March Madness has descended, and we get 16 first-round games Thursday in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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Best sports betting bonuses: NCAA tournament Thursday schedule and preview

Tournament top-overall seed Auburn is in action Thursday as the Tigers take on Tuesday First Four victor Alabama State at 2:50 p.m., ET, in a South Regional first-round contest in Lexington, Ky.

Auburn is one of four No. 1 or No. 2 seeds in action Thursday, joining Midwest 1-seed Houston, Midwest 2-seed Tennessee and West 2-seed St. John’s.

Following is Thursday’s full 16-game NCAA tourney schedule, including consensus point spreads and totals from the leading online sportsbooks and TV / streaming information. 

Find updated spreads, totals and moneylines on our dedicated betting odds page. Note than outside of the first games at each regional site, all tip times are approximate, depending on the length of prior contests.

• > South 9-seed Creighton vs. S8 Louisville (-2.5, 146), 12:15 p.m. ET (CBS)
• > M13 High Point vs. M4 Purdue (-7.5, 153), 12:40 p.m. (truTV)
• > E14 Montana vs. E3 Wisconsin (-17, 151.5), 1:30 p.m. (TNT)
• > M16 SIU Edwardsville vs. M1 Houston (-29, 126), 2 p.m. (TBS)
• > S16 Alabama State vs. S1 Auburn (-32, 149.5), 2:50 p.m. (CBS)
• > M12 McNeese vs. M5 Clemson (-7.5, 133.5), 3:15 p.m. (truTV)
• > E11 VCU vs. E6 BYU (-2.5, 146), 4:05 p.m. (TNT)
• > M9 Georgia vs. M9 Gonzaga (-6.5, 150), 4:35 p.m. (TBS)
• > M15 Wofford vs. M2 Tennessee (-19, 133.5), 6:50 p.m. (TNT)
• > W10 Arkansas vs. W7 Kansas (-5, 146), 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
• > S13 Yale vs. S4 Texas A&M (-7.5, 139), 7:25 p.m. (TBS)
• > W11 Drake vs. W6 Missouri (-6.5, 133), 7:35 p.m. (truTV)
• > M10 Utah State vs. M7 UCLA (-5.5, 144), 9:25 p.m. (TNT)
• > W15 Omaha vs. W2 St. John’s (-19, 148), 9:45 p.m. (CBS)
• > S12 UC San Diego vs. S5 Michigan (-2.5, 142.5), 10 p.m. (TBS)
• > W14 UNC-Wilmington vs. W3 Texas Tech (-14.5, 142.5), 10:10 p.m. (truTV)