Yes the first full day of baseball betting picks is today, but the big story is the NCAA Men's National Championship game between Butler and Duke. The NCAA Basketball Odds has the Blue Devils -7 with a total of 128.5.
Butler is 33-4 straight up and 17-20 against the spread. Duke is 34-5 straight up, 23-14 against the spread.
Butler is 0-2 to common opponents this year straight up, 1-1 to the number while Duke is 2-1 both outright and against the spread. Butler has gone under 10-of-13.
Butler averages 69 points per game against teams normally allowing 66.6 on 44.6 percent shooting to 42.8. Defense the numbers are sensational: they give up just 59.4 points per game against teams that normally get 70.1 and 41.5 percent shooting allowed to foes that normally average 44.7.
Duke scores 77.4 points per game to teams that normally permit 66.4 on 44.2 percent shooting to 41.3. Their three-point shooting is sensational getting 38.7 percent against teams normally surrendering just 32.6.
On defense they allow 61 points per game against teams that normally get 71.3 on 40.2 percent shooting to 44.7. They allow only 28.1 from three-point range to squads that get 34.3.
Against the spread trends: The Bulldogs are 6-0 as underdogs of 7-12.5 and 44-21 outside the conference. They are 4-10 off a spread win.
Over/under numbers: Butler has gone under 6-1 off spread win, while Duke has gone under 19-8 on neutral courts.
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