NCAA Tournament Expert Picks, Predictions: First Round Friday Games

NCAA Tournament predictions, college basketball expert picks for the first round Friday games

NCAA Tournament First Round
Illinois vs Chattanooga

Line: Illinois -8, o/u: 135.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Illinois*
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Illinois
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Illinois
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Illinois
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com: Illinois*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Illinois
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Illinois*
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Illinois*
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Illinois*
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Chattanooga
CONSENSUS PICK: Illinois*

NCAA Tournament First Round: Friday
Ohio State vs Loyola | Auburn vs Jax State
Texas Tech vs Montana State | Purdue vs Yale
Villanova vs Delaware | USC vs Miami
Alabama vs Notre Dame | Texas vs Va Tech
Illinois vs Chatt | Duke vs Cal St Fullerton
LSU vs Iowa State | Arizona vs Wright State
Houston vs UAB | Michigan State vs Davidson
Wisconsin vs Colgate | Seton Hall vs TCU
Final Four Picks | NCAA Tournament Schedule

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