Butler Bulldogs 2010 NCAA Final Four Predictions: It's hard to give a five-seed the moniker of Cinderella but that's exactly how many see the Butler University Bulldogs mens basketball team, as it prepares to play the Michigan State Spartans, also a five from the powerful Big Ten Conference, in the Semi-finals of the 2010 Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament. Basically, any team from one of those mid-major leagues will be seen as a Cinderella. But this team is no slouch already having knocked off a one and two seed.
As of Thursday morning Sportsbook.com is listing Butler at -1 for Saturday's game over the Spartans, with an over/under of 126. Despite the pointspread, Butler gets to play the role of the underdog this weekend, and in their own backyard. But this team is no upstart. The Bulldogs (32-4 SU, 16-20 ATS) went 2-3 vs. eventual Big Dance participants Minnesota, Clemson, Georgetown, Ohio State and Xavier during the early part of this season, then went perfect through the Horizon League, going 18-0 to win the regular-season crown and taking the conference tournament.
Butler then opened this NCAA Tournament with a 77-59 beating of UTEP, got past Murray State 54-52, toppled top-seeded Syracuse 63-59 and, in the West Regional final, cut down second-seeded Kansas State 63-56 to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history.
Butler then opened this NCAA Tournament with a 77-59 beating of UTEP, got past Murray State 54-52, toppled top-seeded Syracuse 63-59 and, in the West Regional final, cut down second-seeded Kansas State 63-56 to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history.
In winning the West Regional Butler paid off at +800 at Sportsbook.com. The Bulldogs also began this tournament as a +7,500 longshot to win it; as of Thursday morning they're getting +350 to become national champs.
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