 We are doing it from 68 teams to the final for the national semifinals are set. Some of the most successful teams in NCAA history are facing off for a chance to win the championship and cut down those nets in New Orleans. Hey Hoops fans, welcome inside our Los Angeles studio. I am your host Lisa Kearney joined by our betting experts. We've got Dave Weaver here, Ed Egros here. You guys, we made it to the final four. Unbelievable. No more Cinderella's. No Joe. We've heard of these programs haven't we? This is, I mean, thrilling basketball to get in here. The bluest of blue bloods. Right, here we go. Of course, we've got our guy Andrew Filiponi joining us from Pittsburgh as well. We are breaking down the semifinal games from every single angle, including spread picks, a fun prop bet, some really cool futures available on the Fandalsports Book app as well. Plus, we're checking in on our experts picks from last week to see which one of our guys, how many of our guys cashed in and what they made out of the sweet 16 games. So make sure you take all of our experts information we're giving out in the show. You can use it to place your bets right now from your phone. Just download the Fandalsports Book app, check out all the wagers we're talking about on this show. And of course, so much more and get this, Fandalsports is giving new users an assist to get started. Just sign up for an account, bet $5 on the tournament. You'll get $150 in bonus sports book credit. That's right. Sign up, deposit money, bet $5 or more. You'll get that $150 in bonus sports book credit. All right. Let's get to these games and let's bet them. You know how we roll. All right, guys. Let's start with the early game here on Saturday. Number one seed, my Kansas Jayhawks taking on the two-seated Villanova team. Tip time here, 6-0-9 Eastern Time. Nova has won 14 of its last 15 games. Kansas has won nine games in a row. Jayhawks giving four and a half points in this game. So guys, let's do what we do. We bet it. We want each of you to give us your picks. And Dave, you're going to start us off first. How are you playing it? Well, it's about style here, right? Villanova, one of the slowest teams offensively in the country. 340 seconds to be exact on possessions per game. And the teams that they've beaten so far, Delaware, Ohio State, Michigan, and Houston, all like to also play that slow tempo. And here you come. You've got a team in Kansas that's going to be totally different. Something that they have not seen yet in this tournament. Kansas likes to push. Kansas wants to get to the basket quickly. And if they jump out to a lead here, it's going to be tough for Villanova to kind of stay in their element and do what they want to do in this game. So I anticipate Kansas getting a lead and Villanova kind of getting off track of what it is that they normally do. And that's slow things down. Milk every second off that shot clock. I think Kansas gets the job done here. And we talked about now missing Justin Moore and how that line has changed as well. Absolutely. And losing Justin Moore, yeah, it's significant. But it's also one of those deals where, as I've said before, you know, throughout these last couple of weeks, injuries tend to be overrated when you are looking at betting lines when it comes to the NCAA tournament. And here is another example of this. Justin Moore, as great of a player as he is, is not the most efficient of players for Villanova. There are a lot of other seniors who can do basically the same things that everyone else can. I know Colin Gillespie has not had a fantastic tournament so far, but at some point he's going to pick this up. Most importantly, when you are analyzing Villanova, yeah, it is a slower pace for them, but they shoot a lot of threes. In fact, they shoot the 20th most number of threes in terms of proportion of threes to the rest of their shots as anyone in the country. And so even if Kansas jumps out into an early lead, it's OK because Villanova can shoot threes quickly. They can find open looks, good looks as a matter of fact. And I think that's why this line is a little bit inflated. I think Kansas can still get the job done, but the line's too big. I think Nova covers. All right, Pony, what you got? Yeah, I just think I'm a little bit surprised because that's been on Kansas the entire tournament. Now he's saying they can't cover a small line like that. I'm frankly surprised by that. I thought Kansas clicked in the second half against Miami. That's the best they've looked all tournament. McCormick was dominant inside in Agbaji. This is the guy that was the first team All-American. I thought he really struggled in the first three games of the tournament and then broke out against Miami. He's one of the five best teams in America, five best players in America. So he's clicking. I do think the more injury is significant. He's