NCAA Basketball Predictions Today

After the 2020 NCAA March Madness Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 in March of 2020, it's been two years since we've seen the tournament field set.

Here's a look at the predictions and picks for each of the NCAA Tournament's First Four Play-In games scheduled for Thursday, March 18.

NCAA Basketball Predictions Tonight

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1. No. 16 Texas Southern vs No. 16 Mount St. Mary's

ESPN: Mount St. Mary's
numberFire: Mount St. Mary's
Betting Favorite: Mount St. Mary's (-1)
FiveThirtyEight: Mount St. Mary's
Consensus: Mount St. Mary's (4/4)

2. No. 11 Drake vs No. 11 Wichita State

ESPN: Drake
numberFire: Drake
Betting Favorite: Drake (-2)
FiveThirtyEight: Wichita State
Consensus: Drake (3/4)

3. No. 16 Appalachian State vs No. 16 Norfolk State

ESPN: Appalachian State
numberFire: Appalachian State
Betting Favorite: Appalachian State (-3)
FiveThirtyEight: Appalachian State
Consensus: Appalachian State (4/4)

4. No. 11 UCLA vs No. 11 Michigan State

ESPN: UCLA
numberFire: UCLA
Betting Favorite: Michigan State (-2)
FiveThirtyEight: Michigan State
Consensus: N/A

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