"No. 1 seed Duke is the biggest favorite in Thursday's First Round action. It's a -29.5 spread favorite against Sienna. The Blue Devils are followed by Houston and Illinois, who are -24.5 favorites in their matchups. No. 2 Houston takes on No. 15 Idaho while Illinois battles Pennsylvania in the 3 vs 14 matchup."
"On Friday, it's Arizona that has the biggest spread as the No. 1 seed is a -31.5 favorite against No. 16 Long Island. No. 2 seed Iowa State is a -25.5 favorite against No. 15 Tennessee State."
"Michigan will get the winner of Howard and UMBC. Those two teams meet on Tuesday at 6:40 pm ET on truTV. UMBC is a -2.5 spread favorite in that game. Florida will play the winner of Prairie View A&M against Lehigh. That game is on Wednesday at 6:40 pm ET. Lehigh is a -2.5 spread favorite in that game."
The NCAA Tournament First Four begins Tuesday with preliminary games determining opponents for top seeds Florida and Michigan. Duke emerges as Thursday's largest favorite at -29.5 against Sienna, followed by Houston and Illinois at -24.5. Friday features Arizona as the biggest favorite at -31.5 against Long Island, with Iowa State at -25.5. The First Round commences Thursday with games spanning from 12:15 pm ET through 10:10 pm ET, featuring matchups like Ohio State versus TCU and Houston versus Idaho. Broadcasting occurs across CBS, TBS, truTV, and TNT throughout the tournament.
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