their second leading scorer and leader in minutes. I think you add that up in Kansas covers. There you go. Let's get to this other semifinal feature in the second seeded Duke Blue Devils taking on the eighth seed in the North Carolina Tar Heels. Tip time approximately 849 Eastern time. You guys know how deep this rivalry runs, but this is their first ever meeting between these two teams in the NCAA tournament. Some analysts and I do agree calling this the biggest college basketball game in the history of the NCAA. Why not overstate it? It's right in front of us right now. UNC and Duke split their season series, both losing on their home court. This one, of course, on a neutral court, but before we get your picks, we do have a little business from last week that we need to take care of. Let's roll it. I mean, this is my guarantee. I'll wear one of those Carolina Ram had mascot things on the air and a baby blue sweater. If they make the final four, it's not happening. They're going to lose this game. There it is. And there's hey, you've never looked better, never looked better. Right over pony. It looks like you filled your part wearing the baby blue sweater there. We wanted to help you out there with the Carolina Ram had. You like it? Thank you. Yeah, I'm colorblind. So my wife had to help me pick up the sweater. And as far as the Ram head goes, I couldn't get one delivered at a time. The supply chain killed me. I have a real one on right now. But I'm going to do it again, Lisa. I'm going to continue to pick against North Carolina. Give me Duke in this game. They are right now the best offensive team in America. I give Paolo Banchero the biggest credit for that. But in second place is Mike Shashevsky. He made a tactical decision and a judgment. He put Jeremy Roach into the starting lineup as the starting point guard. And I think it's ignited this Duke team. Look, Carolina's got a lot of different ways they can beat you. But they're inconsistent from three. And I think that's the difference in this game, Duke wins. So when North Carolina wins, are you then, and do we put them in the full, like, mascot suit? We need something. How are we going to work this out for next week? And maybe transport them to Durham as well, just to see what would happen, like, with all the Duke people around them? After it's all said and done, we're going to figure this out, Pony. So Duke giving four to North Carolina and I want you to give us who, which side you are backing here in this matchup. What I want to make sure that our crew doesn't cut my mic off. So I'm going to take North Carolina to cover not necessarily win this game outright in large part because North Carolina's transition offense is simply fantastic. And I think that has to be brought into account when it comes to looking at how Duke is going to play this game. Yeah, this is going to be an up-tempo performance by both squads. Yeah, we're going to see a lot of points, a lot of shots. But we're not going to see a lot of offensive rebounding opportunities or second chance opportunities. This is a game where North Carolina has been largely inconsistent throughout the entire season. But at some point they are starting to put it all together. They are starting to gel. And not that I necessarily believe that Duke's young talent is going to fold, but at some point they are going to trip up just a little bit. At some point, youth starts to show why they are young. And this is one of those opportunities where because of familiarity, there are going to be a lot of things, a lot of wrinkles, you know, a lot of zone defense, man-to-man defense that Coach K has been doing a lot of, these things are going to be expected. And at some point, North Carolina is going to showcase that they have something prepared for just about everything. And so to me, I think North Carolina can at least cover this number, but maybe not win outright. Wasn't Duke just favored by 11? Just, you know, a few weeks ago? Yeah, they lost that game. That was Coach K's final game at Cameron. And it was a little bit overwhelming. Defensively, that was the worst Duke performance of the year. They gave up over 90 points to North Carolina. Know how, no way is that happening in this game. Defensively, look at their seven-footer, Mark Williams. 