Final Four betting pits a quadrant of blue bloods against one another at online sportsbooks. Kansas is set to square off against Villanova in a prime regional semifinals grudge match, while a historic chapter of the UNC/Duke rivalry is set to be written. While most college hoops bettors are likely to bet way beyond their means on the point spreads, moneylines and totals with only three games remaining on the docket, there’s a bevy of props available to help spice things up throughout both games. So why not bet into these props and have them correlate with how you ultimately expect both games to play out? I personally believe Duke will be squaring off against Kansas in the title game come Monday night. It likely won’t be a cakewalk for both teams to get there, but the Blue Devils and Jayhawks will find a way. The following are player and futures props I’ve added to my portfolio in hopes of adding to the bankroll for baseball season.
The Final Four is set to tip from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 6:09 p.m. ET. BookMaker.eu will have NCAA basketball odds and props available for every game remaining in the NCAA tournament.
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Brady Manek Over 16.5 Points
Manek has been a godsend for Hubert Davis and his staff. The OU transfer averaged a shade fewer than 15 points per game in the regular season, but the kids blown up in the NCAA tournament leading the team in scoring with an average of 19.5 points per game. He’s shot a near 55 percent from the field and sank better than 41 percent of his long range shots. While regression is destined to get him at some point, the matchup is prime to build upon those averages against a Duke defense he had no issues against in both regular season standoffs. He led the team in scoring with 21 points on 7 of 16 shooting in the 87-67 defeat, and followed it up with another 20 in the rematch. He connected on 11 of his 20 overall 3-point attempts. While Duke has excelled defending the perimeter in the Big Dance, it’s still beatable from deep. Manek was the most consistent performer for UNC in both regular season meetings, and I don’t foresee the big stage of the Final Four altering his production enough to consider backing the low side of this impost.
Armando Bacot Under 12.5 Rebounds
North Carolina got rolled by 20 points at home in the first meeting. It avenged that loss by racking up 94 points in the rematch by way of shooting a sizzling 49 percent from the field in Mike Krzyzewski’s final coached home game. With the Blue Devils outboarding the Tar Heels by 14 in the triumph, it comes to reason that not as many caroms will be there for UNC’s behemoth center to reel in. Bacot hauled in a total of 12 rebounds in both meetings. Obviously, he had some issues banging with Mark Williams who averaged 10.0 rebounds in the two clashes. Paulo Banchero won’t make his life any easier. I’m also thinking Coach K attempts to saddle him with foul trouble early on. The more Armando rides the pine, the less of a shot he’ll have of surpassing an impost CBB bettors are hitting the over of with reckless abandon considering he’s averaged nearly 16.0 rebounds per game throughout the Dance. I’ll take the plus-money return on the under considering I believe the Dookies take the rubber match.
Ochai Agbaji Under 16.5 Points
If you’ve been following my college basketball stuff for the last few decades, you know I bleed crimson and blue. That being said, I’m still very tough on my alma mater knowing full well I should’ve been privy to more than just one national championship during that time. This year, I’ve been incredibly tough on No. 30 and will pay up once again in this crucial revenge bout with a Nova team that destroyed my Jayhawks in the Final Four back in 2018. Though Agbaji hadn’t even stepped foot in Lawrence back then, he’s going to have to play a crucial role for Kansas to avenge that humbling defeat. Way too often, Agbaji simply just hangs out in the background and lets his teammates do most of the dirty work. Case in point – his 2022 NCAA tournament resume. If not for a big second half versus the Canes, he would’ve failed to topple this impost in every game. He’s averaged 12.2 points thus far and only managed five points against a gritty Providence defense. He ain’t seen nothing yet! Nova doesn’t mess around defensively – with or without Justin Moore! I’ll happily lose this bet if he goes off and leads my Jayhawks to a dominant win over the Wildcats. I just don’t foresee it playing out like that.
Duke to Beat Kansas +330
As much as I want to believe Kansas logs its fourth all-time title, I don’t think there’s anything preventing the Coach K farewell tour from wrapping up without the Dookies cutting the nets. It almost seems as if it’s been written in stone as well the Blue Devils have played the first two weeks of this tournament. If not for allowing a last-second dunk against Cal State Fullerton, they would’ve covered every game against the closing college basketball odds. As such, why not take a shot at a much juicier return on investment if the data is telling us this potential matchup will be lined around a pick ‘em should it come to pass? If it does, Duke will likely be the short chalk and be in the neighborhood of -120 favorites to defeat the Jayhawks. I think the Blue Devils win and cover against North Carolina. I also think Kansas finds a way to advance against Villanova; not sold they cover the point spread. Either way, these two blue bloods will square off against one another on Monday night. Unfortunately, I see the season coming to a close with Duke hoisting its sixth national championship trophy. I’ll be sad, but my bankroll won’t!
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