Here we go with the ROUND #1 picks and Plays, ALL 32 teams! Going to go down the list to make it easier to follow.
Arkansas vs Wofford: Arkansas -4 First Half
Harvard vs North Carolina: Harvard +11
Baylor vs Georgia State: Georgia State +9 (Personally one of the top 3 best bets on the board!!)
Ole Miss vs Xavier: Ole Miss +3
Northeastern vs Notre Dame: Notre Dame -12
Texas vs Butler: Bulter +1.5
Lafayette vs Villanova: Lafayette +23
LSU vs NC State: NC State -2
Hampton vs Kentucky: UNDER 134.5
Purdue vs Cincinnati: Purdue -1.5
UAB vs Iowa State: Iowa State -7 First half, Iowa State -13.5 game (#1 bet for me)
UCLA vs SMU: UCLA +3.5
Utah vs Stephen Austin: Stephen Austin +4 FH
Eastern Washington vs Georgetown: UNDER 146.5
Texas Southern vs Arizona: Texas Southern +12 FH
Ohio State vs VCU: Ohio State -2.5 FH
Virginia vs Belmont: UNDER 124
Georgia vs Mich St: Georgia +5.5
Duke vs Garbage: (will update)
St. Johns vs San Diego St: St, Johns +3.5
West Virginia vs Buffalo: W. Virginia -4.5
Valparaiso vs Maryland: Valparaiso +4.5 (2nd top pick for me)
Oklahoma vs Albany: UNDER 128
Providence vs TBD: (will update)
New Mexico St vs Kansas: Kansas -6 FH
Indiana vs Wichita State: Wichita State -3 FH
Coastal Carolina vs Wisconsin: Coastal Carolina +20
Oklahoma St vs Oregon: Oklahoma St +1.5 (taking the team that's been super cold, yet has stepped up to beat top 25 and top 10 teams this season, tough game!!)
Wyoming vs Northern Iowa: Northern Iowa -3.5 FH (love this play as well, definitely the 4th play for me)
Cal Irvine vs Louisville: OVER 124.5
ND ST vs Gonzaga: ND State +10 FH
Iowa va Davidson: IOWA -2 FH
Have a great opening round guys!!! Good luck with whatever you are playing this opening round!!
I will be back with a couple updates on the pending matchups... then to update the opening round record, and on to round #2 picks.
Handicapping so many games in just 2 days is tough work..... I need a nap now.