PMCONN -20.514 Wright State v 3 Virginia1:50 PMUVA -18.513 California Baptist v 4 Kansas9:45 PMKU -14.513 Hofstra v 4 Alabama3:15 PMALA -13.512 Northern Iowa v 5 St. John’s7:10 PMSJU -11.512 Akron v 5 Texas Tech12:40 PMTTU -7.510 UCF v 7 UCLA7:25 PMUCLA -6.510 Santa Clara v 7 Kentucky12:15 PMUK -4.510 Missouri v 7 Miami10:10 PMMIA -2.59 Iowa v 8 Clemson6:50 PMIOWA -2.59 Utah State v 8 Villanova4:10 PMUSU -2.5What About No. 1 Seeds Florida and Michigan?
(Florida will have to wait a few days to know its opponent. Photo: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images)You are probably thinking, where are the spreads for Florida and Michigan? These top seeds have to wait a couple of days to know who they will be playing in the first round of March Madness. We have two games featuring No. 16 seeds in the First Four that will be battling it out for a shot to meet Florida and Duke in the First Round.
Michigan will get the winner of Howard and UMBC. Those two teams meet on Tuesday at 6:40 pm ET on truTV. UMBC is a -2.5 spread favorite in that game. Florida will play the winner of Prairie View A&M against Lehigh. That game is on Wednesday at 6:40 pm ET. Lehigh is a -2.5 spread favorite in that game.
March Madness First Round Begins on Thursday
After the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday, we have the First Round matchups starting on Thursday. The action begins with an 8 vs 9 matchup between Ohio State and TCU at 12:15 pm ET. You can catch that game on CBS. Games run all day until (15) Idaho meets (2) Houston at 10:10 pm ET. March Madness action is being broadcast on CBS, TBS, truTV, and TNT.
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