Frankly, Marquette has no right playing in the Round of 32 on Saturday as the Golden Eagles were totally outplayed by No. 14 Davidson on Thursday. But Marquette opened as a 2-point WagerWeb.com favorite to beat Butler in Lexington and advance to the Sweet 16. Check our current lines. Marquette beat Davidson 59-58. Taking Jamil Wilson’s inbounds pass at midcourt

No team in the nation is hotter than Davidson, and the Wildcats put their 17-game winning streak on the line Thursday in Lexington against the Big East’s Marquette. Check our current NCAA Tournament lines. Davidson beat the College of Charleston 74-55 for the Southern Conference tournament championship. Junior forward De’Mon had 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Wildcats defended

It should be a very close game Thursday in Salt Lake City when at-large teams Wichita State and Pitt face off. Wichita State takes a 26-8 overall season record into its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Pittsburgh (24-8) won the College Basketball Invitational last season after barely missing the NCAA Tournament with a 22-17 record. Check our current NCAA Tournament lines.

Valparaiso has pulled off big upsets in the NCAA Tournament in the past, but the Crusaders are double-digit underdogs for Thursday’s game against Big Ten powerhouse Michigan State in what is essentially a home game for the Spartans in Auburn Hills, Mich. Check our current NCAA Tournament lines. Valpo was the Horizon League’s regular-season and tournament champion. It beat Wright

Many are in disbelief that Pac-12 Tournament champion Oregon got such a high seed, and the No. 12 Ducks have a major challenge in their NCAA Tournament opener on Thursday against Oklahoma State in San Jose. Check our current NCAA Tournament lines. OSU enters off a 68-57 loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 semifinals. Cowboys star freshman Marcus

It’s a huge game for bubble teams Minnesota and Illinois on Thursday in Chicago, with the winner in good shape for an at-large NCAA bid and earning a date with Indiana on Friday. The loser has to sweat on Selection Sunday. The Gophers opened as 2-point favorites. Check our current lines. Illinois (21-11, 8-10) enters the tournament having lost two straight

The University of Michigan has the chance to become the first No. 5 seed in NCAA conference tournament history to get a top seed in the NCAA Tournament if U-M, which is sixth in the nation, can win the Big Ten Tournament. It looks for payback for one of the nation’s biggest upsets earlier this season when Michigan faces Penn

Baylor got a huge resume-boosting win over Kansas in the regular-season finale to help the Bears’ NCAA Tournament hopes, but they probably need at least two wins in the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City to have any realistic hopes, starting Thursday against Oklahoma State. The Cowboys opened as 2.5-point favorites on Vegassportsbetting.com. Check our current lines. Baylor (18-13, 9-9) didn’t

Lafayette looks for its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2000 when the Leopards face Bucknell on Wednesday night for the Patriot League Tournament title and the automatic bid that comes with it. However, Bucknell opened as an 11-point WagerWeb.com favorite in its own gym. Check our current lines. Bucknell was the Patriot League’s regular-season champion and enters on a six-game winning streak. The Bison beat

It’s a huge bubble game for both Boise State and San Diego State on Wednesday in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals in Las Vegas, with SDSU opening as a 4.5-point favorite on Vegassportsbetting.com. The loser almost assuredly won’t be going to the Big Dance. Check our current lines. These teams played in the regular-season finale, with Boise State winning 69-65. Derrick