Final Four Betting Props and Odds: West Virginia vs Duke

Probably the most anticipated game in Final Four betting action will take place today at 8:47pm EST when the number two seed West Virginia Mountaineers and the number one seed Duke Blue Devils face-off from Lucas Oil Stadium in a game that can be seen on CBS. Online sportsbooks have Duke a 3-point favorite against West Virginia while the game total is sitting at 131 in 2010 Final Four odds. Many gamblers will wager on the point-spread but many also enjoy all the prop bets available leading into the NCAA title game.

Duke is a heavy favorite to play for the NCAA championship in exact championship Final Four betting odds with Duke vs Butler paying out 2-1 or Duke vs Michigan State returning 11-5. NCAA tournament odds have a West Virginia vs Butler match-up paying 13-4 while a West Virginia vs Michigan State final would return 7-2 in Final Four odds. The Blue Devils are expected to the 2010 NCAA championship in Final Four betting props for the title game with Duke winning over Butler paying 15-4 or Duke winning over Michigan State also returning 15-4. West Virginia is a longshot in Final four props as a win over Butler in the championship game would pay 21-4 or a win over Michigan State would return 11-2.

The Blue Devils averaged 77.4 points per game for the 2010 college basketball season while the Mountaineers went 72.8. Sportsbook have Duke 2-1 and West Virginia 5-2 in Final Four betting props to be the highest scoring- team. Duke is expected in college basketball predictions to score the first 10 points in the game at -125 while West Virginia would return -115 and the Blue Devils are also favored to score the first 20 points at -130. Duke has shot an average of .385 in three-point percentages while West Virginia was right behind the Blue Devils with an average of .336. As with most Final Four betting props, sportsbooks are favoring Duke -130 to make the first long range bucket while West Virginia would pay -110. The Blue Devils have had a great 2010 NCAA tournament and has three players that could win the “Most Outstanding Player” with Jon Scheyer 9-2, Kyle Singer 5-1 and Nolan Smith 6-1.

West Virginia players in the running for the tournament “MOP” have Da’Sean Butler 9-2, Kevin Jones 10-1 and Devin Ebanks 12-1 in Final Four betting odds. Prop bets are available for over/under total points at online sportsbooks with the Blue Devils Jon Scheyer 17.5 OVER -135, Kyle Singer 18 OVER -130 and Nolan Smith 16 OVER -130. The Mountaineers over/under totals for Da’Sean Butler is listed at 18.5 UNDER -130, Kevin Jones 13.5 (-120) and total points/rebounds for Devin Ebanks 20 (-120). The alternate point-spreads in 2010 Final Four odds have Duke +4.5 (-340) as underdogs and West Virginia -4.5 (+220). If you are looking for a better payout with Duke as betting favorites, then the alternate point-spread also has the Blue Devils -9.5 (+250) while West Virginia would receive 9.5-points (-400).