{"id":19483,"date":"2014-03-31T00:07:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=19483"},"modified":"2014-03-31T04:05:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T04:05:11","slug":"no-1-florida-vs-no-7-connecticut-march-madness-final-four-betting-preview-and-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/no-1-florida-vs-no-7-connecticut-march-madness-final-four-betting-preview-and-prediction.html","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 Florida vs. No. 7 Connecticut &#8211; March Madness Final Four &#8211; Betting Preview and Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. 1 Florida ended Dayton&#8217;s fairy tale run\u00a0to book its ticket to the Final Four in Texas. But the road to the national championship game passes through some familiar foes: No. 7 Connecticut and the superhuman Shabazz Napier. It was Napier&#8217;s late-game heroics that inflicted the Gators their last loss 30 games ago.<\/p>\n<h2>No. 1 Florida Gators vs. No. 7 Connecticut Huskies Final Four Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Where: AT&amp;T Stadium, Arlington<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0Saturday, April 5, 6:05 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Line: No. 7 Connecticut Huskies (<strong>+6.5<\/strong>) at No. 1 Florida Gators (<strong>-6.5<\/strong>) &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Bet Dayton vs. Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view these lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the\u00a0Florida Gators<\/h3>\n<p>There was nothing magical about how No. 1 Florida beat Cinderella story Dayton 62-52 to progress to the Final Four. The Gators just did what they\u2019ve done during their 30-game winning streak: play great defense and let the seniors lead the way.<\/p>\n<p>The great Gator defense did a number on Dayton by limiting the Flyers to season low 52 points on 40% shooting. Senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin made the big shots on offense with 23 points and three 3-pointers, while fellow senior Patric Young (12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks) was huge on both ends of the court.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t a flawless performance from Florida, by any means. The Gators shot a tournament-low 37.5% from the field, and leading scorer Casey Prather (just 10.5 PPG) is having an up-and-down tourney. Offense is definitely an area where Billy Donovan should fine-tune his team.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Florida&#8217;s defense will need to key in on the Huskies\u2019 main man, Shabazz Napier. Wilbekin will have that tough defensive assignment apart from his playmaking duties.<\/p>\n<p>Florida is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games, but just failed to cover the 10.5-point spread against Dayton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Scottie-Wilbekin-Patric-Young-Florida-Gators-NCAAB1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19111\" alt=\"Scottie Wilbekin, Patric Young, Florida Gators, NCAAB\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Scottie-Wilbekin-Patric-Young-Florida-Gators-NCAAB1.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Scottie-Wilbekin-Patric-Young-Florida-Gators-NCAAB1.jpg 594w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Scottie-Wilbekin-Patric-Young-Florida-Gators-NCAAB1-250x163.jpg 250w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Scottie-Wilbekin-Patric-Young-Florida-Gators-NCAAB1-138x90.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Connecticut Huskies<\/h3>\n<p>No. 7 Connecticut reached its second improbable Final Four in four years with a 60-54 win over No. 4 Michigan State, and it once again came down to its amazing point guard.<\/p>\n<p>Just as he has the entire tournament, Shabazz Napier put UConn on his back with 25 big points. He also made four of the team&#8217;s five three-pointers and went 9-9 from the line. The Huskies finally cooled off from beyond the arc (they went just 5-22 from three) but they are still shooting a sizzling 92% from the line.<\/p>\n<p>UConn also continued its remarkable interior defense to completely shut down the Spartans in the paint, limiting them to just six points and causing 16 turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>Napier famously dropped 26 on Florida, including the game-winning three-pointer, in their regular season meeting in December to hand the Gators their last loss of the season. Needless to say, the fate of the Huskies rests firmly on his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies are a perfect 4-0 SU and ATS in the tournament. However, the total against the Spartans was the first to go under.<\/p>\n<h3>Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Napier\u2019s come up trumps throughout the entire tournament, and he\u2019s already beaten seemingly unbeatable Florida once. What\u2019s to stop him from doing it again? 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