Men’s College Basketball Best Bets:
Of course, TSI has you covered with projections for all of the madness, so let’s get to the first round projections on the men’s side.
Reminder on how to read the projections: If the spread is a positive number, that indicates the team on the left (Home, unless neutral site) is favored by TSI. If the spread is a negative, that indicates the team on the right (Away, unless neutral side) is favored by TSI. TSI total is the projected number of combined points in the game.
Here are the first round projections:
| Team | Team | TSI Spread | TSI Total |
| Alabama | Robert Morris | 20.2 | 164.8 |
| American | Mount St. Mary’s | 2.1 | 134.3 |
| Arizona | Akron | 15.8 | 160.9 |
| Auburn | Alabama State | 29.0 | 148.7 |
| Brigham Young | Virginia Commonwealth | 4.4 | 145.7 |
| Clemson | McNeese State | 7.8 | 138.2 |
| Connecticut | Oklahoma | 3.1 | 149.7 |
| Duke | Mount St. Mary’s | 27.5 | 139.5 |
| Florida | Norfolk State | 24.8 | 150.8 |
| Gonzaga | Georgia | 3.1 | 151.1 |
| Houston | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | 27.5 | 132.4 |
| Illinois | Xavier | 4.1 | 158.4 |
| Iowa State | Lipscomb | 15.5 | 146.5 |
| Kansas | Arkansas | 3.3 | 151.2 |
| Kentucky | Troy | 12.8 | 153.1 |
| Louisville | Creighton | 1.2 | 146.6 |
| Marquette | New Mexico | 3.6 | 150.1 |
| Maryland | Grand Canyon | 14.8 | 150.1 |
| Memphis | Colorado State | -1.0 | 148.6 |
| Michigan | UC San Diego | 7.0 | 143.2 |
| Michigan State | Bryant | 17.2 | 151.1 |
| Mississippi | North Carolina | -1.2 | 153.6 |
| Mississippi State | Baylor | -1.2 | 150.5 |
| Missouri | Drake | 9.3 | 141.1 |
| Oregon | Liberty | 7.9 | 142.2 |
| Purdue | High Point | 11.5 | 151.4 |
| Saint Mary’s (CA) | Vanderbilt | 1.9 | 142.6 |
| St. John’s (NY) | Omaha | 18.0 | 149.4 |
| Tennessee | Wofford | 18.1 | 139.5 |
| Texas | Xavier | 0.7 | 152.6 |
| Texas A&M | Yale | 10.2 | 146.2 |
| Texas Tech | UNC Wilmington | 17.8 | 148.8 |
| UCLA | Utah State | 4.6 | 144.9 |
| Wisconsin | Montana | 17.4 | 150.5 |
Thursday Bets:
Georgia +6.5 (Play to +5.5)
Missouri -6.5 (Play to -7.5)
Friday Bets:
Mississippi State/Baylor Over 144.5 (Play to 146.5)
Vanderbilt +4.5 (Play to +3.5)
Maryland -10.5 (Play to -11.5)
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