NCAA Tournament action begins on Tuesday with the First Four in Dayton, as teams try to play their way into the bracket. Tuesday's action features Wagner vs. Howard (-3) at 6:40 p.m. ET and Colorado State vs. Virginia (+2.5) at 9:10 p.m (see more NCAA Tournament odds here). The winner of the first game will earn the No. 16 seed in the West and take on No. 1 North Carolina, while the winner of the second will claim the No. 10 seed in the Midwest and face No. 7 Texas.

On Wednesday, Grambling will play Montana State (-4) at 6:40 p.m. and Colorado will play Boise State (+2.5) at 9:10 p.m. The winner of the first game will be the No. 16 seed in the Midwest and play No. 1 Purdue, while the winner of the second game will earn the No. 10 seed in the South and play No. 7 Florida.

Before making any college basketball bets on the First Four, be sure to see what legendary handicapper Bruce Marshall has to say. 

For years Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members. 

An in-demand guest on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country, Bruce's vast array of editorial work has been featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Post and many other outlets. He has won various handicapping titles and also is working on several book projects.

Now he's studied the college basketball lines for the First Four and used his Tech Corner technique to break down every matchup. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before making any college basketball picks.

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