Butler vs Uconn Odds, Free Picks and Predictions – 2011 Final Four Spread and Total Lines on National Championship Game

2011 Final Four Butler vs Uconn Odds and Predictions – Spread and Total Lines on National Championship Game: The 2011 Men’s Basketball NCAA Final Four National Title Game matchup to determine the National Champion is scheduled for 9:20 PM EST Monday evening on CBS when the #8 seeded Butler Bulldogs from the Horizon League matchup against the #3 seeded Connecticut Huskies from the Big East at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

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Butler(28-9) reached the National Championship Game for the 2nd straight year with a hard fought 70-62 win over VCU in the Final Four Semifinals on saturday. Butler received another outstanding performance from their sensational junior guard Shelvin Mack who poured in 24 points on 8-11 shooting, grabbed 6 rebounds and had 1 assist in 30 minutes. Senior forward Matt Howard continued his strong run of NCAA Tournament performances with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals in 31 minutes. Butler head coach Brad Stevens will need his two leaders to come up big again Monday night against an athletic Uconn team if the Bulldogs are to win in the NCAA Title Game and not come up short like they did last year in a tough 61-59 loss to Duke. Butler has made it to the National Championship Game again this season by defeating Old Dominion(60-58), Pittsburgh(71-70), Wisconsin(61-54), Florida(74-71 OT) and VCU(70-62). Getting a win against Uconn will be their toughest challenge yet as the Huskies are an outstanding 16-0 against non-Big East teams this season.

Uconn(31-9) reached Monday’s 2011 NCAA Final Four National Championship Game by holding on for a nail biting 56-55 win over Kentucky in the Final Four Semifinals on saturday. To nobody’s surprise, the Huskies were led by another superb performance from all-american junior guard Kemba Walker who led Uconn with 18 points and also had 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals. Head coach Jim Calhoun will be looking for another great performance from Walker monday in hopes of capturing his 3rd career National Title in what is Uconn’s 4th Final Four appearance in school history. Calhoun has come under fire in the past year for recruiting violations first reported by Yahoo Sports and has received negative attention for a NCAA finding of recruiting violations that has landed Calhoun a 3-game suspension to be served next season. However, according to our insider sources close to the Uconn program, Calhoun most likely will get the last laugh if he wins the National Championship monday night because the word is he will be announcing his retirement in the next couple of weeks and going out on top of the NCAA Basketball landscape without having to serve that embrassing suspension next season. Uconn has earned the right to play for the 2011 NCAA National Championship by beating Bucknell(81-52), Cincinnati(69-58), San Diego St(64-57), Arizona(65-63) and Kentucky(56-55). However, despite what the public and experts may say, Butler will be Uconn’s toughest out yet.

Well, enough of the buildup and rumors, let’s get down to what all sports bettors betting on the 2011 National Championship Game want to know. What’s the Butler vs Uconn spread, total and who will cover! Vegas oddsmakers have installed Uconn a -3.5 point favorite(check out the latest odds at BetUS Sportsbook) with the game total set at over/under 129.5 points at Ceasars Palace Sportsbook in Las Vegas. However, many vegas sharp bettors have been pouring in huge money on Butler as a +3.5 underdog early on and it would not be a surprise us to see Uconn drop to a -3 or -2.5 point favorite before tip-off monday night. And, frankly, that line still may be too high as Butler is far too talented, experienced and well coached to not be given an equal chance of winning monday night as Uconn. Uconn clearly has the best player in Kemba Walker but the combination of Mack and Howard will be tough for Uconn to overcome especially with their young team. Butler has been working hard all season to get back to this game and take the sting away from last year’s tough loss to Duke and they will simply not be denied come monday night. This game will be a classic but the smart money is on Butler +3.5 to get it done and be crowned 2011 National Champions.

Butler vs Uconn 2011 Final Four NCAA Title Game FREE PICKS: Butler +3.5 and UNDER 129.5

2011 Final Four Championship Game: No. 8 Butler (28-9) vs No. 3 Connecticut (31-9)
Vegas Odds – Favorite: Connecticut -3.5 Total: Over/Under 129.5
Time: 9:20 PM EST
TV: CBS