Mar 14, 2021 - 10:30 PM ET
A busy week of basketball begins this Thursday with the First Four, as No. 11-seed teams the Wichita State Shockers and Drake Bulldogs take to the floor in a play-in contest.
College basketball betting odds opened with the Shockers as 2-point favorites to win and move on to face the No. 6 seed USC Trojans in the first round of the West Region.
Here are our best free March Madness picks and predictions for Wichita State vs. Drake on Thursday, March 18, with tipoff at 6:27 p.m. ET.
Wichita State vs Drake odds
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Having missed out on a berth in the NCAA tournament, the Memphis Tigers will join 15 other teams for a version of the National Invitation Tournament. All games will be played at a pair of arenas in metro Dallas. It wasn’t supposed to go like this. When Penny Hardaway met a throng of boosters and media… Continue reading Tiger Hoops: 2020-21 Season Review
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Sunday afternoon (3-14-2021) The University of Houston Cougars roundly beat The University of Cincinnati to Win the AAC Basketball Championship. In the first round of The Dance, they will face Cleveland State.
Saturday night (3-13-2021) The University of Texas defeated Oklahoma State to become the Big 12 Champions. They will face Abilene Christian in the first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament.
Other Texas Teams filling first round brackets:
Texas Tech will play Utah State
Baylor will play Hartford
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