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NCAA Tournament Odds for All First Round Games – Opening Spreads, Totals, Moneylines
By Sascha Paruk in College Basketball
Updated: March 16, 2026 at 12:05 am EDTPublished:
- Odds are out for all first-round matchup at the 2026 NCAA Tournament
- The March Madness round of 64 totals range from 130.5 to 170.5
- See the odds for all March Madness games on the board
The 68-team field is set for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and 28 of 32 first-round matchups are solidified (with the other four to follow after the First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday). Get the printable March Madness bracket here.
The table below lists the opening odds (spread, moneyline, total) for all round of 64 games. The games are listed in the order they were revealed on the Selection Show.
March Madness Round of 64 Odds
Odds as of 7:09 pm ET, March 15, at DraftKings. Claim the best sportsbook promos for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
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Highest Total in Round of 64: Saint Louis vs Georgia
The highest total on the board in the first round is 170.5 in the 8-vs-9 matchup between Saint Louis and Georgia. This is the only round of 64 matchup which features two teams in the top 25 of KenPom’s Adjusted Tempo rankings. Georgia is 16th and Saint Louis is 21st.
Lowest Total in First Round: Iowa/Clemson and UNI/St John’s
Two games are tied for the lowest total at 130.5: #9 Iowa vs #8 Clemson, and #12 Northern Iowa vs #5 St John’s.
UNI is the slowest team that made the tournament, finishing third-last in AdjT. They’ll face a Red Storm team that ranked 68th out of 265 DI Teams, though.
Iowa is the second-slowest squad in the 68-team field (357th out of 365 DI teams) and will face a Clemson team that sits just 333rd in what projects as a crawl.
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Sascha Paruk
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
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