NCAA Tournament 2015: Schedule and Top Vegas Odds for Final Four Games

It's always bittersweet, really. Going from a NFL RedZone-like oversaturation of games during the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament to the relative dearth that is the Final Four always leaves a sad space in your heart. Yet four great teams still remain, so some excitement still burns.

The setup for Saturday's games was riveting.

Travis Trice scored 17 points during the Elite Eight to lead Michigan State—a team that didn't even look like a tournament contender just a few weeks ago—past Louisville in overtime. 

Duke took advantage of a poor second-half shooting performance from Gonzaga to route the Bulldogs and send Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski to a record-tying 12th Final Four in Indianapolis.

Wisconsin pulled away from Arizona late to reach the Final Four for the second straight year, and Notre Dame almost shocked the basketball world by nearly ruining Kentucky's run at a historic season.

While we fully embrace that the end of the college basketball season is near, we look forward to one final weekend of highlights, celebrations and maybe even an upset. Here is the schedule, odds and picks for this weekend's action:

Matchup	Date	Time	TV	Point Spread	Predicted Winner
Michigan State vs. Duke	Saturday, April 4	6:09 p.m.	TBS	Duke (-5)	Duke
Kentucky vs. Wisconsin	Saturday, April 4	8:49 p.m.	TBS	Kentucky (-5)	Kentucky

Double Dekker

Kentucky narrowly escaped Notre Dame last weekend, and a record number of people tuned in as the Wildcats' historic season almost ground to a halt, says CBS Sports' Chip Patterson. Those viewership numbers might get eclipsed when Kentucky plays Sam Dekker and Wisconsin this weekend.

The Badgers aren't as efficient on offense as the Irish were this season, but behind the hot-shooting Dekker, they wield enough offensive firepower and have more length and depth to throw at Kentucky.

Dekker makes Wisconsin very fun to watch. Leading scorer Frank Kaminsky has been a big name for the Badgers since its run to the Final Four last year, but now Dekker adds a inside-outside dimension to the Badgers offense that Kentucky must solve.

Dekker's stylish, high-arching three-pointers while smiling in amazement at himself helped crush Arizona during the Elite Eight and got everybody all abuzz about him, says Sports Illustrated:

Kentucky will certainly know his name. The challenging part of continuing its pursuit of a ninth national title will be knowing Dekker's location on the floor at all times. Look for Wildcats junior forward Willie Cauley-Stein, a consensus first team All-American selection, to try to limit the damage Dekker can do.

Prediction: Kentucky wins a close one.

Coach With the Most

No two future Hall of Fame coaches could've had more different regular seasons than Krzyzewski and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. Krzyzewski's face beamed while celebrating his 1,000th career victory. Izzo's face burned during a retching December home loss to Texas Southern, as FootBasket.com noted:

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ICYMI: Tom Izzo's hilarious face in Michigan State's loss to Texas Southern (Photo): http://t.co/vhuCs4U7fc pic.twitter.com/2QwYjt08cJ

— FootBasket.com (@FootBasket) December 21, 2014"

Despite traveling vastly different roads to get there, Duke and Michigan State are back where the tradition-rich programs have been numerous times before. 

Expect Duke to continue playing how it has all season: Through freshman standout Jahlil Okafor.

The center is averaging just under 18 points per game this year, shoots 67 percent from the floor and is a big reason why the Blue Devils have the third-most efficient field-goal percentage in the country. Also, freshman forward Justise Winslow is averaging 12.5 points per game, getting Duke out in transition and setting up a quick-strike offense.

Meantime, Izzo has had to reinvent his team. The Spartans struggled earlier in the season, losing to lowly Nebraska and Texas Southern. But MSU won four of their last five games to get into the NCAA tournament, thanks in part to Izzo transforming his offense from a half-court setup to an attacking transition team.

He did this by shifting senior guard Travis Trice from point guard to shooting guard, said Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal. Trice has averaged 17.8 points per game since and has also been a key in generating steals on defense.

Forward Branden Dawson has also been key in MSU's more uptempo offense. He rebounds the ball well and pushes it up the floor before often finding teammate Denzel Valentine behind the three-point line. Valentine is shooting over 41 percent from long range this season.

Prediction: Duke wins by nearly 10 points.