Here are the most likely March Madness upsets according to Las Vegas by Tyler Lauletta on Mar 14, 2018, 11:11 AM Advertisement
 When it comes to March Madness, upsets are often the difference between winning your pool and finishing out of the money. Thankfully, some of picks are easier than you might think. If you take a look at the odds in Las Vegas, many of the first-round matchups are mostly a coin flip, regardless of the seed of the two teams competing. Below we've collected the best upset picks for the first round of your NCAA Tournament bracket based on Las Vegas odds. Chances are you don't need to add every one of these potential upsets to your bracket, but take a look and see which potential Cinderella catches your eye. No. 10 Butler (-1) vs. No. 7 Arkansas  The No. 10 Butler Bulldogs are favored over the No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks despite being the lower seed. FiveThirtyEight gives the Bulldogs a 60% chance to prevail in this one. If you're looking for an easy way to spice up your first round, this is your only chance in the tournament to pick an upset without backing an underdog.
No. 10 Oklahoma (PK) vs. No. 7 Rhode Island  No. 10 Oklahoma had a rocky second half of the season, but they are a straight pick'em against No. 7 Rhode Island. URI is a strong team, but they are coming off of a loss in their conference championship, and Oklahoma will have the best player on the court in Trae Young.
No. 10 Texas (+1) vs. No. 7 Nevada  The Texas Longhorns are barely underdogs against the Nevada Wolfpack in their first-round matchup. The Longhorns have five wins against ranked opponents on the year, whereas the Wolfpack lost against its only ranked opponent of the season. Not to mention, Texas head coach Shaka Smart knows how to manage a team through the tournament.
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