The NCAA Tournament is winding down, and we are about ready to crown a national champion. There has been 64 games thus far, and 3 more will be played over the weekend, and into Monday. Once the Final Four is over, the national title game will be played on Monday. Let’s take a look at the NCAA Championship betting predictions.
2017 NCAA Championship Betting Predictions
Gonzaga Bulldogs -6.5 over South Carolina Gamecocks
This seems like quite a few points as a betting spread, with two teams that are hungry. Both teams are heading to the Final Four for the first time in school history. The top seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs are coming off that easy win over Xavier. The best win for Gonzaga this tournament was over the West Virginia Mountaineers. Nigel Williams-Goss is the top scorer for the Bulldogs, with more than 16 points per game.
For the Gamecocks, Sindarius Thornwell is the top scorer, with more than 21 points per game. Frank Martin and his Gamecocks have been one of the top defensive teams all season. These two teams are going to have a ton of momentum, but in a 40 minute game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are going to wear the Gamecocks down. The bet for Game 1 is the Gonzaga Bulldogs -6.5 over the South Carolina Gamecocks.
North Carolina Tar Heels -4.5 over Oregon Ducks
Two of the better offensive teams around will get together. It’s a regular season champion out of the Atlantic Coast Conference against a co- champion in the PAC-12. The North Carolina Tar Heels had a thrilling win over Kentucky on Sunday. North Carolina was on the ropes in round two against the Arkansas Razorbacks, but outscored them 12-0 to win the game. Justin Jackson and Joel Berry are the top scorers for the Tar Heels, and both extremely talented.
The Oregon Ducks have Dillon Brooks as their leading scorer. Oregon blasted the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday to get to this game. The previous two wins for the Ducks were over Rhode Island and the Michigan Wolverines. This should be a fun game, but the most talent goes to North Carolina. Bet the Tar Heels -4.5 over the Ducks.
National Title Game
We are predicting the 2017 National Championship game to be the North Carolina Tar Heels against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. This point spread is going to be near a pick’em. Las Vegas has updated odds to win the national title, and Gonzaga is a small favorite. In the end though, we are taking the history of the North Carolina Tar Heels in this one. The final title bet goes to the North Carolina Tar Heels at 8/5 odds over the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
It should be a great weekend of college basketball. Best of luck with your college basketball betting. We hope you learned a few things, and can make your own national title pick by taking a look at our NCAA Championship Betting Prediction.
