Mark Humphrey / AP
Sunday, March 13, 2016 | 5 p.m.
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Lines at betting windows across Las Vegas will stretch nearly outside of the sports books for much of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
Good thing there’s an easy way to beat them: Bet early. Betting odds for the entire slate of opening-round games were released within minutes of the selection show concluding Sunday afternoon, leaving gamblers ample time to prepare their wagers.
CG Technology sports books were the first to open betting. Check out all of their opening lines below.
First Four
No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson plus-6 vs. No. 16 seed Florida Gulf Coast
No. 11 seed Vanderbilt plus-3 vs. No. 11 seed Wichita State
No. 16 seed Southern minus-3 vs. No. 16 seed Holy Cross
No. 11 seed Tulsa plus-1.5 vs. No. 11 seed Michigan
South Region
No. 1 seed Kansas minus-24.5 vs. No. 16 seed Austin Peay
No. 8 seed Colorado minus-3.5 vs. No. 9 seed Connecticut
No. 5 seed Maryland minus-8.5 vs. No. 12 seed South Dakota State
No. 4 seed California minus-6.5 vs. No. 13 seed Hawaii
No. 3 seed Miami minus-13 vs. No. 14 seed Buffalo
No. 7 seed Iowa minus-7 vs. No. 10 seed Temple
No. 2 seed Villanova minus-15 vs. No. 15 seed UNC Asheville
West Region
No. 8 seed Saint Joseph’s plus-2 vs. No. 9 seed Cincinnati
No. 5 seed Baylor minus-5 vs. No. 12 seed Yale
No. 4 seed Duke minus-9.5 vs. No. 13 seed UNC-Wilmington
No. 6 seed Texas minus-5 vs. No. 11 seed Northern Iowa
No. 3 seed Texas A&M minus-12.5 vs. No. 14 seed Green Bay
No. 7 seed Oregon State plus-3.5 vs. No. 10 seed VCU
No. 2 seed Oklahoma minus-13 vs. No. 15 seed Cal-State Bakersfield
East Region
No. 8 seed USC plus-1.5 vs. No. 9 seed Providence
No. 5 seed Indiana minus-11 vs. No. 12 seed Tennessee-Chattanooga
No. 4 seed Kentucky minus-13.5 vs. No. 13 seed Stony Brook
No. 3 seed West Virginia minus-6 vs. No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin
No. 7 seed Wisconsin minus-1.5 vs. No. 10 seed Pittsburgh
No. 2 seed Xavier minus-13.5 vs. No. 15 seed Weber State
Midwest Region
No. 1 seed Virginia minus-23.5 vs. No. 16 seed Hampton
No. 8 seed Texas Tech plus-3 vs. No. 9 seed Butler
No. 5 seed Purdue minus-7.5 vs. No. 12 seed Arkansas-Little Rock
No. 4 seed Iowa State minus-7 vs. No. 13 seed Iona
No. 6 seed Seton Hall pick’em vs. No. 11 seed Gonzaga
No. 3 seed Utah minus-8 vs. No. 14 seed Fresno State
No. 7 seed Dayton minus-1.5 vs. No. 10 seed Syracuse
No. 2 seed Michigan State minus-16.5 vs. No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee
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