| 2009 NCAA Bracket Predictions - South Region |
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| Written by Steve Hastings | |||||||
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Tuesday, 17 March 2009
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 The South Region 2009 NCAA Bracket Predictions from the professional sports handicappers at Point-Spreads.com are ready as we count down to the start of NCAA Tournament and the road to the Final Four in Detroit. The oddsmakers at online sportsbook BodogLife.com have the No. 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels as 1 to 3 odds to win the 2009 NCAA Bracket for the South Region."The Tar Heels might have played their best game of the season when they dominated Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten match up at Ford Field,” stated College Basketball Analyst Dick Vitale in his USA Today Column today. “Familiarity with the surroundings of this huge stadium could be an advantage for North Carolina. Here is my Final Four: Louisville, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and North Carolina. And my friends, when the NCAA hoop hysteria is finalized, and the party is completed, Franklin Street will have the Tar Heels faithful dancing with joy." Get live point spreads and compare sports odds on all your 2009 NCAA Bracket Predictions. Should the North Carolina Tar Heels be among your top 2009 NCAA Bracket Predictions? It is hard to go against the UNC. The bookmakers at BodogLife.com have the North Carolina Tar Heels listed at 5 to 2 odds to win the 2009 NCAA Basketball National Championship Title game. With that being said, UNC offers little value to bettors as the favorite to win it all. While we believe UNC will be in the Final Four, a better value bet would be on the Oklahoma Sooners at 3 to 1 odds to win the South Region. Sooners forward Blake Griffin is one of the best player in the NCAA and is expected to carry Oklahoma deep into the tournament. The Sooners dominated most of their opponents throughout the regular season before losing four of their last six. The big question Oklahoma backers want to know is: Will Griffin step up in the big dance? “I’m happy with it,” stated Oklahoma Sooners star forward Blake Griffin said in a telephone interview with the New York Times. “We just need to concentrate on ourselves going, be prepared and come out and play. We played at a high level for a long time. We just need to get back to doing what we were doing.” Point-Spreads.com expects the North Carolina Tar Heels will cruise through to the first two rounds and meet up with Oklahoma in the Elite Eight round down in the South Region. We give the edge to North Carolina to make it through to the 2009 Final Four. Other teams to keep your eye as potential 2009 NCAA Bracket Predictions that could play spoiler include the Syracuse 4 to 1 odds to win the South Region and Gonzaga 9 to 2 odds to win the South Region. Bettors might want to take out a value wager on Gonzaga at 9 to 2 odds to play the big spoiler this year. Since 1997, Point-Spreads.com has been a leading source of betting odds news and information resource that other online sports handicapper website emulate. Stick with the source for all your 2009 NCAA Bracket Predictions needs. BodogLife.com has posted betting odds to win the 2009 NCAA Bracket for the South Region: Akron: 100/1 Arizona State: 14/1 Butler: 35/1 Clemson: 18/1 Gonzaga: 9/2 Illinois: 13/1 LSU: 27/1 Michigan: 35/1 Morgan State: 350/1 North Carolina: 1/3 Oklahoma: 3/1 Radford: 350/1 Stephen F Austin: 350/1 Syracuse: 4/1 Temple: 45/1 Western Kentucky: 60/1                        |
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