One team will advance to the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and another will have its season come to an end when two No. 16 seeds – the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and Texas Southern Tigers – collide in a First Four game on Wednesday at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Even though the Knights (17-15) did not win the Northeast Conference championship, they received the conference' ;s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by virtue of NEC champion Merrimack being ineligible to play in the tournament. Meanwhile the Tigers (12-20) qualified for the field of 68 by winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament title.
Tip-off is set for 6:40 p.m. ET. The Tigers are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 146.5.
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