March 20-21: NCAA first-round picks
Here are my selections for the 32 games to be played Thursday and Friday in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Best bets are in CAPS. Any questions, dissenting opinions or requests for more detailed analysis can be asked in the ViewFromVegas Forums:
THURSDAY
Belmont +20 Duke
West Virginia -2 Arizona
GEORGIA +8.5 Xavier
Purdue -2.5 Baylor
Portland +23 Kansas
Kent -2 Unlv
CAL STATE FULLERTON +11.5 Wisconsin
SOUTHERN CAL -3 Kansas St.
Notre Dame -6.5 George Mason
Winthrop +9 Washington St
Temple +7 Michigan St.
Oral Roberts +9 Pittsburgh
Stanford -14.5 Cornell
Marquette -6 Kentucky
Ucla -31.5 Mississippi Valley State
Byu -2 Texas a&m
FRIDAY
Villanova +6 Clemson
Siena +7 Vanderbilt
WESTERN KENTUCKY +4.5 Drake
CONNECTICUT -11 San Diego
North Carolina -25 Mount St. Mary's
Indiana -1.5 Arkansas
Georgetown -16.5 Maryland-Baltimore County
Gonzaga -2 Davidson
Memphis -24.5 Texas-Arlington
Oregon +2.5 Mississippi State
Austin Peay +16 Texas
Miami-Fla -1 St Marys-Cal
Tennessee -20 American
Butler -4 South Alabama
Louisville -13 Boise St.
ST. JOSEPH'S +1.5 Oklahoma
THURSDAY
Belmont +20 Duke
West Virginia -2 Arizona
GEORGIA +8.5 Xavier
Purdue -2.5 Baylor
Portland +23 Kansas
Kent -2 Unlv
CAL STATE FULLERTON +11.5 Wisconsin
SOUTHERN CAL -3 Kansas St.
Notre Dame -6.5 George Mason
Winthrop +9 Washington St
Temple +7 Michigan St.
Oral Roberts +9 Pittsburgh
Stanford -14.5 Cornell
Marquette -6 Kentucky
Ucla -31.5 Mississippi Valley State
Byu -2 Texas a&m
FRIDAY
Villanova +6 Clemson
Siena +7 Vanderbilt
WESTERN KENTUCKY +4.5 Drake
CONNECTICUT -11 San Diego
North Carolina -25 Mount St. Mary's
Indiana -1.5 Arkansas
Georgetown -16.5 Maryland-Baltimore County
Gonzaga -2 Davidson
Memphis -24.5 Texas-Arlington
Oregon +2.5 Mississippi State
Austin Peay +16 Texas
Miami-Fla -1 St Marys-Cal
Tennessee -20 American
Butler -4 South Alabama
Louisville -13 Boise St.
ST. JOSEPH'S +1.5 Oklahoma
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