Sports betting websites are all set for March Madness. It’s like Macho Madness, English ska band Madness, and the Hatter’s tea party all rolled into one. Obviously, top-seeded schools such as Duke, Virginia, Gonzaga, and North Carolina are the favorites to go all the way. However, and as professional ham-and-egger James Ellsworth would say, any man with two arms has a fighting chance. Or, in this case, any basketball team with 30 arms. Approximately. Which means that even bottom feeders like Fairleigh Dickerson have a shot, albeit a teeny tiny one. Though if you ask me, if your school’s name is Fairleigh Dickerson, you’re already a winner. But that’s neither here nor there. Here are the betting lines for the games on opening week, from the First Four games to the Round of 64. Courtesy of four of the best online sportsbooks.
First Four Betting Odds
Tuesday, March 19 (from Intertops.eu)
- Fairleigh Dickinson -2 1.90 vs. Prairie View A&M +2 1.90
- Belmont -3.5 1.90 vs. Temple +3.5 1.90
Wednesday, March 20 (from GTBets.eu)
- NC Central 5.5 (-109) +195 O 135 (-109) vs. North Dakota St. -5.5 (-109) -225 U 135 (-109)
- Arizona St. -1 (-109) -120 O 152.5 (-109) vs. St. Johns 1 (-109) +100 U 152.5 (-109)
First Round Betting Odds
Thursday, March 21 (from MyBookie.ag)
- New Mexico State +6½ -110 Ov 143½ -110 vs. Auburn -6½ -110 Un 143½ -110
- Northeastern +7 -105 Ov 145 -110 vs. Kansas -7 -115 Un 145 -110
- Seton Hall +3 -117 Ov 142½ -110 vs. Wofford -3 -103 Un 142½ -110
- Abilene Christian +22½ -110 Ov 132½ -115 vs. Kentucky -22½ -110 Un 132½ -105
- Saint Marys CA +5½ -110 Ov 130½ -110 vs. Villanova -5½ -110 Un 130½ -110
- Old Dominion +13 -110 Ov 129 -110 vs. Purdue -13 -110 Un 129 -110
- Yale +8 -110 Ov 159½ -110 vs. LSU -8 -110 Un 159½ -110
- Minnesota +5 -110 Ov 136½ -110 vs. Louisville -5 -110 Un 136½ -110
- Bradley +18½ -105 Ov 134 -115 vs. Michigan State -18½ -115 Un 134 -105
- Baylor +2½ -110 Ov 133½ -110 vs. Syracuse -2½ -110 Un 133½ -110
- Murray State +4½ -110 Ov 149 -110 vs. Marquette -4½ -110 Un 149 -110
- Vermont +10½ -110 Ov 134 -115 vs. Florida State -10½ -110 Un 134 -105
- Florida +2 -105 Ov 133½ -110 vs. Nevada -2 -115 Un 133½ -110
- Montana +16½ -110 Ov 131½ -110 vs. Michigan -16½ -110 Un 131½ -110
Friday, March 22 (from BetAnySports.eu)
- LIBERTY +7 (-110) +240 O 136½ (-110) vs. MISSISSIPPI ST -7 (-110) -300 U 136½ (-110)
- SAINT LOUIS +10½ (-110) +465 O 126 (-110) vs. VIRGINIA TECH -10½ (-110) -630 U 126 (-110)
- GARDNER WEBB +23½ (-110) O 130½ (-110) vs. VIRGINIA -23½ (-110) U 130½ (-110)
- OKLAHOMA +2 (-110) +115 O 143 (-110) vs. MISSISSIPPI -2 (-110) -135 U 143 (-110)
- OREGON +1 (-110) O 118½ (-110) vs. WISCONSIN -1 (-110) U 118½ (-110)
- CAL IRVINE +4(-110) +175 O 120 (-110) vs. KANSAS STATE -4(-110) -210 U 120 (-110)
- IONA +24½ (-110) O 166 (-110) vs. NORTH CAROLINA -24½ (-110) U 166 (-110)
- WASHINGTON U +2½ (-105) +125 O 135 (-110) vs. UTAH STATE -2½ (-115) -145 U 135 (-110)
- OHIO STATE +6(-115) +200 O 140½ (-110) vs. IOWA STATE -6(-105) -250 U 140½ (-110)
- GEORGIA STATE +12 (-110) +570 O 141½ (-110) vs. HOUSTON U -12 (-110) -820 U 141½ (-110)
- NORTHERN KENTUCKY +14 (-110) +820 O 137½ (-110) vs. TEXAS TECH -14 (-110) -1280 U 137½ (-110)
- IOWA +4 (-115) +145 O 137½ (-110) vs. CINCINNATI -4 (-105) -170 U 137½ (-110)
- COLGATE +17½ (-110) O 150 (-110) vs. TENNESSEE -17½ (-110) U 150 (-110)
