It's finally Thursday! The tournament begins today, with our first tip at 11:20 a.m. between Xavier and Georgia. As we do annually, AW and I will be making picks for each game along the way. It's painful, and often embarrassing, but always fun.
For my part, I'm scrambling to get everything done before flying to Las Vegas tomorrow. There's no better place to be for the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
| Match Up | Line / Over | PB | AW | Time/Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Xavier vs #14 Georgia | Xavier (-6) / 128 | Xavier 69 Georgia 62 | Xavier 68 Georgia 64 | XAV 73-61 (F) |
| #1 Kansas vs #16 Portland St | Kansas (-23) / 141 | Kansas 88 Portland St 61 | Kansas 94 Portland St 60 | KU 85-61 (F) |
| #5 Michigan St vs #12 Temple | Michigan St (-6.5) / 132 | Michigan St 74 Temple 65 | Michigan State 60 Temple 55 | MSU 72-61 (F) |
| #6 Marquette vs #11 Kentucky | Marquette (-6) / 132 | Marquette 71 Kentucky 66 | Marquette 65 Kentucky 58 | MU 74-66 (F) |
| #6 Purdue vs #11 Baylor | Purdue (-2.5) / 142 | Baylor 79 Purdue 77 | Baylor 80 Purdue 75 | PUR 90-79 (F) |
| #8 UNLV vs #9 Kent St | Kent St (-1.5) / 126 | UNLV 70 Kent St 64 | Kent St 60 UNLV 58 | UNLV 71-58 (F) |
| #4 Pittsburgh vs #13 Oral Roberts | Pittsburgh (-9) / 130 | Pittsburgh 65 Oral Roberts 58 | Pittsburgh 65 Oral Roberts 57 | PIT 82-63 (F) |
| #3 Stanford vs #14 Cornell | Stanford (-16.5) / 137 | Cornell 68 Stanford 67 | Stanford 74 Cornell 56 | STAN 77-53 (F) |