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Montana Grizzlies (25-9, 18-3 Big Sky) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (26-9, 16-8 Big Ten) Denver; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -16.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Wisconsin faces Montana in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Akron Zips (28-6, 20-1 MAC) vs. Arizona Wildcats (22-12, 16-8 Big 12) Seattle; Friday, 7:35 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -14.5; over/under is 166.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Arizona plays Akron in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina Tar Heels (23-13, 15-8 ACC) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (22-11, 11-9 SEC) Milwaukee; Friday, 4:05 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -1.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina. The Rebels' record in SEC games is 11-9, and their record is 11-2 in non-conference play.

Vanderbilt Commodores (20-12, 8-11 SEC) vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (28-5, 18-2 WCC) Cleveland; Friday, 3:15 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -4.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Saint Mary's (CA) and Vanderbilt meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round.

Wofford Terriers (19-15, 13-8 SoCon) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (27-7, 14-7 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Thursday, 6:50 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -18.5; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Wofford.

Utah State Aggies (26-7, 16-6 MWC) vs. UCLA Bruins (22-10, 13-8 Big Ten) Lexington, Kentucky; Thursday, 9:25 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -5.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: UCLA takes on Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have gone 13-8 against Big Ten teams, with a 9-2 record in non-conference play.

Oklahoma Sooners (20-13, 7-13 SEC) vs. UConn Huskies (23-10, 15-7 Big East) Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 9:25 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -5.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: UConn and Oklahoma meet in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Huskies have gone 15-7 against Big East teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play.

N.C. A&T leads the CAA giving up just 55.3 points per game while holding opponents to 37.0% shooting. Virginia Tech averages 75.7 points, 20.4 more per game than the 55.3 N.C. A&T gives up. N.C. A&T averages 4.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 5.7 per game Virginia Tech gives up.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (26-5, 20-2 OVC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (30-3, 18-1 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Friday, 4 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -43.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. South Carolina plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Tennessee Tech.

Middle Tennessee Raiders (26-8, 18-3 CUSA) at Belmont Bruins (22-12, 17-6 MVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee plays Belmont after Ta'Mia Scott scored 23 points in Middle Tennessee's 53-48 loss to the Liberty Lady Flames. Belmont is seventh in the MVC with 8.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Carmyn Harrison averaging 1.8.

The Wolverines' record in Big Ten games is 13-8, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Michigan has a 1-0 record in one-possession games. The Cyclones' record in Big 12 games is 13-7.

Drake ranks sixth in the MVC with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Courtney Becker averaging 2.3. Marquette ranks third in the Big East with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Halley Vice averaging 2.4. Drake makes 46.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.7 percentage points higher than Marquette has allowed to its opponents (37.8%).

The Utes' record in Big 12 games is 13-6, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Utah is seventh in the Big 12 with 24.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Maye Toure averaging 5.1. The Hoosiers' record in Big Ten games is 11-9.

JMU ranks second in the Sun Belt with 28.5 defensive rebounds per game led by McDaniel averaging 6.6. Davidson is seventh in the A-10 scoring 63.1 points per game and is shooting 41.8%. JMU averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots than the 3.5 per game Davidson allows.

Florida averages 74.9 points while outscoring opponents by 3.6 points per game. Northern Iowa has a 7-15 record against teams over . Florida's average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game is 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Northern Iowa gives up.