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Recent March Madness brackets are littered with busted No. 5 seeds and Old Dominion will try to continue that trend when they face the Butler Bulldogs at HSBC Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Monarchs, while the game's total is sitting at 123.
The No. 12 Monarchs were upset losers to George Mason in the Colonial Conference semi-finals and were slotted into the Midwest Region against a team that knocked off numerous ranked teams during the season.
The Bulldogs were upset 60-55 Tuesday by the Wright State Raiders in the Horizon Conference Tournament. Butler were favored by 1.5-points and the final score fell UNDER the posted total of 120.
Brandon Crone shot 6-for-11 from the field and netted 18 points in a losing effort for Butler.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Monarchs, while the game's total is sitting at 123.
The No. 12 Monarchs were upset losers to George Mason in the Colonial Conference semi-finals and were slotted into the Midwest Region against a team that knocked off numerous ranked teams during the season.
The Bulldogs were upset 60-55 Tuesday by the Wright State Raiders in the Horizon Conference Tournament. Butler were favored by 1.5-points and the final score fell UNDER the posted total of 120.
Brandon Crone shot 6-for-11 from the field and netted 18 points in a losing effort for Butler.