Selection Sunday is complete and college basketball fans are filling out their brackets and checking the odds and betting lines to place bets at leading online sportsbooks. Record wagering is tipping off again for the 2024 NCAA Tournament with 39 states offering legal sports betting and 30 states providing mobile online betting.
The top sportsbooks in Las Vegas will be filled with fans again watching and wagering on college basketball games all day starting Thursday through Sunday. But the tournament tips off on Tuesday with the First Four games and more on Wednesday with college basketball fans in 39 states able to wager on the games.
Here’s the full schedule of opening round action through the Final Four and National Championship game. Additional updates and rounds with tracking, games and odds added throughout the tournament into the Final Four. TV times and channels updated as available.
- First Four: March 19-20
- First round: March 21-22
- Second round: March 23-24
- Sweet 16: March 28-29
- Elite Eight: March 30-31
- Final Four: Saturday, April 6
- NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8
Basketball odds and futures from FanDuel and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change. That includes on props and live betting, which is most popular during March Madness.
First Four games Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 21
- No. 16 Howard (-3) vs. No. 16 Wagner , Total 126.5. (Tuesday)
- No. 10 Colorado State (-1.5) vs. No. 10 Virginia, 118.5 (Tuesday)
- No. 10 Colorado (-2) vs. No. 10 Boise State, 140.5 (Wednesday)
- No. 16 Montana State (-4), vs. Grambling State, 134.5 (Wednesday)
Opening round of 64 Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22
East Region
- No. 1 Connecticut (-26.5) vs. No. 16 Stetson, 144.5 (Friday in Brooklyn, NY)
- No. 8 Florida Atlantic (-1.5) vs. No. 9 Northwestern, 140.5 (Friday in Brooklyn)
- No. 5 San Diego State (-7.5) vs. No. 12 UAB, 134.5 (Friday in Spokane, WA)
- No. 4 Auburn (-12.5) vs. No. 13 Yale, 138.5 (Friday in Spokane)
Thursday, March 21
- No. 6 BYU (-7.5) vs. No. 11 Duquesne, 140.5 (Thursday in Omaha, NE)
- No. 3 Illinois (-13.5) vs. No. 14 Morehead State, 148.5 (Thursday in Omaha)
- No. 7 Washington State (-1.5) vs. No. 10 Drake, 138.5 (Thursday in Omaha)
- No. 2 Iowa State (-16.5) vs. No. 15 South Dakota State, 133.5 (Thursday in Omaha)
Top East Region teams to make Final Four and odds to win National Championship
- Connecticut (+420), Iowa State (+2000), Illinois (+2500), Auburn (+1700), San Diego State (+8000), BYU (+4000), Washington State (+12000)
South Region
- No. 1 Houston (-22) vs. No. 16 Longwood, 129.5 (Friday in Memphis, TN)
- No. 8 Nebraska (-3) vs. No. Texas A&M, 143.5 (Friday in Memphis)
- No. 5 Wisconsin (-5) vs. No. 12 James Madison,143.5 (Friday in Brooklyn, NY)
- No. 4 Duke (-11.5) vs. No. 13 Vermont, 131.5 (Friday in Brooklyn)
Thursday, March 21
- No. 6 Texas Tech (-5.5) vs. No. 11 NC State, 145.5 (Thursday in Pittsburgh, PA)
- No. 3 Kentucky (-13.5) vs. No. 14 Oakland, 161.5 (Thursday in Pittsburgh)
- No. 7 Florida vs. No. 10 Boise St/Colorado winner, (Thurs in Indianapolis, IN)
- No. 2 Marquette (-15) vs. No. 15 Western Kentucky, 158.5 (Thursday in Indianapolis)
Top South Region teams to make Final Four and odds to win National Championship
- Houston (+550), Marquette (+2000), Kentucky (+3000), Duke (+4000), Wisconsin (+5500), Texas Tech (+10000), Florida (+6000)
Midwest Region
Friday, March 22
- No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Montana State/Grambling State winner, (Friday in Indianapolis)
- No. 8 Utah State vs. No. 9 TCU (-3.5), 146.5 (Friday in Indianapolis)
- No. 5 Gonzaga (-6) vs. No. 12 McNeese State, 145.5 (Thursday in Salt Lake City, UT)
- No. 4 Kansas (-8.5) vs. No. 13 Samford, 149.5 (Thursday in Salt Lake City)
- No. 6 South Carolina (-1.5) vs. No. 11 Oregon, 133.5 (Thursday in Pittsburgh)
- No. 3 Creighton (-13) vs. No. 14 Akron, 140.5 (Thursday in Pittsburgh)
- No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Virginia/Colorado State winner, (Thursday in Charlotte, NC)
- No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s, (Thursday in Charlotte)
Top Midwest Region teams to make Final Four and odds to win National Championship
- Purdue (+700), Tennessee (+1500), Creighton (+2000), Kansas (+3500), Gonzaga (+5500), South Carolina (+12000), Texas (+12000)
West Region
Thursday, March 21
- No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Howard/Wagner (Thursday in Charlotte)
- No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Michigan State (-2), 127.5 (Thursday in Charlotte)
- No. 5 St. Mary’s (-5.5) vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon, 129.5 (Thursday in Spokane, WA)
- No. 4 Alabama (-10.5) vs. No. 13 Charleston, 168.5 (Thursday in Spokane)
Friday, March 22
- No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 11 New Mexico (-1.5), 147 (Friday in Memphis, TN)
- No. 3 Baylor (-12.5) vs. No. 6 Colgate, 137.5 (Friday in Memphis)
- No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 12 Nevada (-1.5), 137.5 (Thursday in Salt Lake City)
- No. 2 Arizona (-20.5) vs. No. 15 Long Beach State, 149.5 (Thursday in Salt Lake City)
Top West Region teams to make Final Four and odds to win National Championship
- North Carolina (+1200), Arizona (+1500), Baylor (+3500), Alabama (+3000), St. Mary’s (+7000), Clemons (+10000), Dayton (+16000)
March is also Problem Gambling Awareness Month, so bet responsibly as you watch and wager on the games and March Madness.
Check back daily during NCAA Tournament game action as updated college basketball odds and betting lines are posted by sportsbooks and added to the round-by-round schedule. It’s the most anticipated sporting event of the year – March Madness.
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