The final game of the 2021 NCAA Tournament is here as the undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs take on the two-loss Baylor Bears in the National Championship on Monday night. Read below for a full breakdown of how bettors at PlaySugarHouse.com and BetRivers.com are wagering on the title game.
Championship Preview:
9:20 p.m. ET: #1 Gonzaga (-5, -210 ML) vs. #1 Baylor (+165 ML). O/U 160
Gonzaga advanced to the championship game thanks to a 35-foot game-winning buzzer-beater from Jalen Suggs in overtime against UCLA. The Final Four win marked the first time all tournament the Bulldogs were unable to cover. Gonzaga enters the game five-point favorites, marking just the fourth time all season the Bulldogs are favorites of less than double-digits, and are 2-1 ATS in those games.
The public is currently backing Gonzaga to cover with 60% of the spread handle and 53% of the spread bets. More surprising is the fact that the public is currently backing Baylor to win with 72% of the ML handle and 75% of ML bets.
Gonzaga and Baylor account for 47% of the total NCAA Championship futures handle with Gonzaga being responsible for 36% of the handle and Baylor backed by 11%. Entering the Final Four, Suggs was +400 to win the Most Outstanding Player Award, but following his now legendary second-half performance against UCLA, the freshman phenom is now tied for the shortest odds to win the award with teammate Drew Timme, who was +150 prior to the Final Four.
Most Outstanding Player Odds:
Jalen Suggs (GU) +100
Drew Timme (GU) +100
Davion Mitchell (BU) +250
Joel Ayayi (GU) +700
Jared Butler (BU) +700
Notable Futures Bets:
$10,000 on Drew Timme to win MOP (+250)
$8,000 on Baylor to win NCAA Championship (+350)
$5,500 on Baylor to win NCAA Championship (+475)
$4,000 on Gonzaga to win NCAA Championship (+205)
Notable Game Bets:
$7,200 on Gonzaga -3 1H (-114)
$6,000 on Gonzaga ML (-208)
$5,500 on Baylor +5 (-108)
$5,000 on Gonzaga -4.5 (-120)
If you’re in the New Jersey or Philadelphia area you can bet online on the game at PlaySugarHouse.com. And if you are in Indiana BetRivers.com is your site to place a wager.
