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Charlie Grant
Loyola-Chicago (11) vs. Kansas State (9) Odds: March Madness Elite 8 Prediction
Loyola-Chicago and Kansas State’s odds to win the national championship both stand at +2800 (bet $100 to win $2800) on the Sports Interaction college basketball future board. Those odds are pretty tempting for bettors considering at least one team will be playing in the Final Four.
NCAA Tournament Odds and Betting Analysis
K-State won outright as a 5.5-point underdog against Kentucky in its Sweet 16 matchup. The Wildcats won despite a limited performance from its injured star player while playing against a Kentucky team containing at least two future NBA players. It was the second time Kansas State has pulled off an upset as the underdog in this year’s tournament. Oddsmakers had the Wildcats getting two points against Creighton in the Round of 64.
The under is a perfect 3-0 in K-State’s three games in the NCAA Tournament and 11-21 in its 32-lined games on the season. The Wildcats’ season record improves to 25-11 straight up and 16-17 against the spread with the Kentucky result.
Loyola-Chicago continues its crusade to the Final Four after it took care of Nevada in the Sweet 16. The Ramblers have won their three games in the Big Dance by a combined four points. They’re now 31-5 SU and 22-9-1 ATS in the best year in history of the program.
The champions from the Missouri Valley Conference are getting by thanks to their commitment to slow-paced basketball and suffocating defense. That’s music to the ears of under bettors. The Ramblers have played below the over/under betting line eight straight games.
Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
The Ramblers are trying to join an elite group of college basketball mid major programs to make it to the Final Four. They could become the second team out of the Missouri Valley Conference to make the Final Four. Wichita State made it to the last weekend of the tournament back in 2013. The ninth-seeded Shockers lost by four points to eventual champion Louisville.
Kansas State Wildcats
Dean Wade is still the story for the Wildcats. K-State’s leading scorer and rebounder in the regular season scored four points in just eight minutes of action against Kentucky in his first game back since injuring his ankle. There’s no way he’ll be at 100 percent two days later.
