NCAA tournament First Four: Predictions and odds for Grambling St vs. Montana St.

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Grambling State guard Terrence Lewis (24) drives to the basket around Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic (22) during the second half in the NCAA men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Ames, Iowa.

The 2024 March Madness Tournament kicks off with the First Four, an eight-team battle that will give us the final four spots in the Round of 64. Two No. 10 seeds and two No. 16 seeds are up for grabs. Of the games set to take place on Wednesday, one of them will determine which team between Grambling State and Montana State gets to face No. 1 seed Purdue in the first round.

This is a coveted position to be in. Not only is it a tremendous honor to play in the NCAA Tournament at all, but the Purdue Boilermakers have already proven capable of losing to a No. 16 seed. They lost to Fairleigh Dickinson 63-58 in the opening round just last year. That means the winner of this Grambling St-Montana St matchup might have a chance of advancing to the Round of 32.

Both teams are coming off conference tournament wins. Montana State secured the Big Sky conference despite finishing the regular season in fifth place in conference. Meanwhile, Grambling State barreled through the Southwestern Athletic Conference en route to their first SWAC championship.

Here’s how to watch this First Four matchup.

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Grambling State vs. Montana State Predictions:

Sportsbook Review: Grambling State (+3.5)

Mike Spector writes, “Montana State is in the NCAA Tournament under first-year head coach Matt Logie after getting scalding hot from 3-point range in March. The Bobcats shot 48.1%, 48.1%, and 40.7% from beyond the arc leading up to the Big Sky Conference Tournament final and overcame a 26.1% shooting effort from the perimeter to beat rival Montana for the third time this season in the championship game. However, Grambling State is ripe for its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, mainly because it defends the…

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Publish date : 2024-03-20 10:14:59

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