Updated vegas odds for saturday’s Butler Bulldogs vs Michigan State Spartans 2010 Final Four Semifinals matchup are now posted on NSAwins.com and vegas oddsmakers have listed Butler a -1 point favorite with the total set at 126. Butler(32-4) will be the first NCAA school since UCLA in 1972 to play a Final Four game in it’s home city when the ball goes up in the air saturday night at 6:05 PM EST(airs on CBS). The Bulldogs reached the Final Four for the first time in school history by winning the West region as a #5 seed. Butler crushed #12 seed UTEP(77-59) , survived versus #13 seed Murray St(54-52), shocked #1 seed Syracuse(63-59) and upset #2 seed Kansas St(63-56) to make the 2010 Final Four in Indianapolis. Michigan St(28-8) also made the Final Four as a #5 seed by beating #12 seed New Mexico St(70-67), #4 seed Maryland(85-83), #9 seed No Iowa(59-52) and #6 seed Tennessee(70-69) to win the Midwest Region. This will be Michigan State’s 8th Final Four in school history and 6th under current head coach Tom Izzo, including last season’s runner-up finish. The Spartans have won two national championships – in 1979 and 2000. Saturday’s game between the Bulldogs and Spartans should play tight throughout, as not much seperates both clubs. Butler has won 24 games in a row behind stifling defense that relies on forcing their opponents into bad shots. Michigan State is clearly more athletic than the Bulldogs and demolish foes on the boards by outrebounding it’s opponents by an average of 35.2 to 25.9 per game. However, Butler outrebounded Kansas State by 12 in it’s Elite 8 matchup and is capable of holding it’s own on the glass. A key factor in the game could be turnovers. The Spartans turn it over 13.8 times per game, a figure they’ve brought down during the tournament. Butler is forcing 15.8 turnovers per game during the tourney. NSAwins.com’s expert handicapper Lou Panelli thinks this game will play UNDER the total of 126 with both teams having trouble substaining any kind of offensive rhythm against each other’s outstanding defense. You can bet on who you think will win the Butler vs Michigan State 2010 Final Four matchup at BetUS Sportsbook and get a 100% MATCH BONUS on your 1st deposit upto $500 FREE!(NOTE: email [email protected] after you deposit to claim the exclusive NSAwins.com bonus thru BetUS). Visit NSAwins.com for the latest Final Four Odds and Lines now up until tip-off.
