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Utah St. vs. Missouri NCAA Tournament Round 1: How to watch, odds and predictions for March Madness

By Michael Collins

Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (5) defends against Missouri guard Nick Honor (10) during the second half of a SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, March 11, 2023.Alabama Missouri Sec 031123 An 016
Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (5) defends against Missouri guard Nick Honor (10) during the second half of a SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, March 11, 2023.Alabama Missouri Sec 031123 An 016 /
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The NCAA Tournament is here, and the Utah State Aggies and Missouri Tigers are hooking up in a Round 1 tilt on the west coast. 

Get your brackets set because it’s NCAA Tournament time, and the action gets underway this Thursday with an entire day and night full of great games.

The 10th-seeded Utah State Aggies and 7th-seeded Missouri Tigers will face off in a mid-afternoon game as the third contest in the field of 64.

This will be Utah State’s 23rd trip to the Big Dance, with their last appearance coming in 2021. The Aggies haven’t advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1970. Missouri is also trying to change its tournament fate in their 29th tournament appearance, having lost in the first round in their last six trips to the Dance.

How to watch Utah St. vs. Missouri in the NCAA Tournament Round 1

All of the NCAA Men’s Tournament games will be broadcast on the CBS family of networks this year, as well as TNT, TBS and TruTV.

Utah St. vs Missouri is the third Round 1 game in 2023 and will be played at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

Date: Thursday, March 16
Time: 1:40 pm ET
Channel: TNT
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live, fuboTV
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood, Dana Jacobson

Utah St. vs Missouri NCAA Tournament Round 1 odds

Per odds posted on FanDuel Sportsbook, the Aggies are currently favored by 1.5 points. The game has an over/under of 155.5, a -120 moneyline on Utah St., and a +100 moneyline on Missouri.

The Aggies were much better against the spread (21-12-00) than Missouri (17-16-0) during the 2022-23 season, and in addition to the history ATS, the 10-seed upsets the 7-seed more than any other round-one matchup in the history of the current tournament format.

This one could go either way, but you have to feel emotion will be on the side of the Aggies (as well as a lack of jetlag).

Utah St. vs Missouri NCAA Tournament Round 1 prediction

The SEC was a tough league this year, and that’s why it’s hard to bet against the Tigers. Mizzou was a winner in five of their last six games, giving No. 1 Alabama all they could handle. Have to lean toward the toughness of the Tigers in a defensive battle on this one.

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