Gators move on to Elite Eight odds matchup

The first half of the Elite Eight was set with Thursday night’s results, and the rest of the field will be set with four more games on Friday night. The favorites went 3-1 straight up on Thursday with an even 2-2 split against the spread on the Bovada closing betting odds for the games. The total went OVER in three of the four contests.

No. 11 Dayton was the lone underdog to win SU with a solid 82-72 victory over No. 10 Stanford as a 3.5-point underdog in the South Region. The Cinderella Flyers will now face No. 1 Florida on Saturday night as 10-point underdogs on the opening betting line for this matchup. The Gators rolled into the Elite Eight with a 79-68 win over No. 4 UCLA as 4.5-point favorites.

The West Region continued to go chalk with No. 2 Wisconsin advancing to face No. 1 Arizona this Saturday as a 3-point underdog. The Badgers upended No. 6 Baylor 69-52 on Thursday as 4-point favorites, while the Wildcats had their hands full with No. 4 San Diego State in a 70-64 victory in that Sweet 16 matchup. The closing betting odds in that game had Arizona favored by 7.5 points.

Moving to Friday night’s games, the action tips off with No. 11 Tennessee taking on No. 2 Michigan in the Midwest Region as a 2.5-point underdog with the total set at 134. The other half of that bracket could be the night’s featured bout as No. 8 Kentucky will try and end bitter rival No. 4 Louisville’s bid to repeat as national champions. The Cardinals are currently favored by four points on the Bovada betting odds for this showdown. The total for this game has been set at 138.5.

No. 7 Connecticut will try and keep its impressive run in this year’s NCAA Tournament alive with a win over No. 3 Iowa State as a 1.5-point underdog in the first of two matchups in the East. The total in this game is set at 147. The headliner in that region pits No. 4 Michigan State against No. 1 Virginia. The Spartans’ bandwagon to win this year’s national title is standing room only and they opened as 2-point favorites to advance to the Elite Eight. The total for this Big Ten/ACC clash has been set at 127.