March Madness 2019 Lines: Las Vegas Point Spreads, Complete Betting Odds For First-Round Games

The first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament begins Thursday afternoon, kicking off a slate of 32 games that will be played over the course of about 36 hours. Only one of those contests features a team that’s a betting underdog against an opponent that has a worse seed.

Below are the available betting lines for Thursday’s and Friday’s first-round March Madness games, including point spreads and totals. These are the consensus odds from multiple sportsbooks in Las Vegas and online, via OddsShark.

Thursday, March 21

No.10 Minnesota (+5) vs. No.7 Louisville, 136

No.14 Yale (+7.5) vs. No.3 LSU, 160.5

No.12 New Mexico State (+7) vs. No.5 Auburn, 143

No.13 Vermont (+10.5) vs. No.4 Florida State, 133.5

No.15 Bradley (+18) vs. No.2 Michigan State, 133.5

No.11 Belmont/Temple vs. No.6 Maryland, NA

No.13 Northeastern (+8) vs. No.4 Kansas, 144.5

No.12 Murray State (+4.5) vs. No.5 Marquette, 149.5

No.10 Florida (+2) vs. No.7 Nevada, 132

No.15 Abilene Christian (+22) vs. No.2 Kentucky, 132

No.11 Saints Mary’s (+6) vs. No.6 Villanova, 130.5

No.16. Fairleigh Dickinson/Prairie View A&M vs. No.1 Gonzaga, N/A

No.15 Montana (+15.5) vs. No.2 Michigan, 131.5

No.10 Seton Hall (+3) vs. No.7 Wofford, 142

No.9 Baylor (+2) vs. No.8 Syracuse, 133

Friday, March 22

No.10 Iowa (+3.5) vs. No.7 Cincinnati, 138

No.9 Oklahoma (+2) vs. No.8 Ole Miss, 143.5

No.14 Northern Kentucky (+14) vs. No.3 Texas Tech, 137.5

No.13 UC Irvine (+5) vs. No.4 Kansas State, 120

No.15 Colgate (+17.5) vs. No.2 Tennessee, 150

No.16 Gardner-Webb (+23.5) vs. No.1 Virginia, 130.5

No.11 Arizona State/St. John’s vs. No.6 Buffalo, N/A

No.12 Oregon (-1) vs. No.5 Wisconsin, 118.5

No.9 Washington (+2.5) vs. No.8 Utah State, 135

No.16 North Carolina Central/North Dakota State vs. No.1 Duke N/A

No.14 Georgia State (+12) vs. No.3 Houston, 141.5

No.12 Liberty (+7) vs. No.5 Mississippi State, 136.5

No.16 Iona (+24.5) vs. No.1 North Carolina, 166

No.9 UCF (+1) vs. No.8 VCU, 127

No.11 Ohio State (+5.5) vs. No.6 Iowa State, 140.5

No.13 Saint Louis (+9.5) vs. No.4 Virginia Tech, 126

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