It’s the National Championship game Butler vs. Connecticut. Here is the official sports handicappers preview. Connecticut (-3.5) is the favorite with a posted total of 128.5.

Butler is 28-9 straight up and 20-13 against the spread, going over 20-14. UConn is 31-9 outright, 22-12 according to the Vegas sportsbooks lines. They’ve gone under 19-14 this season. Suffice to say, both teams enter with nice spread streaks, Butler covering seven straight, Connecticut 9-of-10. The Huskies have gone under 5-of-6.

Butler scores 72.1 points per game to teams that normally allow 67.2 on 44.1 percent shooting to 43.2.  Butler permits 64.4 points per game to teams normally getting 69.1 on 42.6 percent shooting to 43.9.

Connecticut scores 72.8 points per game to squads usually permitting 65.8 on 43.6 percent shooting to 41.7. They allow 65.4 points per game against units that normally get 70.8 permitting 39.9 percent from the field to 44.4.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): The Bulldogs are 7-0 in NCAA Tournament games as an underdog, 7-0 off straight up win, 22-4 vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 41-16 nonconference games, 27-11 on neutral courts.

The Huskies 10-1 in nonconference games, 20-6 on neutral courts, 20-8 vs. a team with a winning % above .600, but 6-15 as a favorite of 0.5-6.5.

Over/under trends: Connecticut under 22-10 as favorites but over 17-8 as neutral court favorites.

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