March Madness is here! The 2024 NCAA Tournament tipped off on Thursday afternoon and the first round will continue on Friday. Half of the 64 teams in the field will be eliminated by the end of the night.
Which favorites will be heading for the exits? Which underdogs will lay the foundation for a Cinderella run? For now, let's try to answer those questions by going for the jackpot with a 16-team parlay. And why not? Thursday and Friday are arguably the 2 best sporting days of the entire year. Here is our second millionaire parlay of the Big Dance, this one for Friday's opening-round action.
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Florida Atlantic Owls over Northwestern Wildcats (-148)
FAU made it all the way to the Final Four in 2023. The Owls aren't going out in the first round one year later.'