Thursday’s college basketball lineup has several top-tier games in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
For analysis of all the big games in the NCAA Tournament today, check out our betting preview below.
Below you’ll find our betting primers for this season, and uncover all of our betting picks here, too!
First Round Games on March 20
No. 9 Creighton (25-10) vs No. 8 Louisville (27-8)
- Game Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
- Louisville Last Game: 89-75 L vs Creighton
- Creighton Last Game: 89-75 W vs Louisville
Louisville -2.5 vs. Creighton
No. 13 High Point (29-6) vs No. 4 Purdue (23-11)
- Game Time: 12:40 p.m. ET
- Purdue Last Game: 75-63 W vs High Point
- High Point Last Game: 75-63 L vs Purdue
Purdue -8 vs. High Point
No. 14 Montana (25-10) vs No. 3 Wisconsin (27-9)
- Game Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
- Wisconsin Last Game: 85-66 W vs Montana
- Montana Last Game: 85-66 L vs Wisconsin
Wisconsin -16.5 vs. Montana
No. 16 SIU-Edwardsville (22-12) vs No. 1 Houston (31-4)
- Game Time: 2 p.m. ET
- Houston Last Game: 78-40 W vs SIU-Edwardsville
- SIU-Edwardsville Last Game: 78-40 L vs Houston
Houston -28.5 vs. SIU-Edwardsville
No. 16 Alabama State (20-16) vs No. 1 Auburn (29-5)
- Game Time: 2:59 p.m. ET
- Auburn Last Game: 83-63 W vs Alabama State
- Alabama State Last Game: 83-63 L vs Auburn
Auburn -32.5 vs. Alabama State
No. 12 McNeese (28-6) vs No. 5 Clemson (27-7)
- Game Time: 3:24 p.m. ET
- Clemson Last Game: 69-67 L vs McNeese
- McNeese Last Game: 69-67 W vs Clemson
Clemson -7.5 vs. McNeese
No. 11 VCU (28-6) vs No. 6 BYU (24-9)
- Game Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
- BYU Last Game: 74-54 L vs Houston
- VCU Last Game: 68-63 W vs George Mason
BYU -2.5 vs. VCU
No. 9 Georgia (20-12) vs No. 8 Gonzaga (25-8)
- Game Time: 4:35 p.m. ET
- Gonzaga Last Game: 58-51 W vs Saint Mary’s (CA)
- Georgia Last Game: 81-75 L vs Oklahoma
Gonzaga -7.5 vs. Georgia
No. 15 Wofford (19-15) vs No. 2 Tennessee (27-7)
- Game Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
- Tennessee Last Game: 86-77 L vs Florida
- Wofford Last Game: 92-85 W vs Furman
Tennessee -18.5 vs. Wofford
No. 10 Arkansas (20-13) vs No. 7 Kansas (21-12)
- Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Kansas Last Game: 88-77 L vs Arizona
- Arkansas Last Game: 83-80 L vs Ole Miss
Kansas -4.5 vs. Arkansas
No. 13 Yale (22-7) vs No. 4 Texas A&M (22-10)
- Game Time: 7:25 p.m. ET
- Texas A&M Last Game: 94-89 L vs Texas
- Yale Last Game: 90-84 W vs Cornell
Texas A&M -7.5 vs. Yale
No. 11 Drake (30-3) vs No. 6 Missouri (22-11)
- Game Time: 7:35 p.m. ET
- Missouri Last Game: 95-81 L vs Florida
- Drake Last Game: 63-48 W vs Bradley
Missouri -5.5 vs. Drake
No. 10 Utah State (26-7) vs No. 7 UCLA (22-10)
- Game Time: 9:25 p.m. ET
- UCLA Last Game: 86-70 L vs Wisconsin
- Utah State Last Game: 83-72 L vs Colorado State
UCLA -5.5 vs. Utah State
No. 15 Omaha (22-12) vs No. 2 St. John’s (30-4)
- Game Time: 9:45 p.m. ET
- St. John’s Last Game: 82-66 W vs Creighton
- Omaha Last Game: 85-75 W vs St. Thomas
UCLA -5.5 vs. Utah State
No. 12 UCSD (30-4) vs No. 5 Michigan (25-9)
- Game Time: 10 p.m. ET
- Michigan Last Game: 59-53 W vs Wisconsin
- UCSD Last Game: 75-61 W vs UC Irvine
Michigan -2.5 vs. UCSD
No. 14 UNC Wilmington (27-7) vs No. 3 Texas Tech (25-8)
- Game Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
- Texas Tech Last Game: 86-80 L vs Arizona
- UNC Wilmington Last Game: 76-72 W vs Delaware
Texas Tech -15.5 vs. UNC Wilmington
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