NCAA Tournament Betting – Centers at Center Stage in Gonzaga-Utah Match
By Charles Jay
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When the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Utah Utes meet up for the opportunity to go to the Sweet 16 on Saturday night, centers will literally take center stage. And we really mean it. Two of the best in the country will do battle in this one, which begins at 8:40 PM ET at the Pepsi Center in Denver. And remember that Vietbet customers don’t have to stop the action when the game tips off by: instead, they can continue to play, challenging the NCAA Tournament betting odds in real time through the incredible facilities made available by Live Betting Extra.
Gonzaga (27-7 straight-up, 15-15-2 against the basketball pointspread) came into this tournament as the #11 seed, and the probability was that if they did not win the West Coast Conference tournament, they were not going to get a pass from the Selection Committee for at-large status.
So it is fortunate that they are here, but they fully intend to make the most of it. They were extremely impressive on Thursday night, decisively defeating Seton Hall 68-52, in the process allowing only 32% shooting from the floor. Now the Bulldogs are on eight 6-0 straight-up run, which has also produced a pointspread mark of 5-0-1.
Both of these teams lost to eventual national champion Duke in last year’s tournament – Utah did so in the Sweet 16, while Gonzaga got to the Elite Eight.
NCAA Tournament Betting Line – Gonzaga vs Utah:
In the NCAA Tournament betting odds posted on this game by the people at Vietbet, Gonzaga the ever-so-slight favorite:
Gonzaga Bulldogs -1
Utah Utes +1
Over 140 points -110
Under 140 points -110
Of course, on the marquee is the matchup between the great big men, both of whom will go in the first round of the NBA draft. Jakob Poeltl of Austria is a seven-footer who is the most highly-regarde center in the country (in the opinion of scouts), and he has averaged 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting 65% from the floor. He will go head-to-head with Domantas Sabonis, son of the great Arvydas Sabonis, who as a sophomore has made incredible progress, averaging 17.4 points to go with 11.7 rebounds. He moves around well and can shoot from the outside, like his da. He had 21 points and 16 rebounds against Seton Hall in Gonzaga’s opening game. And it has been important for him to pick up the slack for the injury loss of seven-foot Przemek Karnowski, who was lost for the season with back surgery.
Vietbet patrons who have followed the proceedings closely know that Utah had a big edge in size its first game against Fresno State, and beat THOSE Bulldogs by an 80-69 score, while allowing 49% shooting from the field. Utah has won 10 of its last 11 games, covering eight of its last ten. Of course, they are not going to have a size advantage here; in fact, quite the opposite, as Gonzaga also has a “wild card” in 6-10 Kyle Wiltjer, a Kentucky transfer who has averaged 20.5 points and reminds me people of Dirk Nowitzki. He can do a lot of things, from almost anywhere on the floor, and so he is a dangerous person for Utah to contend with.
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