Tipoff for the 2022 NCAA Tournament is here, with the No. 11-seeded Michigan Wolverines taking on the No. 6-seed Colorado State Rams in a South Region matchup (12:15 p.m. ET) to get things rolling in a 32-game, two-day frenzy of first-round action. 

Before locking in any selections for 2022 NCAA Tournament games from the odds board at Caesars Sportsbook (see the latest lines for each game on our college basketball odds page), you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division  I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $1,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

Now, it has simulated every 2022 NCAA Tournament game 10,000 times and revealed its point-spread selections and over-under picks for every single first-round contest.

We can tell you the model found value on surging Virginia Tech (+1) against Big 12 stalwart Texas in an East Region first-round game (4:30 p.m. ET) on Friday. 

The model also has made the call on every other game on the 2022 NCAA Tournament first-round schedule, and it is calling for multiple SHOCKING upsets! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any college basketball picks.

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