2019 NCAA Tournament: Betting Odds For Every First-Round Game

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Mar 18, 2019

Let the madness begin.

The 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins Tuesday night, with the First Four matchups kicking off the taking over of televisions around you for the next three weeks.

The Zion Williamson-led Duke Blue Devils are the clear favorite to win it all at +255, but with a stacked field, anyone could hoist the trophy Apr. 8. The full bracket was released Sunday night, and with that, odds for each matchup were also released — aside from the four matchups that have yet to be determined, which are in bold.

Here are the betting odds for each game, via Oddshark.com.

EAST
No. 1 Duke Blue Devils Vs. No. 16 North Carolina Central/North Dakota State
No. 2 Michigan State Spartans (-18.5) Vs. No. 15 Bradley Braves
No. 3 LSU Tigers (-7.5) Vs. No. 14 Yale Bulldogs
No. 4 Virginia Tech Hokies (-10.5) Vs. No. 13 Saint Louis Billikens
No. 5 Mississippi State Bulldogs (-7) Vs. No. 12 Liberty Flames
No. 6 Maryland Terrapins Vs. No. 11 Belmont/Temple
No. 7 Louisville Cardinals (-5) Vs. No. 10 Minnesota Gophers
No. 8 VCU Rams (-1.5) Vs. No. 9 UCF Knights

WEST
No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs Vs. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson/Prairie View
No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (-16) Vs. No. 15 Montana Grizzlies
No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders (-14) Vs. No. 14 Northern Kentucky Norse
No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (-10.5) Vs. No. 13 Vermont Catamounts
No. 5 Marquette Golden Eagles (-4.5) Vs. No. 12 Murray State Racers
No. 6 Buffalo Bulls Vs. No. 11 Arizona State/St. John’s
No. 7 Nevada Wolf Pack (-2) Vs. No. 10 Florida Gators
No. 8 Syracuse Orange (-2.5) Vs. No. 9 Baylor Bears

SOUTH
No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (-23.5) Vs. No. 16 Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers (-17.5) Vs. No. 15 Colgate Raiders
No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (-13) Vs. No. 14 Old Dominion Monarchs
No. 4 Kansas State Wildcats (-4.5) Vs. No. 13 UC Irvine Anteaters
No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers (-1) Vs. No. 12 Oregon Ducks
No. 6 Villanova Wildcats (-5.5) Vs. No. 11 Saint Mary’s Gaels
No. 7 Cincinnati Bearcats (-3.5) Vs. No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes
No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels (-2) Vs. No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners

MIDWEST
No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (-24.5) Vs. No. 16 Iona Gaels
No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats (-22.5) Vs. No. 15 Abilene Christian Wildcats
No. 3 Houston Cougars (-11.5) Vs. No. 14 Georgia State Panthers
No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks (-7) Vs. No. 13 Northeastern Huskies
No. 5 Auburn Tigers (-6.5) Vs. No. 12 New Mexico St. Aggies
No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones (-5.5) Vs. No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes
No. 7 Wofford Terriers (-3) Vs. No. 10 Seton Hall Pirates
No. 8 Utah State Aggies (-2.5) Vs. No. 9 Washington Huskies

The action kicks off Tuesday night when the Fairleigh-Dickinson Knights take on the Prairie View A&M Panthers at 6:40 p.m. ET on TruTv.

*All betting odds are from Oddshark.com

Thumbnail photo via Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports Images
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