All games for this year’s March Madness will be held in Indiana, with the vast majority of those inside Indianapolis. Gonzaga is the top overall seed in this year’s tournament and the No. 1 seed in the designated West Region. The other No. 1 regional seeds are Michigan, Baylor and Illinois.
In betting odds, the only higher-seeded team that’s not favored in the first round is No. 8 Clemson in the Midwest Region. The Tigers are a 1-point underdog to No. 9 seed Rutgers. There are nine teams who are double-digit favorite. So far, Baylor is the highest seed at 26 points. The Gonzaga and Michigan lines aren’t out yet as they both play a 16 seed to be determined from the first night’s games.
Here are the odds for the games Thursday through Saturday, according to sportsbetting.ag:
Thursday, March 18 No. 11 Wichita State vs No. 11 Drake (+2) No. 11 Michigan State vs No. 11 UCLA (+1.5) No. 16 Norfolk State vs No. 16 Appalachian State (-3) No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs No. 16 Texas Southern (-2)
(Note: Higher seed is listed first, the over/under is next)
First Round Games
Friday, March 19
South Region No. 1 Baylor (-26, 142) vs No. 16 Hartford No. 8 North Carolina (-2, 139) vs No. 9 Wisconsin No. 5 Villanova (-6, 139.5) vs No. 12 Winthrop No. 4 Purdue (-7.5, 125.5) vs No. 13 North Texas No. 6 Texas Tech (-4.5, 131.5) vs No. 11 Utah State No. 3 Arkansas (-9.5, 162) vs No. 14 Colgate No. 7 Florida (-1, 137.5) vs No. 10 Virginia Tech No. 2 Ohio State (-16.5, 154.5) vs No. 15 Oral Roberts
Midwest Region No. 1 Illinois (-23, 144.5) vs No. 16 Drexel No. 8 Loyola-Chicago (-2, 144.5) vs No. 9 Georgia Tech No. 5 Tennessee (-7.5, 133.5) vs No. 12 Oregon State No. 4 Oklahoma State (-9.5, 142.5) vs No. 13 Liberty No. 6 San Diego State (-3, 138.5) vs No. 11 Syracuse No. 3 West Virginia (-12.5, 138) vs No. 14 Morehead State No. 7 Clemson (+1, 127) vs No. 10 Rutgers No. 2 Houston (-19.5, 135) vs No. 15 Cleveland State
Saturday, March 20
West Region No. 1 Gonzaga (26-0) vs No. 16 Norfolk St./Appalachian St winner (Line not set yet) No. 8 Oklahoma (-2, 141) vs No. 9 Missouri No. 5 Creighton (-6.5, 139.5) vs No. 12 UC Santa Barbara No. 4 Virginia (-8.5, 132.5) vs No. 13 Ohio No. 6 USC (22-7) vs No. 11 Wichita St/Drake winner (Line not set yet) No. 3 Kansas (-11, 143.5) vs No. 14 Eastern Washington No. 7 Oregon (-6, 138) vs No. 10 VCU No. 2 Iowa (-14.5, 144) vs No. 15 Grand Canyon
East Region (First round on Saturday) No. 1 Michigan (20-4) vs No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s/Texas Southern winner (Line not set yet) No. 8 LSU (-1.5, 144.5) vs No. 9 St. Bonaventure No. 5 Colorado (-5, 138.5) vs No. 12 Georgetown No. 4 Florida State (-11.5, 145.5) vs No. 13 UNC Greensboro No. 6 BYU (20-6) vs No. 11 Michigan State/UCLA winner (Line not set yet) No. 3 Texas (-8.5, 140) vs No. 14 Abilene Christian No. 7 UCONN (-2.5, 129.5) vs No. 10 Maryland No. 2 Alabama (-17.5, 146) vs No. 15 Iona
