March Madness 2016 odds and lines for NCAA Tournament's first round
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Some sports fans like to know what the oddsmakers have set as the betting line for NCAA Tournament games for entertainment purposes. Other fans, like myself, think using these lines can give you an advantage when filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket.
The first set of odds and lines were posted on Selection Sunday by the good folks at CG Technology, the same people who control several prominent sports books in Las Vegas.
First Four
No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson (+6) vs. No. 16 seed Florida Gulf Coast
No. 11 seed Vanderbilt (+3) vs. No. 11 seed Wichita State
No. 16 seed Southern (-3) vs. No. 16 seed Holy Cross
No. 11 seed Tulsa (+1.5) vs. No. 11 seed Michigan
South Region
No. 1 seed Kansas (-24.5) vs. No. 16 seed Austin Peay
No. 8 seed Colorado (-3.5) vs. No. 9 seed Connecticut
No. 5 seed Maryland (-8.5) vs. No. 12 seed South Dakota State
No. 4 seed California (-6.5) vs. No. 13 seed Hawaii
No. 3 seed Miami (-13) vs. No. 14 seed Buffalo
No. 7 seed Iowa (-7) vs. No. 10 seed Temple
No. 2 seed Villanova (-15) vs. No. 15 seed UNC Asheville
West Region
No. 8 seed Saint Joseph's (+2) vs. No. 9 seed Cincinnati
No. 5 seed Baylor (-5) vs. No. 12 seed Yale
No. 4 seed Duke (-9.5) vs. No. 13 seed UNC-Wilmington
No. 6 seed Texas (-5) vs. No. 11 seed Northern Iowa
No. 3 seed Texas A&M (-12.5) vs. No. 14 seed Green Bay
No. 7 seed Oregon State (+3.5) vs. No. 10 seed VCU
No. 2 seed Oklahoma (-13) vs. No. 15 seed Cal-State Bakersfield
East Region
No. 8 seed USC (+1.5) vs. No. 9 seed Providence
No. 5 seed Indiana (-11) vs. No. 12 seed Tennessee-Chattanooga
No. 4 seed Kentucky (-13.5) vs. No. 13 seed Stony Brook
No. 3 seed West Virginia (-6) vs. No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin
No. 7 seed Wisconsin (-1.5) vs. No. 10 seed Pittsburgh
No. 2 seed Xavier (-13.5) vs. No. 15 seed Weber State
Midwest Region
No. 1 seed Virginia (-23.5) vs. No. 16 seed Hampton
No. 8 seed Texas Tech (+3) vs. No. 9 seed Butler
No. 5 seed Purdue (-7.5) vs. No. 12 seed Arkansas-Little Rock
No. 4 seed Iowa State (-7) vs. No. 13 seed Iona
No. 6 seed Seton Hall (PICK) vs. No. 11 seed Gonzaga
No. 3 seed Utah (-8) vs. No. 14 seed Fresno State
No. 7 seed Dayton (-1.5) vs. No. 10 seed Syracuse
No. 2 seed Michigan State (-16.5) vs. No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee
