March Madness: Pro bettors give their favorite first round upset picks

The appetizer of March Madness has begun with the First Four underway. Howard’s comeback against Wagner ended in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday night while Virginia made fans even more sad about Indiana State being snubbed.

But the entree remains with 32 games combined on Thursday and Friday. There are always first-round upsets in the NCAA tournament, the key to filling out brackets — and betting — is to pick the right ones.

For The Win asked Mike Randle, Chief Content Officer at FTN Network for his favorite first round upset picks. Here’s what he had to say.

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