Who is favored to win the ncaa tournament

Who is favored to win the ncaa tournament

Who is favored to win the ncaa tournament

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Who is favored to win the men's NCAA Tournament in the National Championship Game?

Kansas is a 4.5-point favorite over North Carolina in the title game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

The Jayhawks are -190 on the money line and the Tar Heels are +155.

The over/under for the game is set at 151.5 points.

More: North Carolina vs. Kansas picks, predictions, odds: Who wins National Championship Game?

More: North Carolina vs. Kansas basketball: How to watch National Championship Game on TV Monday

Before the Final Four, Duke was +155 to win the title, according to Tipico Sportsbook, followed by Kansas at +175.

North Carolina and Villanova were both at +480.

Duke was eliminated by North Carolina in one semifinal on Saturday, while Kansas eliminated Villanova in the other to set up Monday's tournament finale.

More: NCAA Tournament odds: Money lines, point spreads, over/unders for March Madness games

More: NCAA Tournament schedule, TV information: How to watch 2022 men's March Madness games

What changed?: Previous odds to win men's NCAA Tournament

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March Madness Final Four Futures Odds

The NCAA Tournament field has been cut down to four schools from 68 and our March Madness Betting Central has all the opening odds, picks and predictions for the remaining semifinals.

Listed below are the future odds from DraftKings on the final remaining schools.

  • Duke +900
  • UNC +1100
  • Kentucky +1200
  • Kansas +1200

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Heading into next year, Gonzaga is a +900 (Bet $100 to win $900) favorite to win the championship, while defending champion Baylor has odds at +1700 to repeat (Bet $100 to win $1,700).

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Heading into next year, Gonzaga was installed as a +900 (Bet $100 to win $900) favorite to win the championship, while defending champion Baylor has odds at +1700 to repeat (Bet $100 to win $1,700).

HOW TO BET ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL FUTURES

When you look at your annual sports betting calendar, March Madness is definitely at the top of the list and that is the major College Basketball event of the season. Individuals looking to place College Basketball Future wagers will either be alive or dead when this three-week tournament begins and some of the bets can return lucrative prices. While the single-elimination event is the “Super Bowl” of College Basketball, bettors can start placing Future Odds any time. If you've found some odds that interest you, check out our online sportsbook directory to find the best and most secure places to make college basketball bets, as well as exclusive sportsbook offers.

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  • Track the odds to win the NCAA Tournament and see who is favored to win 2023 March Madness.
  • Duke has opened as the favorite with Kansas close behind.
  • View teams individually or alongside others trending in the same direction.

The 2023 March Madness  tournament is scheduled to begin with the “First Four” on Tuesday, March 14th in Dayton, Ohio. The first round will follow on Thursday, March 18th, and Friday, March 19th, at eight regional sites across the country. The Final Four will take place in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, April 1st, with the title game  on Monday, April 3rd, 2023.

The graphs below show the odds to win the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which opened the night of April 4th, 2021, immediately after Kansas completed an epic 15-point comeback against North Carolina in the title game.

Jump to: ACC Teams / Big 12 Teams / Big East Teams / Big Ten Teams / Pac-12 Teams / SEC Teams / Mid-Majors

Also on this page: March Madness Betting Options / March Madness FAQs

2023 March Madness Odds

2023 NCAA Tournament Favorites

Team Odds
Duke +900
Arkansas +900
Gonzaga +1000
Kansas +1100
Kentucky +1200
North Carolina +1400
UCLA +1400
Arizona +1600
Baylor +1600
Houston +1600
Villanova +1600
Oregon +2500
Tennessee +2500
Texas Tech +2500
Auburn +3300
Michigan State +3300
Michigan +3300
Purdue +3300
USC +3300
Alabama +4000
Creighton +4000
Florida State +5000
Illinois +5000
Iowa +5000
Miami +5000
Ohio State +5000
Texas +5000
Wisconsin +5000

Odds as of April 11, 2022, at Barstool Sportsbook.

March Madness Odds Movement Timeline

  • April 12, 2022: Houston has moved into the top ten (+1300) bouncing  Arkansas (+1450) to sixth.
  • April 4, 2022: Duke is a tepid +1100 favorite in the opening odds, followed by defending champion Kansas (+1250) and last year’s runner-up North Carolina (+1300). Arkansas (+1350) and Kentucky (+1350) round out the top five.

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ACC Teams

Who is favored to win the ncaa tournament

ACC Team National Championships Year(s)
UNC 6 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
Duke 5 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
Louisville 3 1980, 1986, 2013
NC State 2 1974, 1983
Syracuse 1 2003
Virginia 1 2019
Boston College 0 N/A
Clemson 0 N/A
Florida State 0 N/A
Georgia Tech 0 N/A
Miami 0 N/A
Notre Dame 0 N/A
Pittsburgh 0 N/A
Virginia Tech 0 N/A
Wake Forest 0 N/A

Big 12 Teams

Big 12 Team National Championships Year(s) Final Fours (Most Recent)
Kansas 4 1952, 1988, 2008, 2022 15 (2022)
Oklahoma State 2 1945, 1946 6 (2004)
Baylor 1 N/A 3 (2021)
Oklahoma 0 N/A 5 (2016)
Kansas State 0 N/A 4 (1964)
Texas 0 N/A 3 (2003)
West Virginia 0 N/A 2 (2010)
Iowa State 0 N/A 1 (1944)
Texas Tech 0 N/A 1 (2019)
TCU 0 N/A N/A

