NCAA Basketball National Championship Game Player Props: UConn Huskies

April 4th, 2011- By Bryan Cross

The Connecticut Huskies are on the verge of completing arguably the most impressive post-season tournament run in the history of college basketball, should they cap off the season with a national title over the Butler Bulldogs on Monday night.

UConn began their post-season run with a string of five victories over the course of five days in the Big East conference tournament, in which they defeated four ranked opponents en route to the conference title.

From there, the Huskies have continued to roll through the national tournament, winning the West Region to advance to the Final Four, where they got by the Kentucky Wildcats to reach the national championship game.

“Our code has been very simple: ‘The hell with it, let’s just go play basketball,” said UConn head coach Jim Calhoun of the current run that his Huskies are on. “Well, we wouldn’t be doing all the things we did last night defensively to Kentucky if we just kind of rolled the thing out there. We worked very hard on it. But we worked on it in a different way.”

As a No.3 seed, UConn has played well throughout the tournament.   The Huskies got by Bucknell in their opener, and then moved onto face Big East foe Cincinnati. From there, UConn got by No.2 seed San Diego State in the Sweet 16, and No.5 seed Arizona in the Elite-8.

For the national championship game against Butler, UConn has been installed as a 3.5-point favorite over the Bulldogs. From there, UConn got by No.2 seed San Diego State in the Sweet-16, and No.5 seed Arizona in the Elite-8.

Oddsmakers have set UConn as a 3.5-point favorite in the national championship game over Butler, as the Huskies look for their third national title under Calhoun.

In addition to the game line however, NCAA Tournament Player Prop Lines have been set for the match up between UConn and Butler.  These player prop betting odds give bettors a variety of betting options to bet on individual player performances.

Butler vs Connecticut – Total Points – Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

Place a wager on the total number of points that Walker will score in the national championship game against Butler, with 25 or more points taking the over, favored at -130.

Over 24.5 (-130)
Under 24.5 (-110)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total Assists – Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

If Walker has six or more assists in the game, then this betting lines goes the over, with exactly five assists resulting in a push.

Over 5 (-140)
Under 5 (Even)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total Rebounds – Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

Place a wager on the number of rebounds that Walker will haul in against the Bulldogs, with six or more going the over, favored at -130. However, exactly five rebounds will result in a push.

Over 5 (-130)
Under 5 (-110)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total 3 Point Shots Made – Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

If Walker knocks down three or more 3-point field goals, then the over takes this line, with two 3-point field goals resulting in a push.

Over 2 (-130)
Under 2 (-110)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total Points – Alex Oriakhi (Connecticut)

Place a wager on the number of points that Oriakhi will have in the national championship game, with the nine of more points going the over, favored at -130.

Over 8.5 (-130)
Under 8.5 (-110)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total Rebounds – Alex Oriakhi (Connecticut)

Place a bet on the rebound total for Oriakhi in the national championship game, with the over and under installed with equal odds at -120.

Over 8.5 (-120)
Under 8.5 (-120)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total Points – Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut)

Place a wager on the total number of points that Lamb will total against Butler in the championship game, with 15 or more points going the over. Both the over and under have been set with equal odds at -120.

Over 14.5 (-120)
Under 14.5 (-120)

Butler vs Connecticut – Total 3 Point Shots Made – Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut)

Place a wager on the total number of 3-point shots that Lamb will make against Butler, with two or more going the over.

Over 1.5 (-150)
Under 1.5 (+110)

Butler vs Connecticut – Will Kemba Walker (Connecticut) make his first shot attempt?

Yes +105
No -145

Butler vs Connecticut – Will Alex Oriakhi (Connecticut) make his first shot attempt?

Yes -105
No -135

Butler vs Connecticut – Will Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut) make his first shot attempt?

Yes +105
No -145

Butler vs Connecticut – Will Roscoe Smith (Connecticut) make his first shot attempt?

Yes +140
No -180