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March Madness Betting Guide: First Round, Friday

Virginia is facing another 16 seed that can shoot well. They should win, but will they cover the huge point spread?

There is no time to recover from day one of the NCAA Tournament with another 16 games on the slate Friday. If you were not feeling Thursday's games from a betting perspective, or maybe you did so well that you want to come back for more -- because clearly those are the only two options there -- we have some more recommendations to make 12 hours of basketball even more exciting.

Once again, our models are feeling some underdog magic and why not -- last year was wild and crazy, so let's keep going with this trend!

Using our models as a guide, here are our best bets for Friday.

Please note that lines are subject to change throughout the day after this article is published. Please check here to make sure you're seeing the most updated information.

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