Big East Teams

Big East Team National Championships Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year)
Villanova 3 Champion (1985, 2016, 2018)
Georgetown 1 Champion (1984)
Marquette 1 Champion (1977)
Butler 0 Runner-up (2010, 2011)
Seton Hall 0 Runner-up (1989)
St. John’s 0 Runner-up (1952)
DePaul 0 Final Four (1943, 1979)
Providence 0 Final Four (1973, 1987)
Creighton 0 Elite Eight (1941)
Xavier 0 Elite Eight (2004, 2008, 2017)

Big Ten Teams

Big Ten Teams National Championships Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year)
Indiana 5 Champion (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987)
Michigan State 2 Champion (1979, 2000)
Maryland 1 Champion (2002)
Michigan 1 Champion (1989)
Ohio State 1 Champion (1960)
Wisconsin 1 Champion (1941)
Illinois 0 Runner-up (2005)
Iowa 0 Runner-up (1956)
Purdue 0 Runner-up (1969)
Minnesota 0 Final Four (1997)
Penn State 0 Final Four (1954)
Rutgers 0 Final Four (1976)
Northwestern 0 Round of 32 (2017)
Nebraska 0 Round of 64 (0-7 all-time tournament record)

Pac-12 Teams

PAC-12 Team National Championships Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year)
UCLA 11 Champion (1964, 1965, 1967-73, 1975, 1995)
Arizona 1 Champion (1997)
California 1 Champion (1959)
Oregon 1 Champion (1939)
Stanford 1 Champion (1942)
Utah 1 Champion (1944)
Washington State 0 Runner-up (1941)
Colorado 0 Final Four (1942, 1955)
Oregon State 0 Final Four (1949, 1963)
USC 0 Final Four (1940, 1954)
Washington 0 Final Four (1953)
Arizona State 0 Elite Eight (1961, 1963, 1975)

SEC Teams

SEC Team National Championships Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year)
Kentucky 8 Champion (1948-49, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)
Florida 2 Champion (2006-07)
Arkansas 1 Champion (1994)
Auburn 0 Final Four (2019)
 Georgia 0 Final Four (1983)
LSU 0 Final Four (1953, 1981, 1986, 2006)
Mississippi State 0 Final Four (1996)
South Carolina 0 Final Four (2017)
Alabama 0 Elite Eight (2004)
Missouri 0 Elite Eight (1944, 1976, 1994, 2002, 2009)
Tennessee 0 Elite Eight (2010)
Vanderbilt 0 Elite Eight (1965)
Ole Miss 0 Sweet 16 (2001)
Texas A&M 0 Sweet 16 (1951, 1969, 1980, 2007, 2016, 2018)

Top Mid-Majors

March Madness Betting Options

While this page tracks the odds to win the NCAA Tournament title – also called an “outright” betting market – there are myriad other ways for bettors to wager on the NCAA Tournament.  The subsections below explore how to bet on March Madness in more detail.

March Madness Futures: Sweet 16 & Final Four Odds

Once the bracket is set, sportsbooks will release a number of other March Madness futures betting options. These include betting on teams to reach the Sweet 16 and Final Four odds. The payout is obviously lower than correctly picking the tournament winner, but the chances of winning these wagers is of course great.

There is no single correct March Madness betting strategy; with the amount of roster (and even coaching) turnover in college basketball, each season has to be approached anew.

Moneyline

As with regular-season games, each game in the NCAA Tournament can be wagered on individually. The most straightforward way to bet on a March Madness game is to bet the moneyline. This means betting on a team to win the game straight-up. If they advance to the next round, you win your bet.

Point Spreads

You can also bet each game against the spread, meaning betting on either the favorite to win by more than a set number of points or the underdog to not lose by that same number of points. Betting against the spread will be more common for lopsided games, for example, if Gonzaga is a 35.5-point favorite against its first-round opponent, sportsbooks may not even post a moneyline.

Totals

Each March Madness game can also be bet over or under the game total. Sportsbooks will set a game total for each game in the tournament and they will be wildly different depending on which teams are playing. You could see totals anywhere from about 115.5 to 174.5. Teams that play at a slower tempo (think Virginia and Texas) tend to score fewer points (because there are fewer possessions over the course of the game) and vice versa for teams that play quickly (think Gonzaga and Alabama).

NCAA Tournament Game Odds

When the 2023 March Madness tournament begins (on March 14), bettors will be able to find all the college basketball odds on SBD along with game previews and picks for each of the 63 games in the tournament proper.

Note that the odds for first-round games will come out on Selection Sunday (March 12) which means there will be nearly four full days of betting before tip-off. Monitor the college basketball public betting trends to see which teams are being most-heavily backed and how the lines are moving.

SBD’s editorial staff will release its annual expert brackets on Monday, March 13.

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Once you understand the types of wagers that can be made on the NCAA Tournament, it is a good idea to check out the March Madness bonuses available from the country’s top sportsbooks. Follow the links  below to see the available sports-betting promo codes and bonus offers available at each sportsbook. (You will also find a list of which states those sportsbooks are operating in.)

March Madness FAQs

  • When is Selection Sunday? March 12, 2023.
  • When does March Madness start? The “First Four” which reduces the field from 68 to 64 teams, take place on March 14 and 15. The first round (a.k.a. the round of 64) takes place on March 16 and 17.
  • Who has the best odds to win March Madness? Duke has started as the favorite in Jon Scheyer’s first year on the bench.
  • Who has won the NCAA Tournament the most? UCLA has won the most college basketball national championships (11), followed by Kentucky (8), North Carolina (6), Duke (5) and Indiana (5). The only other schools with more than two are Connecticut (4), Kansas (4) and Villanova (3). Seven more schools have two titles (Cincinnati, Florida, Louisville, Michigan State, NC State, Oklahoma State, and San Francisco).

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