The pinnacle of amateur sports – March Madness 2022 – has arrived.
Each year, the 68 best teams come together for a massive tournament of epic proportions, culminating with the college basketball national title game on Monday. April 4. Before we can even get there, there are 36 games to sort through in the first four and first round.
Odds, props, and futures have taken over sports culture in recent years. With legalized betting hitting new states every year, sportsbooks are sure to break records in 2022 with how many bets they take. It could start as early as Tuesday, with March Madness’ first game between Texas A&M-CC and Texas Southern at 6:40 p.m. EST.
Below are round one March Madness odds and spreads, provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.
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Tuesday March Madness odds
No. 16 Texas A&M Corpus (+3.5) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern
No. 12 Indiana (-3.5) vs. No. 12 Wyoming
Wednesday March Madness odds
No. 16 Bryant (+2.5) vs. No. 16 Wright St.
No. 11 Notre Dame (+1.5) vs. No. 11 Rutgers
- Rutgers is the pick: The Fighting Irish take on the Scarlett Knights in a First Four matchup. Huge game here, where Rutgers is primed to move on to the first round against Alabama. Alabama will be on upset alert against Rutgers who has the advantage on the perimeter led by Ron Harper Jr. It wouldn’t be shocking for this Big Ten team to make a run.
Ron Harper Jr. (24) with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Getty ImagesThursday March Madness odds
No. 11 Michigan (-2.5) vs. No. 6 Colorado St.
No. 13 South Dakota St. (+2.5) vs. No. 4 Providence
No. 9 Memphis (-2.5) vs. No. 8 Boise St.
- Boise State is the pick: The Memphis Tigers, led by Penny Hardaway, will take on Boise State. This is the highest seed that Boise State has ever had. Memphis is an extremely young team with two reclassified players that should be seniors in high school right now. Back the Boise State Broncos, who have a solid roster of young and veteran talent.
Memphis star Jalen Duren dribbles against Houston Getty ImagesNo. 16 Norfolk St. (+20.5) vs. No. 1 Baylor
No. 14 Longwood (+16.5) vs. No. 3 Tennessee
No. 12 Richmond (+9.5) vs. No. 5 Iowa
No. 16 Georgia St. (+23.5) vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
No. 9 Marquette (+2.5) vs. No. 8 North Carolina
- North Carolina is the pick: North Carolina looked phenomenal against Duke last time out. With RJ Lewis playing his best basketball, UNC will look to follow the road map that they laid out in the ACC tournament.
North Carolina Tar Heels guard R.J. Davis Getty ImagesNo. 12 New Mexico St. (+6.5) vs. No. 5 UConn
No. 15 Saint Peter’s (+17.5) vs. No. 2 Kentucky
No. 9 Creighton (+2.5) vs. San Diego St.
No. 13 Vermont (+5.5) vs. No. 4 Arkansas
No. 10 San Francisco (-1.5) vs. No. 7 Murray St.
No. 13 Akron (+13.5) vs. No. 4 UCLA
Friday March Madness odds
No. 10 Loyola Chicago (-1.5) vs. No. 7 Ohio St.
No. 15 Jacksonville St. (+16.5) vs. No. 2 Auburn
No. 14 Montana St. (+15.5) vs. No. 3 Texas Tech
No. 14 Yale (+15.5) vs. No. 3 Purdue
No. 15 Delaware (+15.5) vs. No. 2 Villanova
No. 10 Miami (+1.5) vs. No. 7 USC
- USC is the pick: Pac-12 contender USC could be one of the overlooked teams in the Midwest Region. Isaiah Mobley, brother of Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley, uses his 6’10 size very effectively and has had an excellent season. They should be in a good place to beat Miami and advance to face Auburn.
Isaiah Mobley of the USC Trojans Getty ImagesNo. 11 Virginia Tech (+1.5) vs. No. 6 Texas
No. 13 Chattanooga (+7.5) vs. No. 4 Illinois
No. 15 CS Fullerton (+18.5) vs. No. 2 Duke
No. 11 Iowa State (+4.5) vs. No. 6 LSU
No. 12 UAB (+8.5) vs. No. 5 Houston
No. 10 Davidson (+1.5) vs. No. 7 Michigan State
No. 9 TCU (+1.5) vs. No. 8 Seton Hall
No. 14 Colgate (+7.5) vs. No. 3 Wisconsin
