NCAA Tournament on Tuesday: Matchups, TV, streaming and odds for March Madness' opening games
The men's NCAA Tournament officially kicks off March Madness on Tuesday with the First Four round of games.
The First Four is not technically the First Round — that will start on Thursday. Instead, the First Four is a set of four play-in games that have been part of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament since the field was expanded to 68 teams in 2011. The teams that participate in the First Four are the the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams. Each subset plays against each other.
This year, in the men's tournament, the four games of the First Four games are No. 16 seeds Texas Southern against No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; No. 16 Wright State against No. 16 Bryant; No. 11 Rutgers against No. 11 Notre Dame and No. 12 Wyoming against No. 12 Indiana.
Here's everything you need to know for Tuesday's NCAA Tournament games.
When do Tuesday's NCAA Tournament games start?
The First Four games on Tuesday start at 6:40 p.m. ET and 9:10 p.m. ET, respectively.
Who is playing in Tuesday's NCAA Tournament games?
The first game is the play-in between two No. 16 seeds: the Texas Southern Tigers vs. the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders. The second game is between a pair of No. 12 seeds: the Indiana Hoosiers vs. the Wyoming Cowboys. Both games will be played at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Who is broadcasting and streaming Tuesday's NCAA Tournament games?
Both games will be televised on truTV. Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Steve Lavin (analyst), Avery Johnson (analyst) and Jon Rothstein (reporter) will be on the call.
Live streaming is available at truTV.com, on the truTV app and FuboTV. Streaming is also available on the NCAA website.
What are the odds for Tuesday's NCAA Tournament games?
Texas Southern is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over-under is 135.5 points. Indiana is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over-under is 132.5 points. All odds are set, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
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