{"id":36611,"date":"2011-04-01T09:05:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T16:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=36611"},"modified":"2011-04-01T09:05:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T16:05:28","slug":"betting-final-4-odds-kentucky-vs-connecticut-preview-free-pick-4111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/betting-final-4-odds-kentucky-vs-connecticut-preview-free-pick-4111\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Final 4 Predictions: Wildcats vs. Huskies Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>UK Wildcats vs UCONN Huskies | Free March Madness Final 4 Pick<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Looking for the #1 Internet gambling &amp; College basketball handicapping info site on the WWW? 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WTF ARE YOU WAITING FOR?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>#4 Kentucky Wildcats vs #3 Connecticut Huskies<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Final Four<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date\/Time: Saturday April 2 &#8211; 8:55PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Reliant Stadium &#8211; Houston Texas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Broadcast: CBS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wildcats vs Huskies Betting Lines from Betus<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Money Line: Off<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Spread: Kentucky -2.5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Over\/Under: 140<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_summary_5.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> Click here to view LIVE ATS Stats for this matchup &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/record.partners.betus.com\/_zzar6WLC4yndtNTCWXT_4Nh6-ZxdVtol\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> Bet Now at BETUS.com Online Sportsbook &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If there is a team hotter team than the Kentucky Wildcats right now I would like to see them.\u00a0 Of all the teams that have made it to the Final Four they may have had the toughest road having to beat both the #1 Ohio State and #2\u00a0 North Carolina in the East region to make it this far.\u00a0 As a result of their sublime play they find themselves favoured against the equally sizzling Connecticut Huskies and with good reason.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats are a much deeper team with several different scoring options but more importantly their defense of late leads me to believe that they might be able to put the clamps on the dynamic Kemba Walker.\u00a0 The really interesting thing is that Kentucky lost to UConn very early this season in a game that Walker dominated with 27 points.\u00a0 But nobody seems to think a repeat of that or the miserable performance by opposite point guard Brandin Knight is going to happen again this time around.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that UConn is on a roll but the games just keep getting closer.\u00a0 In fact it doesn\u2019t get much closer than their 2 pointer against Arizona in the Elite Eight.\u00a0 Walker continues to shine but I must admit I am a little surprised with how team\u2019s have defended him in the tournament.\u00a0   <a href=\"http:\/\/record.partners.betus.com\/_zzar6WLC4yndtNTCWXT_4Nh6-ZxdVtol\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"width: auto; height: auto; margin: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/basketball\/sportsbook_basketball_250x250_banner2.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think Kentucky is going to put the very quick and very long DeAndre Liggins on him and I think that will make it very tough for him.\u00a0 So who is going to step up and score if Walker is all bottled up?\u00a0 I don\u2019t have a great answer for that as Jeremy Lamb, who is a great shooter, has been benefiting from all the open looks Walker creates.\u00a0 He won\u2019t see those if Walker is handled one on one.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Coach Calhoun and Coach Calipari dont like each other but in this matchup I think that Calhoun has less options to counter with and he won\u2019t be able to bully the Wildcats inside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KENTY are 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 vs. Big East.<br \/>\nUCONN are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall.<br \/>\nOver is 9-4 in UCONN last 13 NCAA Tournament games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Predictions: <\/strong>UConn is not going to make it this far and have it handed to them but I think the Kentucky victory will be easy by comparison to others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score: <\/strong>Kentucky 74 &#8211; Connecticut 68<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/respsportscapping.php?schedule\/league_id,cbb\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR TOP COLLEGE BASKETBALL HANDICAPPERS &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preview of a great college basketball matchup on tap for the 2011 Final 4 in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. 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