After a year without the NCAA tournament, the 2021 men’s basketball showcase kicks off Thursday with the First Four games, followed by 32 first-round games on Friday and Saturday. We have you covered with all the lines, and we will be updating and tracking the action as it comes.
First Four games
Thursday
16 Norfolk State Spartans vs. 16 Appalachian State Mountaineers
Opening line: Appalachian State -2.5, 136
11 Drake Bulldogs vs. 11 Wichita State Shockers
Opening line: Wichita State -1.5, 140
16 Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers vs. 16 Texas Southern Tigers
Opening line: Texas Southern -2.5, 135
11 UCLA Bruins vs. 11 Michigan State Spartans
Opening line: Pk, 138
South Region
Friday
16 Hartford Hawks vs. 1 Baylor Bears
Opening line: Baylor -25, 142
9 Wisconsin Badgers vs. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels
Opening line: Wisconsin -1, 139
12 Winthrop Eagles vs. 5 Villanova Wildcats
Opening line: Villanova -6.5, 137
13 North Texas Mean Green vs. 4 Purdue Boilermakers
Opening line: Purdue -8, 126
11 Utah State Aggies vs. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Opening line: Texas Tech -3.5, 133
14 Colgate Raiders vs. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks
Opening line: Arkansas -9.5, 157
10 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. 7 Florida Gators
Opening line: Florida -1, 137
15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes
Opening line: Ohio State -16.5, 154
Midwest Region
Friday
16 Drexel Dragons vs. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini
Opening line: Illinois -21, 144.5
9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. 8 Loyola Chicago Ramblers
Opening line: Loyola-Chicago -2, 127
12 Oregon State Beavers vs. 5 Tennessee Volunteers
Opening line: Tennessee -8, 135.5
13 Liberty Flames vs. 4 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Opening line: Oklahoma State -9, 147
11 Syracuse Orange vs. 6 San Diego State Aztecs
Opening line: San Diego State -1.5, 137
14 Morehead State Eagles vs. 3 West Virginia Mountaineers
Opening line: West Virginia -12, 138
10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. 7 Clemson Tigers
Opening line: Pk, 128
15 Cleveland State Vikings vs. 2 Houston Cougars
Opening line: Houston -18.5, 135
West Region
Saturday
16 Norfolk State/16 App State vs. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs
9 Missouri Tigers vs. 8 Oklahoma Sooners
Opening line: Oklahoma -1, 141.5
12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. 5 Creighton Bluejays
Opening line: Creighton -8, 140
13 Ohio Bobcats vs. 4 Virginia Cavaliers
Opening line: -10.5, 131.5
11 Wichita State/11 Drake vs. 6 USC Trojans
14 Eastern Washington Eagles vs. 3 Kansas Jayhawks
Opening line: Kansas -11, 140.5
10 VCU Rams vs. 7 Oregon Ducks
Opening line: -5, 139
15 Grand Canyon Antelopes vs. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes
Opening line: Iowa -15, 145
East Region
Saturday
16 Mount St Mary’s/16 Texas Southern vs. 1 Michigan Wolverines
9 St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs. 8 LSU Tigers
Opening line: Pk, 145
12 Georgetown Hoyas vs. 5 Colorado Buffaloes
Opening line: Colorado -5, 138
13 UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. 4 Florida State Seminoles
Opening line: Florida State -10, 145.5
11 Michigan State/11 UCLA vs. 6 BYU Cougars
14 Abilene Christian Wildcats vs. 3 Texas Longhorns
Opening line: Texas -10, 140
10 Maryland Terrapins vs. 7 UConn Huskies
Opening line: UConn -1.5, 131
15 Iona Gaels vs. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide
Opening line: Alabama -16, 144
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