Best Bets For #12 Liberty Vs. #5 Oregon March Madness First Round

• Odds have a 7-point spread set in favor of Oregon over Liberty.
• Oregon has covered the spread in five straight March Madness games.

SEATTLE – Capping off the final game of the first round in March Madness is the #5 vs. #12 matchup between the Oregon Ducks and Liberty Flames. Oregon is going into this one favored by a decent sized margin.

In this case, legal sports betting sites have to be looking at how Oregon has done in previous March Madness games before they set the 7-point spread in favor of the Ducks.

#12 Liberty Vs. #5 Oregon

• Moneyline: Liberty (+255) vs. Oregon (-310)
• Spread: Oregon -7
• Total: 139

Ducks Fly In March, Trust Oregon ATS

Oregon has caught fire at the perfect time having gone 8-1 in their last nine games prior to the tournament and are a decent 5-4 against the spread in that span as well. An interesting factor that comes into play is when they play in March Madness where they have thrived in recent years.

In their last 10 tournament games, Oregon has gone 6-4 straight up and a strong 8-2 against the spread at CBB online betting sites. This will be their ninth tournament appearance and they have made it to the Sweet 16 in all but one of those previous appearances.

Oregon lucked out with their first round matchup here against Liberty who has very limited NCAA Tournament experience with just five all time appearances and just one of them making it to the second round where they were eliminated. In their 1-4 stretch of all time tournament games, they are 2-3 against a +7-point spread.

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