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Written by Steve Hastings
Monday, 23 March 2009
Point-Spreads.com is issuing a Final Four Predictions alert for the No. 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels Final Four Odds. After securing a 84-70 blow out victory over LSU on Saturday  to make it into the Sweet Sixteen, The Tar Heels will take on No. 4 seed Gonzaga in the South Regional.  Sportsbook.com has the North Carolina Tar Heels -8.5 point favorites against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

"I've kidded the little fella, called him Dennis the Menace, and that's exactly who he is," stated UNC head coach Roy Williams about Ty Lawson. "But I've never seen Dennis the Menace as tough as I saw him today."

Get live point spreads and compare live odds on every 2009 NCAA Tournament Game for all of your Final Four Picks.

“It was the first time coach has ever called me a ‘tough player,' or anything like that,” stated the injured North Carolina Tar Heels point guard Ty Lawson after the LSU win. “I wanted to show everybody that I am a tough player, that I can play through an injury – and that satisfied me, knowing I could show everybody that.”

The oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com continue to keep UNC as the Final Four Predictions favorite and currently listing North Carolina +300 odds to win the 2009 NCAA Basketball National Championship Game.

“The bookmakers continue to keep UNC the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament heading into the Sweet Sixteen,” stated Point-Spreads.com Publisher Thomas Jensen when asked to comment on the North Carolina Tar Heels Final Four Odds, Picks & Predictions. “While everyone is projecting North Carolina to win it all, the odds do not offer bettors that much value compared to other healthier teams with longer odds and a real chance to win, unlike Gonzaga this week.”

"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 Final Four Predictions column in USA Today before the start of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. “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."

North Carolina vs Gonzaga takes place on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST with the winner heading to the Elite Eight and one step closer a birth into the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, Michigan.  Get your Final Four Picks and Final Four Predictions in today. The opening point spreads at Sportsbook.com show the North Carolina Tar Heels –8.5 point favorites over the Gonzaga Bulldogs with the total set at 162.5 points. The money line for North Carolina –400 odds and the money line for Gonzaga +320 odds.

Sportsbook.com has posted Final Four Odds to win the 2009 National Championship:

Arizona: +6000
Connecticut: +600
Duke: +1500
Gonzaga: +1800
Kansas: +3500
Louisville: +400
Memphis: +600
Michigan State: +1800
Missouri: +4000
North Carolina: +300
Oklahoma: +1200
Pittsburgh: +700
Purdue: +2000
Syracuse: +2500
Villanova: +1500
Xavier: +5000





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