SEC in the NCAA Tournament: Point spreads, totals set for every first round game

The SEC sent 8 teams to the NCAA Tournament — tying the Big 12 for the most of any league. After a wild conference tournament, Texas A&M made it off the bubble and into the 68-team field. The 9-seed Aggies are joined by 8-seed Mississippi State, 7-seed Florida, 6-seed South Carolina, 4-seed Auburn, 4-seed Alabama, 3-seed Kentucky, and 2-seed Tennessee.

The First Four gets rolling on Tuesday. Florida will have its eye on Dayton, as the winner of Wednesday’s Boise State-Colorado game will be sent to Indianapolis to face the Gators in the South Region’s 7-10 matchup. Every other SEC program knows its first-round opponent.

With that, point spreads and totals have been set for 7 of the 8 games involving SEC schools. Those odds are below.

(All times Eastern; odds via DraftKings)

8 Mississippi State vs. 9 Michigan State (12:15 p.m. Thursday, CBS)

Spread: Michigan State -1.5
Total: 128.5
Moneyline: Michigan State -125, Mississippi State +105

6 South Carolina vs. 11 Oregon (4 p.m. Thursday, TNT)

Spread: South Carolina -1.5
Total: 133
Moneyline: South Carolina -125, Oregon +105

3 Kentucky vs. 14 Oakland (7:10 p.m. Thursday, CBS)

Spread: Kentucky -13.5
Total: 162.5
Moneyline: Kentucky -850, Oakland +575

2 Tennessee vs. 15 Saint Peter’s (9:20 p.m. Thursday, TNT)

Spread: Tennessee -19.5
Total: 128.5
Moneyline: Tennessee -2800, Saint Peter’s +1300

4 Auburn vs. 13 Yale (4:15 p.m. Thursday, TNT)

Spread: Auburn -12.5
Total: 138.5
Moneyline: Auburn -750, Yale +525

7 Florida vs. 10 Boise State/Colorado (4:30 p.m. Friday, TBS)

Spread: not available
Total: not available
Moneyline: not available

8 Nebraska vs. 9 Texas A&M (6:50 p.m. Friday, TNT)

Spread: Nebraska -2
Total: 144.5
Moneyline: Nebraska -130, Texas A&M +110

4 Alabama vs. 13 Charleston (7:35 p.m. Friday, truTV)

Spread: Alabama -10.5
Total: 170.5
Moneyline: Alabama -575, Charleston +425

Auburn — the SEC Tournament champ — has the shortest odds among SEC schools to win the national title. DraftKings has Auburn priced at +1500. Fans can get Auburn at a similar price across most of the best betting apps. The Tennessee Volunteers are in the same neighborhood.

FanDuel is also offering odds to win each region.

Those are below.

East Region

Auburn +500

South Region

Kentucky +850
Florida +1100
Texas A&M +5500

Midwest Region

Tennessee +310
South Carolina +2900

West Region

Alabama +650
Mississippi State +2000