The NCAA Tournament March Madness final features the Butler Bulldogs against the Duke Blue Devils.

You’re already fans, so I shouldn’t need to tell you that Butler is the underdog and Duke is heavily favored and all that blah, blah, blah.

Both teams deserve a lot of credit for making it this far, but Butler isn’t getting much of it as they are 7.5-point underdogs in NCAA Tournament Final odds at betED.

In spite of what the experts are saying, this will be a test for both teams.

Butler will have to stop three dynamic players on the court at the same time.

Duke will have to figure out how to score against an all around solid defensive team that has one lock-down defender who can entirely negate one of their stars.

Lucky Lester: Butler Bulldogs

Butler has beaten every type of team to get to the final and are a great team that’s been ranked all season so take the points.

Sports Chat Place: Duke Blue Devils

Dukes size and rebounding advantage combined with their strong outside shooting will carry the day.

Cappers Picks: Duke Blue Devils

Butler doesn’t have enough scoring, size and experience to beat Duke.

Mid-West Sports Fans: Butler Bulldogs

Duke has coasted through most of their games while Butler has had to fight down to the wire for all of theirs. Butler is good enough to make this game closer than any other that Duke’s played in the tournament, and good enough to win it when everything is on the line.

Online Sports Handicapping: Butler Bulldogs

The line is bloated. Duke is getting too much credit and Butler not enough.

Butler Bulldogs vs Duke Blue Devils NCAA Tournament Final Picks Review by Sports Picks Reviews

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The 2010 edition of the classic Blue Devils – Tar Heels rivalry looks like it will fall a little flat as the young Tar Heels haven’t played up to expectation.

Duke is just 2-4 SU and ATS in road games, but they are coming off of a road win SU against Boston College.

North Carolina aren’t exactly threatening as they are currently on a three-game SU and ATS losing streak.

Regardless of their recent records, emotions will be running high as every game is a statement game between these two hated rivals.

The Blue Devils lead the ACC and, despite struggling on the road, are 5.5-point college basketball odds favorites at betED. Here is what the experts have to say.

Cappers Picks: Blue Devils

Matt Martz of Cappers Picks likes the Blue Devils because UNC’s weakness is their guard play and Duke sports a league-best 39.0 shooting percentage from three-point range.

Lucky Lester: Blue Devils

Lester is a Tar Heels fan and can’t bring himself to actually publish his pick, but he thinks you can throw out the Devils poor road record because they won’t be anything but up for this rivalry.

PredictEm: Tar Heels

Ryno of PredictEm gives the Tar Heels some love because playing at home against a rival will have the team fired up enough to at least cover the spread.

Vernon Croy: Blue Devils

Joe Gallo of Vernon Croy likes the Duke’s 7-0 ATS run against teams that average 77+ points.

The Online Wire: Tar Heels

Duke can be pushed around in the paint and play horrible road defense while the North Carolina’s offense gets a ton of points at home.

Bettors World: Blue Devils

Bettors World likes Duke because they are better at every position and North Carolina has dropped 6 of 7 with some big double-digit losses.

Duke Blue Devils – North Carolina Tar Heels Picks Review by Sports Picks Reviews