🏀 Final Four Player Props: March Madness Prop Bets & Picks (Saturday)

Three of KenPom’s five top-5 teams in terms of adjusted offensive efficiency will take the floor in the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday. But three of the top-9 defenses are also represented in the two March Madness semifinals, which has me tentative to load up on Overs.

My Final Four player props feature my top wager on a player from each team, highlighted by a contrarian Under for Wooden Award finalist and Final Four Most Outstanding Player favorite Yaxel Lendeborg. My March Madness predictions do not duplicate on any category of player prop, as I've backed a player's points, assists, 3-pointers made, and rebounds total.  

🏀 Final Four player props: Best March Madness prop picks for Saturday

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💰 Best Final Four player prop bet

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Koa Peat Over 2.5 assists (+100)

Since returning from a three-game injury absence, Koa Peat has dished out two or more in nine of the 10 games. Thus, these plus-money odds are generous, especially when considering Peat has finished with at least three assists in five of six games against top-10 KenPom opponents. 

Arizona uses Peat most effectively as a roller, where he is not only an elite finisher, but an outstanding passer. The Wildcats were also the nation’s best team in terms of adjusted offense in the mid-range against top-10 opponents, and that will come in handy against Michigan’s 1st percentile rim rate allowed.

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Solo Ball Under 1.5 3-pointers made (+111)

Solo Ball is a 29.2% 3-point shooter after making 41.4% of his 3-point attempts a year ago. He has especially struggled of late, making just three of his last 25, and only finishing with multiple threes once in the last six games. 

UConn entered its regular season matchup with Illinois with a distinct advantage over a Fighting Illini defense that graded out in the first percentile in defending off-ball screening action and the fourth percentile defending cutters. But while Ball on paper was a focal point in that matchup with nine 3-point attempts, one must remember that Braylon Mullins was limited to just 10 minutes in that contest in his first game back from injury.

With Mullins taking many of Ball’s 3-point looks and with this game shifting to a cavernous football stadium, I love the plus-money odds for this wager.

Tomislav Ivisic Under 5.5 rebounds (-145)

Tomislav Ivisic secured a game-high 10 rebounds in the regular season matchup against UConn. But Huskies center Tarris Reed was questionable to suit up as he had missed the prior two games with an injury, and was limited to just 15 minutes with foul trouble on top of the injury concern.

A healthy Reed has dominated with an 18.6% offensive rebounding rate and 33.6% defensive rebounding rate in the NCAA Tournament, and that should mean less dominance on the glass from Ivisic.

I also envision the 2024 Elite 8 loss to UConn to stick in Brad Underwood’s mind, when the Huskies went on a 30-0 run while Illinois went 11-44 from 2-point range for the game. Donovan Clingan was more of an intimidating defensive presence than Reed, but I still expect the Fighting Illini to bomb away more from deep, leading to longer rebounds. 

Yaxel Lendeborg Under 16.5 points (-105)

Yaxel Lendeborg has been on a historic run to this point, becoming just the second player in Bart Torvik’s 20-year database to post an Offensive Rating of 130 or higher on 20%-plus Usage, while making 120 2-pointers, 60 threes, and averaging three or more assists per game.

Lendeborg has averaged 25 points per game over the last three games, and is the first player to combine for 50 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 since Stacey Augmon in 1990. 

So why am I down on Lendeborg now? He will draw the primary defensive assignment from Ivan Kharchenkov, Arizona’s most versatile defender. Kharchenkov is no stranger to huge assignments, as he forced BYU’s AJ Dybantsa into one of his least efficient games of the season in the first meeting. 

🚀 Best Final Four parlay picks

bet365 is my go-to at the best sports betting sites for this four-leg Final Four parlay, as it has the best number and price on three of the four wagers. Because this is part of a parlay, I don't mind paying up for the steep -185 juice (64.91% implied odds) to back Ball to make two or fewer 3-pointers. But as a standalone wager, these odds wouldn't present enough value for me, and I would much prefer the +111 odds at Caesars for Ball to stay Under 1.5 3-pointers made.

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💡 How I'm betting Final Four props: March Madness strategy

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I wanted exposure on all teams with these Final Four props, as loading up on one team could potentially ruin an entire betting portfolio if I had incorrectly handicapped a side. 

With certain wagers, oddsmakers sometimes tip their hands on what they expect for a player based on lines set for other markets. For example, a telling sign of pessimism for Yaxel Lendeborg is that the Under on his 2.5 3-pointers made is juiced as high as -180 (64.29% implied odds) despite him drilling at least three 3-pointers in four of the last five games. 

Scouring all markets has confidently landed me on these four plays, all of which I'm risking one unit on.