NCAA March Madness Wagering – Final 4 Preview

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Saturday’s Final 4 in March Madness wagering has a marquee match between Connecticut and Kentucky and a match of underdogs as VCU takes on Butler. Let’s check out both games and the March Madness odds at the sportsbook.



VCU versus Butler – 6:10 pm Eastern – CBS
The Bulldogs are 2.5 point favorites with the total posted at 133.5. Virginia Commonwealth is the Cinderella story as they weren’t even expected to make the NCAA Championship. They had to play in the “First Four” match and effortlessly managed USC. The Rams then took out Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and #1 Kansas to arrive at the Final 4. Butler has been the cardiac kids of the championship with last second victories over Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin and Florida. The Bulldogs are the most skilled squad of the remaining 4 squads.

Connecticut versus Kentucky – 8:50 pm Eastern – CBS
This is the marquee match of the two Final 4 games and the Wildcats are 2-point favorites in March Madness odds with the total being 140. Connecticut is the third seed whereas Kentucky is a 4 seed. This match practically never happens in the Final 4. In fact, it has simply occurred one time in history since the championship expanded and that was in 1990. The three seed that year was Duke and they beat Arkansas. This match on Saturday highlights the young talent of Kentucky versus Kemba Walker and the Huskies. Kentucky has had the tougher road to the Final 4 as they had to get by Princeton, West Virginia, leading seed Ohio State and then second seed North Carolina. Connecticut has had a simpler road with victories over Bucknell, Cincinnati, San Diego State and Arizona. Kentucky head coach John Calipari is major his third squad to the Final 4 as he took Massachusetts back in 1996 and Memphis in 2008.

Unlikely Final 4
Nearly nobody in March Madness wagering forecasted that these 4 squads would make the Final 4. ESPN had practically 6 million folks enter their championship match and simply two got the Final 4 correct. Neither has an ideal bracket but that is next to impossible. You would have thought that choosing this Final 4 would have been next to impossible but with 6 million brackets and simply two folks that did it those are prospects of 3 million to 1. This is the 1st Final 4 in championship history where there’s not at least one #1 or #2 seed. It’s additionally the greatest combined seed total in tournament history.


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