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March Madness 2018: Updated NCAA Tournament odds, betting lines for first and second round
Friday's first-round NCAA Tournament games and second-round contests Saturday and Sunday provide an opportunity to make up for any disappointments from the first day of March Madness.
The Las Vegas oddsmakers' lines for the conclusion of the first weekend's action are coming in. The smaller the spread number the more likely a chance of an upset.
See below for the betting lines of each opening round games, via VegasInsider.com .
NCAA Tournament odds: First-round betting lines
| Friday, March 16 |
| Providence vs. Texas A&M (-3) |
| CS Fullerton vs. Purdue (-20.5) |
| Marshall vs. Wichita State (-12) |
| Georgia State vs. Cincinnati (-14) |
| Lipscomb vs. North Carolina (-20.5) |
| Arkansas vs. Butler (-1.5) |
| Murray State vs. West Virginia (-10.5) |
| Nevada vs. Texas (-1.5) |
| Kansas State vs. Creighton (-1) |
| Bucknell vs. Michigan State (-14) |
| Texas Southern vs. Xavier (-19) |
| College of Charleston vs. Auburn (-9) |
| UMBC vs. Virginia (-21) |
| Syracuse vs. TCU (-5) |
| Missouri vs. Florida State (-2) |
| New Mexico State vs. Clemson (-4.5) |
NCAA Tournament odds: Second-round betting lines
| Saturday, March 17 |
| Rhode Island vs. Duke (-9.5) |
| Loyola-Chicago vs. Tennessee (-6) |
| Ohio State vs. Gonzaga (-3) |
| Seton Hall vs. Kansas (-4.5) |
| Alabama vs. Villanova (-10.5) |
| Buffalo vs. Kentucky (-7.5) |
| Houston vs. Michigan (-3) |
| Florida vs. Texas Tech (-2) |
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Lines updated Friday, March 16 at 9:40 a.m. ET. Second-round games will be added as they become available.
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