March Madness First Four Odds, Predictions and Schedule for NCAA Tournament Play-In Games

First Four NCAA Tournament Games 2023

After an exciting couple of weeks of conference tournaments, the college basketball world is ready to turn its attention to perhaps the greatest sporting event of the year: the NCAA Tournament.

With March Madness ready to kick off on Tuesday with the First Four, let's take a look at the four games being played that will decide two of the 16-seeds and two of the 11-seeds that make the final 64-team standard field.

Play-In Games This Year

1. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State vs No. 16 Texas A&M Corpus-Christi

South Region - First Four
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
Venue: UD Arena – Dayton, OH
Coverage: truTV
Spread: SEMS: +4.5 (-120) | TAMCC: -4.5 (-102)
Winner Advances to Face: No. 1 Alabama
Final Score Prediction: Texas A&M-CC: 83 | Southeast Missouri State: 76
Best Bet: Over 155.5 Total Points (-105)

2. No. 11 Pittsburgh vs No. 11 Mississippi State

Midwest Region - First Four
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Time: 9:10 p.m. ET
Venue: UD Arena – Dayton, OH
Coverage: TruTV
Spread: PITT: +1.5 (-106) | MISS: -1.5 (-114)
Winner Advances to Face: No. 6 Iowa State
Final Score Prediction: Pittsburgh: 71 | Mississippi State: 65
Best Bet: Pittsburgh Panthers ML (+110)

3. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs No. 16 Texas Southern

East Region - First Four
Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2022
Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
Venue: UD Arena – Dayton, OH
Coverage: truTV
Spread: FD: +2.5 (-120) | TXSO: -2.5 (-102)
Winner Advances to Face: No. 1 Purdue
Final Score Prediction: Texas Southern: 75 | Farleigh Dickinson: 70
Best Bet: Texas Southern Tigers -2.5 (-102)

4. No. 11 Nevada vs No. 11 Arizona State

West Region - First Four
Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 9:10 p.m. ET
Venue: UD Arena – Dayton, OH
Coverage: truTV
Spread: NEV: +2.5 (-120) | ASU: -2.5 (-102)
Winner Advances to Face: No. 6 TCU
Final Score Prediction: Arizona State: 73 | Nevada: 68
Best Bet: Arizona State -2.5 (102)

March Madness Bracket 2023

The bracket can be viewed below, but a printable version can be accessed by scrolling down to the link in the next section. The Duel will update the bracket throughout the tournament following each round.

Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket 2023

You can print your own version of the bracket to fill out here. If you'd like to follow along, make your predictions, or use our bracket to run your own pool, all of the above are possible.

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