Jay Wright’s squad is down a man, but that will not affect its style of play -- be smart and patient, and make every free throw. Kansas has crazy upside, but we have really only seen it in the second half against Miami. The Jayhawks looked ordinary against Creighton and Providence. By the way, is Ochai Agbaji even Kansas’ best player anymore? Take the dog!

The short-handed Villanova Wildcats will take on the surging Kansas Jayhawks. The top seed might have had the easiest path of the Final Four teams, and that could play into the hands of the Wildcats. Expect Jay Wright to devise a game plan that sets Villanova up to take the game in the final 10 minutes. This will be a tight game, and Villanova will keep it within the spread.

If Villanova’s Justin Moore didn’t tear his Achilles in the regional final, this spread would be a Villanova -1 or pick ‘em. At least that’s my opinion based on Villanova winning its last nine and covering all four NCAA Tournament games. Villanova has played the tournament smartly with the coaching factor playing a major role. The Wildcats also have hit key free throws and are an astounding 82.5 percent for the season. Coach Jay Wright’s squad executes the gameplan every night and the Wildcats appear to be improving with every game. The loss of Moore is creating line value on the underdog. Let’s take the points.

I expect this number to only go up when the casual fan realizes how important Justin Moore was to Villanova -- the junior guard averages 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, but his season is over due to injury suffered in the Elite Eight. Coach Jay Wright usually only plays six guys as it is, so I'd imagine the much deeper Jayhawks can wear Nova down.