2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game Prop Bets

Massive sporting events such as the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game raises everyone’s level of play… even oddsmakers in Las Vegas! As a result, college basketball oddsmaking specialists have assembled some of the best prop bets for this year’s national title game between Kansas and Kentucky.

For starters, it’s worth noting that the Wildcats are currently listed as the odds favorites to defeat the Jayhawks this evening. Point spreads for this game indicate that Kentucky should come out victorious by about 7 points in this affair. The 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game is scheduled to tipoff tonight at 9:23 PM ET on CBS Sports.

From the game’s margin of victory, to the who will be the first player to score first point or first 3-pointer of the game, pro bets cover many aspects of the game itself. Some of the more interesting prop bets include individual categories for impact players on each team. Here are some great examples of what prop bets regarding key players looks like:

• How many total points will Thomas Robinson (Kansas) score: OVER 17½ (4/5) or UNDER 17½ (20/21)?
• How many points will Anthony Davis (Kentucky) score:  OVER 16½ (20/23) or UNDER 16½ (20/23)?
• How many rebounds will Anthony Davis (Kentucky) collect in total: OVER 10½ (2/3) or UNDER 10½ (6/5)?
• How many total free throws made will Anthony Davis (Kentucky) have: OVER 4½ (20/23) or UNDER 4½ (20/23)

Think you can handle those? Let’s check out some more!

Under the category of Player to Score First Points of the Game we have:

• Anthony Davis (Kentucky) 3/1
• Thomas Robinson (Kansas) 4/1
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky) 5/1
• Doron Lamb (Kentucky) 5/1
• Tyshawn Taylor (Kansas) 11/2
• Travis Releford (Kansas) 6/1
• Marquis Teague (Kentucky) 8/1
• Elijah Johnson (Kansas) 8/1
• Terrence Jones (Kentucky) 8/1
• Jeff Withey (Kansas) 10/1

The first player to dial from long-distance tonight will be (Player to Score First 3-Pointer of the Game):

• Elijah Johnson (Kansas) 5/2
• Doron Lamb (Kentucky) 3/1
• Tyshawn Taylor (Kansas) 7/2
• Darius Miller (Kentucky) 4/1
• Marquis Teague (Kentucky) 6/1
• Conner Teahan (Kansas) 8/1
• Travis Releford (Kansas) 8/1
• Terrence Jones (Kentucky) 10/1
• Kyle Wiltjer (Kentucky) 10/1

One category that everyone’s sure to be paying close attention to is the Most Valuable Player of tonight’s 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game. Taking a look at the category for Most Outstanding Player are:

• Anthony Davis (Kentucky) 4/11
• Thomas Robinson (Kansas) 4/1
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky) 8/1
• Tyshawn Taylor (Kansas) 8/1
• Doron Lamb (Kentucky) 8/1
• Terrence Jones (Kentucky) 12/1
• Elijah Johnson (Kansas) 15/1
• Travis Releford (Kansas) 15/1
• Marquis Teague (Kentucky) 20/1
• Jeff Withey (Kansas) 30/1