16 block shots in this tournament alone. He has been on fire. He's going to be looking to swat anything in sight. I think he's going to be the key to keeping North Carolina from doing what they did in that previous game and hanging 90. I don't see that happening here. I think Duke covers. Both of these games are going to be absolutely incredible. I checked down. We've got the spread for these two final four matchups ahead of us. Great stuff by our guys, of course. In addition to betting the spread, you can also bet the total. So we're going to focus on that right now. Gentlemen, same drill. I'm going to get all of your picks, starting with the Kansas Villanova game. The total for this one, 133. And what do your models say? Are we going over or under 133 for this one? So here's the deal. Yes, Villanova plays at the seventh slowest tempo of any team in college basketball. Kansas ranks in the top 80. But consider this, and I've got to get nerdy here. If you look at standard deviation of each team's tempo throughout the entire season, Villanova has been more volatile. They are likelier to play faster than Kansas is slower. I am expecting a much more up-tempo game. Give me the over. I like the over as well. 133, any time you have Villanova involved in the total, you're going to have to set it low. But I think 133 is too low. Kansas scored 47 points against Miami in the second half in their previous game. I think they'll continue that momentum, have a big first half. And what's that do? It takes Villanova out of what they want to do in slowing it down. They have to pick it up in the second half. Tempo speeds up, and this game gets over the 133, Pony. Lone Wolf, I'll go under. Kansas is holding teams to 41% shooting on two-point shots, not threes. Teams want to shoot 50% from two. That defense with the absence of more causes the game to go under. 133 significantly lower than the other game. So let's move on now to the total for Duke, North Carolina. That one set at 151 on the Fandalsports book app. And as I mentioned earlier, these teams have played twice already this year. The totals for those 175 and 154. So Dave, coming to you, how do those numbers impact how you're now playing this one here in the final four? Well, what I'm looking at is what Duke has done so far in this tournament, 78 points, 85 points. And then he scored 78 twice against both Texas Tech and Arkansas, two very good defensive teams. So they know how to score points. They just have so many weapons, ton of first round picks where you know they're gonna score. And then just look at what they've done in those two games against Carolina this year, scoring 87 and 81. And that's just talking Duke offense. We know North Carolina can score as well. That's why this is the high number, but there are gonna be a lot of baskets made here. It's going over. I think they set it too high. I think it's inflated because people are expecting that, Dave. North Carolina lost to Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament because they were three of 26 from three. They're susceptible to a bad shooting night from D, but we really haven't seen it yet in this tournament. I think it happens against Duke. They'll go zone in this game. They may go zone in this game, but how do you beat the zone pony? You shoot a lot of threes and North Carolina is able to do that, especially with the transition offense where they're gonna stop and pop from downtown. I expect them to do a lot of that. And plus you mentioned Paolo Ben-Kara before. He's gonna be sensational in this game. Too many weapons and too many up tempo styles here. Give me the over. I never saw a shot. I didn't like, especially from three. Great stuff guys. Spread and totals have been wagered. Now let's you see how confident our experts are in each of their picks and how they strategically bet the Final Four here. Gonna have a little fun with math. I know Ed loves this. I'm gonna give each of our betters 100 virtual dollars with that virtual cash. You have to make a three leg Parley bet. One leg on the spread, one leg on the total, one leg on your favorite prop bet. Now you get to choose the bet amounts for each minimum $25 for each bet. We did a similar $100 virtual bet competition for the sweet 16 games. Instead we of course announced the winner on this show. So drum roll please. And we have to give it up for Eddie Cross. And you had Houston upsetting Arizona, the UNC UCLA total to profit more than $47 on your 100 virtual dollar wager. I see you. Mad respect. I get it. Make sure I get in the frame too. Yeah, yeah. You know, you look good. Thank you. Ooh, you look good. And for winning that wager, last week you now you get to go first with your Final Four virtual bets. Give me your spread total and prep. Prop bet, Parley, what you working with? Make sure I don't get myself whiplash going from here to here. First off, I'm taking Villanova to cover that four and a half point spread as a dog. They do not foul. They do not give up easy points. And I feel like that the free thrower line is usually where things make a difference in terms of spreads. I think Villanova will take care of it as far as that component is concerned. Kansas Villanova, I like the over there for $25. Kansas does play at a faster tempo and I think they will impose that will just enough. And if Villanova gets behind, they will shoot a lot of threes. They can play at a faster tempo. So I like the over there. And for my $25 prop