{"id":18387,"date":"2021-03-14T18:59:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T23:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=18387"},"modified":"2021-03-14T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T23:59:38","slug":"ncaa-tournament-odds-to-win-every-opening-game-line-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/ncaa-tournament-odds-to-win-every-opening-game-line-set\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Tournament Odds to Win, Every Opening Game Line Set"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\u200c<\/td><td>The bracket is set so letting the betting madness begin.&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/record.commission.bz\/_ejy4onLiLhHT2Fu8bIPGIGNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\">SportsBetting<\/a>&nbsp;set odds to capture the 2021 NCAA Tournament title and to no one&#8217;s surprise, Gonzaga is at the top of the board.&nbsp;<br><br>The Zags are followed by the other top seeds: Illinois (5\/1), Baylor (6\/1) and Michigan (8\/1).<br><br>Spreads and totals are also out for each game, which you can also find below.<br><br>There is only one instance where a higher seed is favored against a lower seed. Rutgers (#10) is a 1-point favorite against Clemson (#7). An 8-9 matchup between LSU and St. Bonaventure is listed as a pick &#8217;em.<br><br>March madness are provided by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/record.commission.bz\/_ejy4onLiLhHT2Fu8bIPGIGNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\">SportsBetting<\/a>&nbsp;Winners will be at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>NCAA Tournament Odds<br>Gonzaga 2\/1<br>Illinois 5\/1<br>Baylor 6\/1<br>Michigan 8\/1<br>Houston 16\/1<br>Iowa 20\/1<br>Alabama 20\/1<br>Texas 20\/1<br>Ohio State 25\/1<br>Texas Tech 40\/1<br>Kansas 40\/1<br>Oklahoma State 40\/1<br>Purdue 50\/1<br>West Virginia 50\/1<br>Florida State 50\/1<br>Arkansas 60\/1<br>Virginia 60\/1<br>Tennessee 60\/1<br>North Carolina 80\/1<br>Creighton 80\/1<br>Oregon 80\/1<br>Loyola Chicago 80\/1<br>LSU 80\/1<br>Villanova 100\/1<br>Wisconsin 100\/1<br>USC 100\/1<br>Oklahoma 100\/1<br>San Diego State 100\/1<br>Georgia Tech 100\/1<br>Syracuse 100\/1<br>Colorado 100\/1<br>BYU 100\/1<br>UConn 100\/1<br>Florida 200\/1<br>Virginia Tech 200\/1<br>Missouri 200\/1<br>Rutgers 200\/1<br>Maryland 200\/1<br>Michigan State 200\/1<br>UCLA 200\/1<br>Clemson 300\/1<br>St. Bonaventure 300\/1<br>Georgetown 300\/1<br>Utah State 500\/1<br>VCU 500\/1<br>Wichita State 1000\/1<br>Drake 1000\/1<br>Ohio 1000\/1<br>Oregon State 1000\/1<br>Winthrop 2000\/1<br>North Texas 2000\/1<br>Colgate 2000\/1<br>Oral Roberts 2000\/1<br>UCSB 2000\/1<br>E. Washington 2000\/1<br>Liberty 2000\/1<br>Morehead State 2000\/1<br>UNC Greensboro 2000\/1<br>Abilene Christian 2000\/1<br>Grand Canyon 5000\/1<br>Appalachian State 5000\/1<br>Cleveland State 5000\/1<br>Drexel 5000\/1<br>Iona 5000\/1<br>Hartford 10000\/1<br>Norfolk State 10000\/1<br>Mount St. Mary&#8217;s 10000\/1<br>Texas Southern 10000\/1<br><br>First Four<br>16 Norfolk State vs. 16 Appalachian State (-2.5, 136)<br>11 Wichita State vs. 11 Drake (+2.5, 139)<br>16 Mount St. Mary\u2019s vs. 16 Texas Southern (-1.5, 133.5)<br>11 Michigan State vs. 11 UCLA (+1, 137.5)<br><br>West Region<br>1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Norfolk State\/Appalachian State (N\/A)<br>8 Oklahoma vs. 9 Missouri (+2, 141)<br>5 Creighton vs. 12 UC Santa Barbara (+7.5, 140.5)<br>4 Virginia vs. 13 Ohio (+10.5, 132.5)<br>6 USC vs. 11 Wichita State\/Drake (N\/A)<br>3 Kansas vs. 14 Eastern Washington (+11.5, 142.5)<br>7 Oregon vs. 10 VCU (+5.5, 138)<br>2 Iowa vs. 15 Grand Canyon (+16, 144)<br><br>South Region<br>1 Baylor vs. 16 Hartford (+25.5, 142)<br>8 North Carolina vs. 9 Wisconsin (+1.5, 139)<br>5 Villanova vs. 12 Winthrop (+6.5, 139.5)<br>4 Purdue vs. 13 North Texas (+7.5, 127.5)<br>6 Texas Tech vs. 11 Utah State (+4.5, 132)<br>3 Arkansas vs. 14 Colgate (+10, 157.5)<br>7 Florida vs. 10 Virginia Tech (+1, 137.5)<br>2 Ohio State vs. 15 Oral Roberts (+17.5, 154.5)<br><br>Midwest Region<br>1 Illinois vs. 16 Drexel (+22.5, 144.5)<br>8 Loyola Chicago vs. 9 Georgia Tech (+2.5, 127.5)<br>5 Tennessee vs. 12 Oregon State (+8.5, 134)<br>4 Oklahoma State vs. 13 Liberty (+9, 145)<br>6 San Diego State vs. 11 Syracuse (+2, 138.5)<br>3 West Virginia vs. 14 Morehead State (+12.5, 138)<br>7 Clemson vs. 10 Rutgers (-1, 127.5)<br>2 Houston vs. 15 Cleveland State (+19.5, 135.5)<br><br>East Region<br>1 Michigan vs. 16 Mount St. Mary&#8217;s\/Texas Southern (N\/A)<br>8 LSU vs. 9 St. Bonaventure (PK, 144.5)<br>5 Colorado vs. 12 Georgetown (+5, 138.5)<br>4 Florida State vs. 13 UNC Greensboro (+11, 145.5)<br>6 BYU vs. 11 Michigan State\/UCLA (N\/A)<br>3 Texas vs. 14 Abilene Christian (+8.5, 140)<br>7 UConn vs. 10 Maryland (+2, 129.5)<br>2 Alabama vs. 15 Iona (+17, 145.5)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200c The bracket is set so letting the betting madness begin.&nbsp; SportsBetting&nbsp;set odds to capture the 2021 NCAA Tournament title and to no one&#8217;s surprise, Gonzaga is at the top of the board.&nbsp; The Zags are followed by the other top seeds: Illinois (5\/1), Baylor (6\/1) and Michigan (8\/1). Spreads and totals are also out &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/ncaa-tournament-odds-to-win-every-opening-game-line-set\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NCAA Tournament Odds to Win, Every Opening Game Line Set<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18388,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18387\/revisions\/18388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}