March Madness Final Four Game 1 Odds

The last remaining No. 1 seed, the Kansas Jayhawks look to advance to the NCAA Tournament championship game when they take on the No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats in the Final Four.

At Bovada Sportsbook, Kansas is a 4.5-point favorite on Saturday. Through their tournament run so far, the Jayhawks are 2-2 against the spread, including their 76-50 win over the Miami Hurricanes as 5-point favorites in the Elite Eight. In their two ATS losses, the Jayhawks were 13-point favorites in a 79-72 win over the Creighton Bluejays and 6.5-point favorites in their 66-61 win over the Providence Friars.

Kansas, Villanova have both won 9 consecutive contests

Kansas heads into the Final Four on a nine-game winning streak with a 6-3 record ATS. The Jayhawks have lived up to the hype when favored with a 26-4 SU record and 16-14 ATS mark in their last 30 games this season. In March Madness, Kansas has won nine straight when favored with a 4-5 ATS record.

Villanova is a perfect 4-0 ATS in the tournament. The Wildcats were 3-point underdogs vs the Houston Cougars in the Elite Eight and came away with a 50-44 victory. They were favored in their three previous tournament wins.

Like the Jayhawks, the Wildcats have also won nine straight with a 6-3 ATS record. As an underdog this season, Villanova was 2-4 SU and 2-3-1 ATS in six games. When listed as the underdog in the NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats are 3-4 SU and ATS in their last seven games, and 7-7 SU and 9-5 ATS in their last 14.

Wildcats, Jayhawks have met 3 times in March Madness

Villanova and Kansas have met up eight times in the last 18 years, which includes three matchups in the NCAA Tournament. In those eight games, the Wildcats are 5-3 SU and 7-1 ATS, which includes winning ATS in five straight. The favorite was 4-4 SU and 2-6 ATS in those eight matchups.

In the three NCAA Tournament matchups, Villanova is 2-1 SU and ATS. The teams last met up in the Final Four in 2018 when the Wildcats won 95-79 as a 5-point favorite en route to winning the national title.

Looking at the seeding matchup history, in the last five matchups between a No. 1 seed and a No. 2 seed, the No. 1 seed is 3-2 SU and 2-2-1 ATS. In the last 10 matchups, the No. 2 seed is 5-5 SU and 5-4-1 ATS.