bet, I like Caleb Love over 15 and a half points at minus 122. And any of these prop bets, it is much better to look at medians than means if you're looking at game by game point totals. And that matters. His median is 16 for the season. Yes, he is wildly volatile, but for what should be enough tempo game, I think 16 is a safe play here. First spread bet for me to start on Duke to cover. Vankaro shooting over 50% from three in this tournament. I think that helps Duke cover and win the game. As far as the over under is concerned, I'm gonna go under in Kansas Villanova. Villanova's not even ranked in the top 100 in field goal percentage. They're not a good shooting team. Great from the free throw line, not from the field. And my prop bet is a crazy one. This is a $50 prop bet that I came up with. Race to five points. Duke's gonna get the five points before North Carolina, couple quick threes and they're gonna cover that day. Do you like that one? I like that, you know, because I think Duke is going to jump out and go on and win this game pretty easily. That's why that, my biggest bet is gonna be on them to cover the four points. And I'm gonna bet $40 on that, which leaves me $60. 35 of that I'm gonna use on the Villanova Kansas over. So I'm opposite of you on that one, Pony. I think this is gonna be a faster tempo than a lot of people are anticipating. And you guys are playing like these 50-50 shots on the props. This is how I get you. I'm using a plus 790 prop. If this hits, I'm gonna win this contest by default. You have to pick a team to win and then a player to score amount of points. So they had 15 points, 20 points. I think Ochaibajie will get to 25 in this game and Kansas also has to win. If those two things happen, $25 on that at plus 790 and you guys are getting beat. Dave, you're speaking my language. I'm tailing those bets. Great parlays from you guys. Those bets are all available right now on the Fandall Sportsbook app. So tail our guys or come up with your own fun parlay bets. Again, it's the Fandall Sportsbook app. And as we move on, I wanna remind all of our new users, sign up for an account and bet $5 on the tournament. You're going to get $150 in bonus sportsbook credit. That's right. Sign up, deposit money, bet $5 or more. You'll get that $150 bonus in sportsbook credit. 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But before we get to that, wanna take a closer look at some of the prop bets that are available for each of these games as we lead up to the championship. Prop party time, my favorite kind. There are a ton of different props listed on the Fandall Sportsbook app. So we're gonna rip through some of those. The popular ones on the board right now. Guys, I'll throw out a bet. Ask a couple of you to give me a quick pick on which way you're going. And we're gonna start here with the Kansas Villanova game. Ed and Pony, this one is for you. Kansas Guard, oh, we talked about him. Oh, Chaya Baji, over or under 16 and a half points. Ed, I'm coming to you first. I like the over here in large part because Villanova wants Kansas to shoot a lot of threes and that means Abachi will have plenty of opportunities. And I think he will get just enough to get over that mark. And I like the over two. He had to figure out how to play with Remy Martin who came back from injury and was Kansas' leading score in their first three tournament games. They finally found some chemistry against Miami. I'm taking over two. Okay, Dave and Ed, I'm bringing you back in for this one, Villanova Guard calling Gillespie over or under two and a half made threes. Dave, you're first here. I'm gonna say he gets that number. He's taken at least eight shot attempts in four of his last five games and in their losses and three of their losses, he's made at least four. I'm anticipating them to lose him needing to bomb some threes late in this game. I think he'll get four and total is only two and a half. And also too, it's really difficult to predict three point shooting from one game to the next. It is not a sticky statistic, so to speak. Colin Gillespie has not had a great tournament for the most part. I feel like that will change for him. Give me the over. All right, it's time to shine. Dave and Pony, here's a fun one called the three by two bet. Will there be two or more three point field goals made in the first three minutes? Pony, I know you love these obscure, really detailed props, so get after it. I think there will be. I think that's where Villanova wants to go. I don't think they really have a post presence. I don't see Candice dumping the ball into McCormack. So yeah, I'm gonna go with the over here. I love the price. The value is very good on this bet. They're gonna go like Rex Walters, Lisa. They're gonna be wanting those three balls. Your guy, this is, this is a bet that's become very popular, popular on the Fendall Sportsbook