{"id":337956,"date":"2025-04-05T09:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=337956"},"modified":"2025-04-05T09:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:15:25","slug":"march-madness-prop-bets-final-four-april-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/march-madness-prop-bets-final-four-april-5\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness 2025 Final Four prop bets: Back Florida&#8217;s Thomas Haugh and Will RIchard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Final Four is coming this Saturday, and I&#8217;ve got two prop bets for the first game between Florida and Auburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The Gators have already beaten the Tigers once this season, and I expect Florida&#8217;s Thomas Haugh and Will Richard to chip in for another victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best March Madness prop bets for April 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">March Madness prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10530\"><strong>Full March Madness Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/un-bustable-bracket-challenge\"><strong>PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best Bet: <strong>Haugh over 10.5 points (-132)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haugh is coming off the biggest game of his career, a 20-point effort against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He shot 6-for-11 in that game, and I would like to see a <em>little<\/em> more volume tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walter Clayton Jr. is going to lead the way for Florida, but I think there will be plenty of opportunity for the sophomore to chip in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6-foot-9 forward has a dependable 3-point stroke (35.9%) and is a great free-throw shooter (81.0%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He shot 4-of-6 from deep against the Red Raiders and made all four of his free throws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auburn fouls at an inordinately high rate (18.4\/game, 299th in D-1), so look for Haugh to do damage at the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Haugh is 8-2 against this line in his last 10 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Four props<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Richard over 3.5 rebounds (-136):<\/strong> It might feel a little luck-based to back a guard on a rebounding line this low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Richard has been fairly consistent against this number since logging back-to-back 1-rebound outings on Feb. 11 and 15:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4.1 rebounds\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3+ rebounds in 11\/13 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4+ rebounds in 7\/13 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Auburn Tigers rank a pedestrian 162nd in offensive rebounding rate (29.5%), so look for Richard to pick up boards and lead the Gators in transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>March Madness prop bets made at 10:55 a.m. ET on 04\/05\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Final Four is coming this Saturday, and I&#8217;ve got two prop bets for the first game between Florida and Auburn. 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