{"id":9874,"date":"2009-03-31T12:40:43","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T17:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2009-03-31T12:40:43","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T17:40:43","slug":"2009-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/betting-props\/2009-final-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportsbetting? Final Four Gambling Props"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Final Four Props<\/h2>\n<p>The clich\u00e9 \u201cTime flies when you\u2019re having fun\u201d is an old dusty one, but it really holds true when it comes to <a title=\"March Madness Betting\" href=\"\/ncaab\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>March Madness<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like it was just Selection Sunday and with a blink of an eye, the Opening Round, the Sweet 16 and the Elite Eight are all in the rearview mirror\u2026and now it\u2019s the Final Four.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Last year, there weren\u2019t really any surprises as the each of top seeds\u2014Memphis, North Carolina, Kansas and UCLA\u2014all made the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>While there are two No. 1 seeds this year in the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UConn Huskies, the Michigan State Spartans and the Villanova Wildcats decided to crash the party as well.<\/p>\n<p>Of the four, online sportsbook <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=659\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>SPORTSBETTING.com<\/strong><\/a> has UNC as the odds-on to win the NCAA championship at -125 followed by UConn at +250, Michigan State at +500 and Villanova at +600.<\/p>\n<p>Listed as a -7.5 point favorite, North Carolina will try to prevent Villanova from reliving its magical 1985 run (shocked Georgetown), while UConn, favored by 4.5-points, will try to punch a ticket to the final by defeating Michigan State.<\/p>\n<p>With the big matchups come a full menu of interesting prop wagers. Checking the board at <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=659\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>SPORTSBETTING.com<\/strong><\/a> we see several that are attracting a lot of early attention.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the tournament\u2019s <strong>Most Outstanding Player<\/strong> there are a number of ways to go.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough is the odds-on favorite to be named 2009\u2019s MOP at +250 and you need only take a look at the numbers to see why.<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of his team\u2019s Elite Eight tilt against Oklahoma, where he was limited to only 8-points, Hansbrough has averaged 20.3 ppg during March Madness and complemented that with 2.5 steals a game and 7.3 boards a game.<\/p>\n<p>Not to be outdone, Hansbrough\u2019s team mate and North Carolina PG Ty Lawson has been playing despite a toe injury, even missing the team\u2019s opener to Radford.<\/p>\n<p>In three games this tournament, Lawson has also averaged 20.3 ppg but has also averaged 6.7 assists per game; he\u2019s listed at +350.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the \u201c<strong>Team to score the most points<\/strong>\u201d, the North Carolina Tar Heels are, like many other wagers, the odds-on favorites at -200.<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=659\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/pct.earnreal.com?aff=517572&amp;br=27003&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=659&amp;type=gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But at +400, the UConn Huskies could be a better option. In its four 2009 March Madness games the Huskies have gone 3-1 on the Over\/Under outscoring opponents 103-47, 92-66, 72-60 and 82-75.<\/p>\n<p>Much like the Most Outstanding Player prop, the \u201c<strong>Player to score the most points in the Final Four<\/strong>\u201d sees Lawson (+300) and Hansbrough (+200) as options.<\/p>\n<p>But there are other players on the betting menu as well.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State\u2019s Kalin Lucas is a long shot at +1500 averaging 12.8 ppg this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>At +250, UConn\u2019s A.J. Price might be worth a wager as he is averaging 20 ppg in the last four games.<\/p>\n<p>Ditto for Villanova\u2019s Dante Cunningham, who is listed at +500 and is averaging 17.8 points during this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The player who will be the Final Four\u2019s <strong>top rebounder<\/strong> proves to be an interesting proposition.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Hansbrough is once again an option at +400 with his 7.3 rpg but is not the odds-on favorite as he is in other props.<\/p>\n<p>Villanova\u2019s Dante Cunningham is averaging 8.3 boards and is at +400 while Michigan State\u2019s Goran Suton with his 11.5 rebounds per game is listed at +250 and UConn\u2019s Hasheem Thabeet and his 11.3 rpg is the odds-on at -130.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the last three games of the college basketball season.<\/p>\n<p>The online sportsbooks are buzzing with activity heading into the weekend action\u2026be sure to check out all the <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=659\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>betting options<\/strong><\/a> and keep up to date on the top sports betting information at the top betting blog on the net.<\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"header1blue\" title=\"Sportsbooks\" href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=60033&amp;pct=508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN SPORTSBETTING.COM &#8211; TONS OF WAGERING OPTIONS PLUS GREAT FINAL FOUR \u00a0&#8211; MARCH MADNESS BETTING PROMOS!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clich\u00e9 \u201cTime flies when you\u2019re having fun\u201d is an old dusty one, but it really holds true when it comes to March Madness. 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