NCAA Men’s Final Four: Best Bets

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UCONN and Purdue are two of the heaviest favorites in the history of the Final Four. As the two season-long dominant forces in college basketball, the Huskies and Boilermakers appear to be on a collision course in the national title game Monday Night. Alabama and NC State are looking to wreck those plans.

The game and player markets are out for both the semifinal games. Let’s dive into each game and find a few plays.

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11-NC State (+350) vs. 1-Purdue (-450)

Spread: Boilermakers -9.5 | O/U: 145.5

It is amusing listening to those who still believe Zach Edey is anything less than a fantastic college basketball player. Couple his dominance in the paint with Purdue’s efficiency from beyond the arc and it is no surprise the Boilermaker’s are in the Final Four.

The Wolfpack’s DJ Burns Jr has owned the spotlight as the darling of the NCAA Tournament. For his smiling face and fun-loving attitude to remain on televisions across America, though, Burns and his frontcourt mates Mohamed Diarra and Ben Middlebrooks will need to somehow slow down Edey. Burns has the weight to do so but not the height. Diarra has the height but not the mass, and Middlebrooks has the height and mass but not the skill set. That said, they do offer 15 fouls to defend with as well as three bodies to attack the Purdue pivot on offense.

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A case can be made for the Wolfpack to bother Edey and to defend the perimeter early, but can they maintain the high level of play defensively while also attacking on offense and scoring enough to pull off the upset? I doubt it.

Purdue has been one of the two best teams all season long and the books and I believe they will meet UCONN for the national championship.

So, let’s look at a few plays we like with the Boilermakers. Zach…

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Publish date : 2024-04-04 19:00:00

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