Final Four Odds: Butler Betting Favorites vs Michigan State

The fans at Lucas Oil Stadium will be treated to a Final Four game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Butler Bulldogs when they take their seats on Saturday night at 6:07pm EST in a game that can be seen on CBS. Final Four odds have the Bulldogs listed as 1.5-point favorites against the Spartans, while the game's total is sitting at 126. Michigan State upset Tennessee 70-69 as a 2-point college basketball betting underdogs last time out in the Elite Eight. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 135.5 at online sportsbooks.

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. "There is nothing greater than going to a Final Four that I know of," Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said after the game, "except winning it." Heading into Saturday's Final Four odds, the Spartans are 28-8 straight up on the season and 15-20 against the college basketball betting spread.

Butler advanced to the Final Four by upsetting Kansas State 63-56 last time out. Butler won that game as 4-point college basketball betting underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 134.5 at online sportsbooks. 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. "This is probably the coolest thing that's ever happened in my life," Ronald Nored said after the game.

Heading into the first Final Four game on Saturday, the Bulldogs are 32-4 straight up on the season and 16-20 against the spread in college basketball betting odds. Butler has gone 8-2 when playing on a Saturday, 10-0 after a win, 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games and 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games. Michigan State has gone 5-5 when playing on a Saturday, 7-3 after a win, 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games and 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games. The college basketball betting total has gone UNDER in 5 of Butler's last 6 games. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Butler Bulldogs -1 vs the Michigan State Spartans with a total of 126.