NCAA Tournament 2016: Odds and Predictions for Final Four Bracket

It's been a wild NCAA tournament, and the Final Four is set with two more great matchups for college basketball fans. 

There's no shortage of storylines this year, with Syracuse's unlikely ride and Lon Kruger's return to Final Four after over 20 years as two of the many fun stories in this tournament.

Here's a look at the schedule for Saturday's games followed by a breakdown of the two matchups.

Saturday, April 2	Time (ET)	TV	Spread
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 2 Oklahoma	6:09 p.m.	TBS	Villanova (-1)
No. 10 Syracuse vs. No. 1 North Carolina	8:49 p.m.	TBS	UNC (-10)

No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 2 Oklahoma

The first Final Four matchup might simply boil down to whether or not Villanova can stop Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield. 

Freshman Mikal Bridges, Villanova's defensive stopper, will likely draw the tough assignment of matching up with Hield. At 6'7", Bridges has the length to contest some of the 6'4" Hield's outside shots and potentially limit his open looks on the perimeter. 

Bridges, who averages just 20 minutes per game, was on the court for 27 minutes when the two teams met up in December—a number he surpassed in just one other game this year. 

In that first matchup in December, Hield scored 18 points in the Oklahoma victory but was just 6-of-17 from the field. 

Oklahoma came away with the victory in that matchup thanks in large part to a ridiculous night from beyond the arc. Aside from Hield, the rest of the Sooners' supporting cast hit 10 of 17 three-point attempts. 

A repeat shooting performance would almost certainly lead to an Oklahoma victory. 

Prediction: Oklahoma 81, Villanova 74

No. 1 North Carolina vs No. 10 Syracuse

None of the remaining teams have been as dominant as North Carolina in its run to the Final Four, and Syracuse may simply be the next team to be buzzed down in the Tar Heels' path to a title. 

North Carolina has won each of its four tournament games by at least 14 points. 

In the two regular-season matchups between these schools, Carolina's defense was simply too much for Syracuse. The Orange's leading scorer, Michael Gbinije, was held to just 9-of-29 shooting in the two games combined, a woeful 31 percent.

Gbinije comes into this matchup on a cold streak, hitting just 12 of 36 shots in his past two games, including 1-of-9 from beyond the arc. 

For the Orange to have any hope of keeping this one close, he'll need to heat up and get some contributions from guard Malachi Richardson as well. 

Prediction: North Carolina 71, Syracuse, 59

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