2018 NCAA Tournament 1st Round Picks Against the Spread
By Jason McIntyre
Some could argue the NCAA Tournament is the last fun sports betting event until the NFL season starts. Sure, there’s the Masters and some NBA playoffs and even the NFL Draft, but nothing matches the volume of games spread out over nearly a dozen days. I had lucky first round runs in 2016 and 2017, which probably means regression to the mean is coming.
THURSDAY
Pennsylvania +15 vs Kansas – LOSS, Penn lost by 16
Seton Hall -2 vs NC State – WIN, Pirates won by 11
Houston -4 vs San Diego State – LOSS, Cougars won by 2
Oklahoma +1.5 vs Rhode Island – LOSS, Sooners lost by 5
Davidson +6 vs Kentucky – WIN, Davidson lost by 5
Alabama +2 vs Virginia Tech – WIN, Tide win by 3
Miami -2 vs Loyola – LOSS, Hurricanes lost by 2
Texas Tech -11 vs Stephen F. Austin – LOSS, Red Raiders won by 10
FRIDAY
Butler PK vs Arkansas – WIN, Bulldogs won 17
New Mexico St +5 vs Clemson – LOSS, Tigers won by 11
West Virginia -10 vs Murray State – WIN, Mountaineers won by 17
Texas A&M -3 vs Providence – WIN, Aggies won by 4
Kansas State +1.5 vs Creighton – WIN, Wildcats won by 10
Friday adds:
Cal State Fullerton +21 – LOSS, Titans lost by 26
Auburn -9 – LOSS, Tigers won by 4
1st half Providence/Texas A&M under 64 – WIN, total was 56
1st half Cal State Fullerton/Purdue under 67 – WIN, total was 51
1st half Wichita State/Marshall under 77.5 – WIN, total was 71
Michigan State -14 – LOSS, Spartans won by 4