The NCAA Tournament Final Four round starts Saturday with the Michigan State Spartans and the Butler Bulldogs battling at Lucas Oil Stadium (6:05 pm ET, CBS).
Final Four Betting Odds at betED.com have the Bulldogs as a 1-point favorite and the over/under total at 126.
Both teams are coming off big upset wins in the Elite Eight round last weekend.
Michigan State upset the Tennessee Volunteers 70-69 as a 2-point underdog in their Elite Eight round matchup. The score went over the over/under total (135.5).
Durrell Summers netted a game-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting for the Spartans, while Raymar Morgan added 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
The Bulldogs advanced to the Final Four with a 63-56 upset win over the Kansas State Wildcats in their Elite Eight matchup. Butler won that game as 4-point underdogs, while the teams played under the total of 134.5.
Gordon Hayward led Butler with a game-high 22 points, while hauling down eight rebounds. Shelvin Mack chipped in with 16 points and seven rebounds in the win.
Michigan State is 28-8 straight up and 15-20 against the point spread while Butler is 32-4 SU and 16-20 ATS.
Michigan State is 7-1 SU in its last eight games and 4-2 ATS in its last six games.
Butler is 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in its last five games, and the total has gone under in five of Butler’s last six games.
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