2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Line Moves

The first round of the NCAA Tournament gets underway in just hours as we kick off the first 16 games of March Madness.

There have been some changes in the spreads at BetOnline.ag since the initial release. 

We’ve noted all of the movement below, and also added in the four games that include the winners from the First Four (shout out to Miami (OH) for quieting the critics). 

Notes:

1. Of the 28 original games with spreads, not including the games involving the First Four…
   1. 13 games moved in the direction of the favorite
   2. 9 games moved in the direction of the underdog
   3. 6 games spreads stayed the same
2. The largest spread movement was Illinois going from -21.5 to -25.5 (4 points) against Penn.
3. The largest current spread is Florida -35.5 vs Prairie View A&M.

East Region

• Siena vs Duke (-27)
  • Note: The line opened Duke -28.

• TCU vs Ohio State (-2.5)
  • Note: The line remains the same.

• Northern Iowa vs St. John’s (-10)
  • Note: The line opened St. John’s -10.5.

• Cal Baptist vs Kansas (-14)
  • Note: The line opened Kansas -13.

• South Florida vs Louisville (-4.5)
  • Note: The line opened at Louisville -6.

• North Dakota State vs Michigan State (-16)
  • Note: The line opened Michigan State -16.5.

• UCF vs UCLA (-5.5)
  • Note: The line opened UCLA -6.

• Furman vs UConn (-20.5)
  • Note: The line opened UConn -21.

Midwest Region

• Howard vs Michigan (-31)

• St. Louis vs Georgia (-2)
  • Note: The line opened Georgia -1.5.

• Akron vs Texas Tech (-7.5)
  • Note: The line remains the same.

• Hofstra vs Alabama (-12)
  • Note: The line opened Alabama -13.

• Wright State vs Virginia (-18)
  • Note: The line opened Virginia -17.5.

• Miami (OH) vs Tennessee (-11.5)

• Santa Clara vs Kentucky (-3)
  • Note: The line opened Kentucky -3.5.

• Tennessee State vs Iowa State (-24.5)
  • Note: The line opened Iowa State -23.

South Region

• Prairie View A&M vs Florida (-35.5)

• Iowa vs Clemson (+2)
  • Note: The line opened Clemson (+1.5)

• McNeese vs Vanderbilt (-12)
  • Note: The line opened Vandy -10.5.

• Troy vs Nebraska (-13.5)
  • Note: The line remains the same.

• VCU vs North Carolina (-2.5)
  • Note: The line remains the same.

• Penn vs Illinois (-25.5)
  • Note: The line opened Illinois -21.5.

• Texas vs BYU (-2.5)

• Texas A&M vs St. Mary’s (-3)
  • Note: The line opened St. Mary’s -2.5.

• Idaho vs Houston (-23.5)
  • Note: The line opened Houston -21.5.

West Region

• LIU vs Arizona (-31)
  • Note: The line opened Arizona -30.5.

• Utah State vs Villanova (+2)
  • Note: The line remains the same.

• High Point vs Wisconsin (-10)
  • Note: The line opened Wisconsin -12.

• Hawaii vs Arkansas (-15.5)
  • Note: The line opened Arkansas -15.

• Kennesaw State vs Gonzaga (-21)
  • Note: The line opened Gonzaga -18.5.

• Missouri vs Miami (-2)
  • Note: The line remains the same.

• Queens vs Purdue (-25)
  • Note: The line opened Purdue -24.

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