The Final Four Odds page contains links and information on betting odds for each team in the 2009 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament . The odds favorite to win the 2009 tourney was the North Carolina Tar Heels.Point-Spreads: 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament Odds (March 16, 2009)
Obscure Odds
- The following odds were provided by BetUS:Freep.com: President Obama fills out NCAA bracket for ESPN (March 18, 2009)
- 4 to 1 Michigan State gets into a brawl
- 6 to 1 that coach Tom Izzo gets ejected
- 8 to 1 University of Michigan's Manny Harris leads tournament in scoring
- 3 to 1 Michigan State gets beaten by an underdog
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North Carolina was favored by more than 25 point in the first roundMaddusSports: Final Four Betting (March 19, 2009)
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Connecticut was favored by more than 20 points over Tennessee ChattanoogaMaddusSports: Final Four Betting (March 19, 2009)
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PointSpread.com picks
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Sportsbook.com had University of Oklahoma to win the South Regional and the NCAA TournamentPoint-Spreads: UNC NCAA Tournament Favorites (March 19, 2009)
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Men's Final Four was held in Detroit
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Dick Vitale picks Louisville, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and North Carolina
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Digger Phelps has both Xavier and Pittsburgh going to the Elite Eight
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In 2008, anchor Craig Kellogg successfully predicted the Final Four match-upsNewsday: CBS's Clark Kellogg goes 4-for-Final Four (March 30, 2008)
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In February 2009, Kellogg noted that Connecticut, Louisville, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest can make the Final FourCBSSports.com: Final Four top tier becoming more clear (February 5, 2009)
