2018 NCAA Final Four: How To Watch

SAN ANTONIO, TX — If the first four rounds of the 2018 NCAA Tournament are any indication of what’s to come, buckle up. The last four teams standing should prepare for anything and fans should prepare to witness history in the making.

The Final Four is slated to begin at 6:09 p.m. on Saturday between Cinderella story Loyola Chicago (32-5), an 11 seed, and 3-seed Michigan (32-7).

Villanova (34-4) and Kansas (31-7) will then play each other in a battle of 1-seeds. Tipoff in that game is scheduled for 8:49 p.m.

Both games will be played in the Alamodome at the University of Texas-San Antonio and air on TBS.

You can live stream both games here.

The Ramblers are 5.5-point underdogs heading into their matchup against the Wolverines. The moneyline for the Ramblers was at +240 on Wednesday afternoon, meaning an individual would win $240 if they bet $100 on the Ramblers and Loyola Chicago wins.

Villanova, which won the national title two years ago, is favored to beat the Jayhawks and the spread was five points as of Wednesday afternoon. The moneyline for Villanova was at -225, meaning if an individual bet $225 on the Wildcats and they won, that person would collect $100.
Maryland Baltimore County garnered much of the national spotlight to start the 2018 tournament when it became the first 16-seed in history to defeat a 1-seed, handily defeating the Virginia Cavaliers.

But it was the Ramblers who captured America’s heart this year, winning four straight games despite entering as a lower seed and punching above their weight class each time.
Loyola Chicago, which has now won 14 straight games, became just the fourth 11-seed to go to
the Final Four since the tournament expanded 33 years ago.

On the other side of the ring, their opponent, Michigan, has been the higher seed in each of the teams first four games. The Wolverines needed a last-second desperation three-pointer to beat Houston in the second round of the tournament, but hasn’t really been in jeopardy of losing its other games.

The Wildcats have breezed through their first four games and the Jayhawks only really faced a contested battle when they needed overtime to defeat the 2-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight last weekend.

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