Final 4 - Tigers battle Bruins in class of No. 1s

The bracket makers and the oddsmakers both had it right. The Alamodome will get a Final Four with all the top seeds, with the South Region champion Memphis Tigers looking to knock off the UCLA Bruins, winners of the West Region, on Saturday.

Memphis nailed 30-for-36 on free throws in their South final, eliminating questions about that facet of their game, while UCLA got balanced scoring in rolling to an easy win.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game's total is sitting at 134.

The Tigers defeated Texas 85-67 as a 3.5-point favorite in the Elite 8 on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (144.5).

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored a game-high 25 points, while Derrick Rose added 21 points in the win.

Kevin Love dropped 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as UCLA defeated Xavier 76-57 in the Elite 8 on Saturday.

UCLA covered as 6-point favorites as the game played over the 129-point total set by oddsmakers.

Team records:
Memphis: 37-1 SU, 19-19 ATS
UCLA: 35-3 SU, 22-14-1 ATS

Memphis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Texas are 2-0
After a win are 10-0

UCLA most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After playing Xavier are 1-0
After a win are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
UCLA is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UCLA's last 9 games
UCLA is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games

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