and the NBA. And it hits a lot because the tempo is so fast in those games, but in this particular spot, don't you think it's gonna be a little slow to start? I don't even know if it's gonna be two shots in the first three minutes, let alone two, three pointers that are made. I'd see maybe some turnover, just a lot of just teams, just kind of getting into what they want to do. I don't think they're gonna be that many threes early. I say no. I love that you pulled Rex Walters, by the way. Give me a little Jared Haas defense while you're at it. Hey, dozens of props available on the Fendall Sportsbook app for Duke and UNC. So let's bet them here. Pony and Dave coming back to you. We're gonna go over or under 15 and a half points for North Carolina guard, Caleb Love. Pony, what do you think? Going under. He is such a streaky player. He was incredible, awesome against UCLA. He's the reason why they made it to the Elite A, but you see shooting performances from here, three for 12, one for 12, two for 10. I don't trust him. I'm going under. Well, Lisa, you could have given me eight different players in this game, probably four from each team, and I probably would have gone over. There are just gonna be so many points put up in this game. He will get his fair share. I'm saying yes, he does it. All right, now let's focus on Duke's Feet on Freshman. We talked about him a second ago, Paolo Bencaro, Ed and Pony, over or under seven and a half boards for Bencaro. Ed, what do you think? So this is a game where, because North Carolina's transition offense is pretty, pretty solid and has been good as of late, this is not a game where you want to risk trying to get too many offensive rebounds. And plus with Bencaro being such a great shooter and great offensive threat, you don't necessarily wanting him going after contested rebounds either. And so I just don't see him getting the opportunities to get seven and a half. Give me the under. See, I think there's a little bit of a misleading aspect to this. I think a lot of people are expecting because he'll be matched up on Manic that that pulls him away from the basket. I just don't think Manic's gonna have a good game. And I think Bencaro will play close to 40 minutes, provided he's not in foul trouble. So I'm going over. Just box out and go get it wherever it is. That's what I say. Hey, Dave and Ed, let's do this though. The three by two, I had fun with that one for the last game. We're gonna bet that one here. Will there be two or more three point field goals made in the first three minutes? Dave, will there? I'm using the same philosophy here, even though you have to lay a little bit less juice here. 230 on this game was a lot higher on the other, just because these teams are gonna shoot a little bit more frequently, but I still think they're gonna get inside the arc early, maybe save that three point shooting for a little bit deeper into the first half. I'm gonna also say no, it doesn't happen in this game. One of the great traditions of March Madness is talking about sight lines come final four time. When you go from a basketball arena to a football stadium and you shoot within those confines. And to me, I feel like that, regardless of if it's true or not, you're probably a little bit more hesitant shooting from downtown. So to me, I'm not gonna do it, say no, under. That's real stuff right there. Hey, awesome stuff by you guys as well. Check out those prop bets or hundreds of others on the Fandle Sports Book app. You can do it right now. And now I wanna bring in a friend of the show, another college basketball expert, dropping knowledge on these two massive games ahead of us. John Rosting, the co-host of Inside College of Basketball and CBS Sports and Content Contributor here for us at Fandle. Here are his picks for the final four games and of course, the eventual national champion. Hey Lisa, it's going to be an absolutely terrific final four later this week in New Orleans. The first game of the double header is Villanova and Kansas. A tremendous contrast in styles. Villanova wants to play incredibly slow. Kansas wants to play incredibly fast. And Villanova, who will be playing without its second leading scorer, Justin Moore, who is out with a torn Achilles, still has enough to get to the national title game. But I see David McCormick as being the key for Kansas Inside over the last four years when McCormick scores in double figures, Kansas is 44-9. Then in the second installment of the double header, Duke plays North Carolina in the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. The two teams have split two meetings already this season and this is the most anticipated rubber match and the biggest rubber match in the history of college basketball. North Carolina's shot-making has been outstanding in the NCAA tournament. But Mark Williams, Duke's sophomore center who