Bet on Kansas vs Michigan

Published on March 29th, 2013 1:57 pm EST
Michigan will be taking on Kansas in a "Sweet Sixteen" game later today. The game, which will be held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will tip off at around 7:35 pm EST. TBS will be showing the game nationally in the United States.

Of the four games that are on tap for today, Michigan vs Kansas should be the closest contest, at least according to the oddsmakers. Kansas is a very small 1.5 point favorite heading into Friday night's game.

Let's take a look at the odds:

Michigan, +1.5, -110
Kansas, -1.5, -110

These odds mean that if you wanted Michigan plus 1.5, a successful $110 bet would yield you a total profit of $100.

Here are the "straight up" odds, aka the "moneyline":

Michigan, +110
Kansas, -130

These odds mean that a correct $100 wager on Michigan would return a total profit of $110, while a successful $130 bet on Kansas would return a total profit of $100.

Michigan at +110 and Kansas at -130 means that this game is basically a coin flip, with Kansas having just a very slight edge.

Finally, the over/under line for this game is set at 136.5 points:

Over 136.5 points, -110
Under 136.5 points, -110

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Kansas is the #1 seed in the Southern Region, while Michigan is the #4 seed.

The winner of this game will move on to face the winner of Florida/Florida Gulf Coast in the next round.

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