{"id":74432,"date":"2023-03-27T19:03:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=74432"},"modified":"2023-03-27T19:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:03:58","slug":"mens-final-four-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/03\/27\/mens-final-four-betting-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Final Four Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Alex Lauzon from the \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/the-course-of-life\/view\"><em>Course of Life<\/em><\/a><em>\u201d podcast<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Four Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re down to the Final Four teams of this maddeningly entertaining March meeting this weekend in Houston, Texas and I can safely say (almost) NO ONE saw these matchups coming. We passed the \u201cyour brackets are busted\u201d narrative that feels like ages ago in this tournament, and now we\u2019re left with four teams that are more reminiscent of a Thanksgiving weekend vacation tournament than a March Madness Final Four. We can always look back on the 2023 tournament as the year that the seeding got completely thrown out the window forever, and there was and will be no turning back from here. The crazy bracket your grandmother picks based on team mascots is now more informed and accurate than any college hoops fan\u2019s picks ever were at an alarming rate this year. True madness with one more epic weekend to go. College hoops always delivers this time of year, and the madness remains undefeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Week two\u2019s Cinderella stories were aplenty, just to heap on top of the pile of upsets from week one. While UConn is the one logical powerhouse to find their way back to another championship weekend in Houston, it\u2019s the little guys that shined the brightest in the dance. The Owls of Florida Atlantic as a 9 seed &#8211; how? San Diego State and Miami battling through treacherous regions as 5 seeds and making it out as regional champions? We couldn\u2019t have seen it coming on any planet, except for those 37 wizards who managed to have all four of these teams on their bracket\u2019s final four. With that, let\u2019s get to breaking down the two semifinals in H-Town:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#9 Florida Atlantic &#8211; vs #5 San Diego State (-2) &#8211; 6:09 pm ET<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cinderella of all Cinderellas leads off the Final Four weekend, as the Owls (yes, the Owls) out of Florida Atlantic University find themselves in their first NCAA men\u2019s tournament appearance, and first final four in the same year. Here they are out of Conference USA where they\u2019ve just limped over .500 in recent seasons. Known previously as Lane Kiffin\u2019s pit stop before Oxford, they&#8217;re now a basketball school and they play a very modernized game. The Owls are far from a standstill on the court, with a rapid uptempo pace and a constant rotation of players that have you checking the lineup card constantly. They\u2019ll want to run up the score against a San Diego State team that is built for the challenge. The Aztecs are the first Final Four team EVER out of the Mountain West Conference, and they prefer to slow you down and impose their will on both sides. This is a classic case of \u201cstyles make fights\u201d where contrasting gameplans butt heads on a huge stage. In this spot, I like the Aztecs and defense to win out by a basket &#8211; the final four dome setting doesn\u2019t lend kindly to FAU\u2019s shooting either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alex\u2019s Plays: San Diego State -2, Under 131.5 points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#4 UConn vs #5 Miami&nbsp; &#8211; 8:49 pm ET<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been a test-free cakewalk for the UConn Huskies, who are the one team here that makes some sense in this extremely unpredictable March Madness. They\u2019ve rolled to 15+ point wins in all four of their tournament games, and their mix of size down low and guards that can drain threes has been a bear to defend throughout the last two weeks. As a program, the Huskies have created that sustainability that many national powerhouses desire, and they always find their way to a final four every few years. They\u2019re back again as the prohibitive betting favorite to win it all (-125) despite very little hype in recent months after mid-season struggles. They face a Miami program led by Coach Jim Larranaga, who famously led George Mason on a magical Final Four run of their own in 2006. The Canes are undersized on paper but play a bit more taller and fierce than your average guard-heavy roaster. Add in star players like Jordan Miller who had a PERFECT shooting game last weekend and you\u2019ve got yourselves a problem. I like this to be a thrilling duel that definitely has baskets aplenty, and I\u2019m keeping the Canes inside the number.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NCAA_Miami_Texas_Basketball_23086013793686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/27190304\/NCAA_Miami_Texas_Basketball_23086013793686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/27190304\/NCAA_Miami_Texas_Basketball_23086013793686-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/27190304\/NCAA_Miami_Texas_Basketball_23086013793686-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alex\u2019s Plays: Miami +5.5, Over 149 points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winners Saturday face off Monday night at NRG Stadium for a 9:20 pm E.T. 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