After Tuesday’s play-in games, Thursday’s field is set and SI Betting is highlighting three key matchups for the first full day of action in the NCAA men’s tournament.
We have 16 great matchups that will kick off four consecutive days of morning to night college basketball action!
Here are some important statistics to know:
Over the last two tournaments, the teams with a better seed have gone 41-22 (65%) straight-up (SU) but only 24-39 (38%) against the spread (ATS) in the round of 64. Over the last ten tournaments, the 5-seeds hold a 24-16 (60%) SU)record but a disappointing 14-23-3 (35%) ATS mark over the 12-seeds.