One of the most wonderful times of the year; march madness in college basketball. As a fan of many sports, I can confidently say there’s not much like the first weekend’s onslaught of games seemingly non stop.
So, to give myself extra rooting interest in every game that I watch, I decided to pick every single game of the first round against the spread. This idea has been done before so I am no pioneer, but it makes for fun engagement and as previously mentioned it gives me a little bit of rooting interest.
Here is the disclaimer though; I am not placing actual wagers on these matchups, and a strategy of betting every game in a sport usually doesn’t work well. My goal is to get either 50% of these picks correct or break even on my bankroll.
Predictions for Every Game:
Thursday, March 17th:
Boise St vs. Memphis -2.5 (-110)
Baylor vs. Norfolk St +22 (-110)
North Carolina -2.5 (-130) vs. Marquette
Kentucky -16.5 (-127) vs. Saint Peters
St Mary’s vs. Indiana +3 (-110)
San Diego State -2.5 (+100) vs. Creighton
Arkansas -5 (-110) vs. Vermont
Murray St ML (-115) vs. San Francisco
UCLA vs. Akron +15 (-148)
Kansas vs. Texas Southern +22.5 (-110)
Colorado St. ML (+105) vs. Michigan
Uconn -6.5 (-110) vs. New Mexico St
Iowa vs. Richmond +10.5 (-110)
Providence -2 (-110) vs. South Dakota St
Gonzaga -22.5 (-110) vs. Georgia State
Tennessee vs. Longwood +18.5 (-110)
Friday, March 18th:
Auburn -15.5 (-110) vs. Jacksonville State
Texas Tech vs. Montana State +14.5 (+105)
Purdue -16.5 (+105) vs. Yale
Villanova vs. Delaware +15.5 (-110)
USC vs. Miami ML (+110)
Alabama -4 (-110) vs. Notre Dame
Texas ML (-110) vs. Virginia Tech
Illinois -7.5 (-110) vs. Chattanooga
Duke -17 (-143) vs. CSU Fullerton
LSU vs. Iowa State ML (+160)
Arizona vs. Wright State +21.5 (-110)
Houston -10 (+120) vs. UAB
Wisconsin vs. Colgate +8 (-110)
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