was averaging four blocks a game in the NCAA tournament should be the difference. That sets up a Duke Kansas national title game, a rematch of the 1991 national title game where Coach K won his first national title and in his final game, Coach K will beat the team that started this dominant run for Duke. Looking forward to a great week in New Orleans. Thank you, Lisa. That's what I'm talking about. It is going to be a great weekend here. Thank you, John. If you want more from John, it's all there on his Twitter page at John Rothstein. More College Hoops info, news and notes. You can find it right there. All right, there you have it. You heard John's picks to win the final four games and also of course his national champion and now it is your turn. So let's start with a cool bet here listed on the Fandalsports app called Name the Finalists. And yep, all you have to do is literally pick the two teams that will be playing in the championship game. So guys, help us sister out here. Give me your finalists and explain why you have each of these teams playing in this national championship ahead. Pony, you first. Well, I know I've said I'm going to pick Kansas to win the game, but I look at these as value plays. And that's why I don't think they're a lock. I'm going to bet them, but I like the value there in Duke, Villanova plus 450, almost five to one for Jay Wright's team to keep it going. And right. Exactly. Yes, I'm going chalk here for Duke and Kansas. When it comes to Duke, Mark Williams and Wendell Moore Jr. They're great from two great two point shooting guys that matters in this game. And then for Kansas, that half court offense is elite. It is fast. The ball passing is crisp. And even Jay Wright said that they had a tough time sort of recreating that half court offense and practice going up against it. I think Duke and Kansas get it done. Do not cue boys to men. It's not the end of the road yet for coach K. He'll get to the final game here and play Kansas. Kansas has an easy matchup here. I think against Villanova, they match up well. I think it's going to be very chalky and a predictable outcome in these two games. Okay. Now we've got your prediction for the teams playing in the final. So let's get to the big question. Which team is going to be cutting down the nets in New Orleans and why? Ed, which team is going to be featured at the end of the one shining moment montage? I think it's going to be Kansas here. And yes, I know coach K wonderful story, all that fun stuff. But I think Kansas again, path matters. They have an easier trek to the national championship. I think Villanova poses less of a challenge than North Carolina does to Duke. And so with that, I think you have more wiggle room with Kansas. I'm sitting the other way where the path that Duke has had has been much tougher beating a three, a four and a seven. And Kansas beating a 16, a 10 and a nine. They haven't seen a team like Duke yet. A team that is gelling, a young team that is gelling at the right time. I walked past the Superdome just a few days ago. I could hear the Duke chance coming out of there. The fans were already there. Could you believe it? Well, that's because you were probably still inebriated from Bourbon Street completely hallucinated that. Now I like Duke, we haven't addressed this. I really do. And I know narratives or something Ed always talks about fights back on pushes back on. They lost the coach K retirement game to North Carolina. I don't see them losing to them twice in a month's time. I'm sorry. So Duke beats North Carolina with that thinking. And then beats Kansas behind Van Carrol. Well, let's get to the ladies. The women's final four matchups of course set as well. What a tournament for these ladies by the way. Here we are with three number one seeds. Lot of chalk. Yes. Number two seed facing off here in Minneapolis. South Carolina takes on Louisville. Stanford gets Yukon who won their lead eight game in an epic double overtime to advance. So we've got final four Friday championship game Sunday. Guys, I want to get your pick on which women's team will be crowned champion Dave. Who do you like? I'm going to defending champs. I think Stanford gets it done again. Coach Bandevere looking for her fourth national title. And back to back. Let's make it happen. These tournaments are. Yes. South Carolina is just such a heavy favorite in this game. I think that matters a great deal here. And it's still a value play at even odds. Leah Boston, best player in the country. And South Carolina averages 1.2 more blocks than any other team in women's college basketball. Give me the game, Cox. Trying to get a word and edgewise on you. And look, one seed's always win this tournament. Louisville's a one seed. They're being disrespected here. Eight to one. I'm going to go with the Cardinals. 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