{"id":689094,"date":"2026-03-31T01:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/689094\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:27:48","slug":"michigan-leads-the-way-into-college-basketballs-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/689094\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan leads the way into college basketball’s Final Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are four teams remaining in the men\u2019s college basketball tournament<\/a> and as of Monday morning Michigan has the best odds to win the title at +165.<\/p>\n

Illinois will take on UConn in the first game of the Final Four<\/a> on Saturday in Indianapolis, followed by Arizona against Michigan.<\/p>\n

Behind the Wolverines<\/a>, Arizona is the second favorite at +180, followed by Illinois at +475 and UConn at +550.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at how things played out over the weekend at the BetMGM online sportsbook<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Trends of the Week<\/p>\n

UConn advanced to the Final Four with an incredible last-second win over Duke.<\/a> After a steal in the backcourt, freshman Braylon Mullins hit a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to give the Huskies a 73-72 victory. UConn trailed by 19 points earlier in the contest. UConn was a 5.5-point underdog but took in 69% of the money.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Michigan blew out Tennessee 95-62<\/a> to advance to the Final Four. The Wolverines were an 8.5-point favorite and took in 71% of the bets and 74% of the money.<\/p>\n

Upsets of the Week<\/p>\n

UConn trailed 44-29 at halftime and was +725 at that point to pull off the upset and win. Furthermore, No. 1 seeds were 134-0 in games in which they led by 15 or more points at halftime in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

On the PGA Tour, Gary Woodland won for the first time since 2019<\/a> at the Houston Open. He finished at 21 under, which was good for a five-shot victory. Going into the tournament, he was +6600 in the outright winner market and took in 2% of the bets and 1.5% of the money.<\/p>\n

Coming Up<\/p>\n

The NBA\u2019s regular season is winding down<\/a> and the Thunder are favored to retain their title at +140, followed by the Spurs at +550 and the Celtics at +600.<\/p>\n

Next are the Cavaliers at +900, the Nuggets at +1100, the Knicks at +1500 and the Pistons and Lakers at +2500.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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