Selection Sunday is over, which means the teams are officially ready for the NCAA Men’s Tournament. It’s the best time of the year for many sports bettors: March Madness is here!
Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue lead the pack as the top four seeds this year.
Is this the season the Houston Cougars finally cut down the nets in April? The Cougars have reached the Final Four six times without winning it all, the most semifinal appearances by a team without a national title.
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Alabama had a disappointing football season (at least by Bama standards). But Nate Oats’ Crimson Tide is a popular choice among punters to be the last man standing and sing along to Luther Vandross’ “One Shining Moment.” They opened as the No. 1 seed in the Big Dance.
Don’t forget defending national champion Kansas, as the Jayhawks flew under the radar last season before winning their sixth national title. This could be an even more talented team than last year’s team that won it all.
Purdue earned the No. 1 seed with a 29-5 record and Big Ten regular season and tournament championships. Is this the year the Boilermakers finally break through? Senior Zach Edey will no doubt do everything in his power to make it happen.
And you can’t forget about the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the small school from Spokane, Washington. This could finally be their year to win it all after playing in every NCAA tournament since 1999.
Let’s look at all the opening title odds.
Here are the consensus title odds for the teams still dancing:
Houston Cougars +500 (bet $10 to win $60)
Alabama Crimson Tide +800 (bet $10 to win $90)
Kansas Jayhawks +1000 (bet $10 to win $110)
Purdue Boilermakers +1200 (bet $10 to win $130)
UCLA Bruins +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Gonzaga Bulldogs +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Arizona Wildcats +1600 (bet $10 to win $170)
Texas Longhorns +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Marquette Golden Eagles +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Baylor Bears +2000 (bet $10 to win $210)
UConn Huskies +2200 (bet $10 to win $230)
Tennessee Volunteers +2200 (bet $10 to win $230)
Duke Blue Devils +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Kentucky Wildcats +3400 (bet $10 to win $350)
Saint Mary’s Gaels +3400 (bet $10 to win $350)
Creighton Bluejays +3400 (bet $10 to win $350)
TCU Horned Frogs +3400 (bet $10 to win $350)
Texas A&M Aggies +4300 (bet $10 to win $440)
Miami Hurricanes +4500 (bet $10 to win $460)
Indiana Hoosiers +4800 (bet $10 to win $490)
Virginia Cavaliers +4800 (bet $10 to win $490)
Kansas State Wildcats +4800 (bet $10 to win $490)
Xavier Musketeers +5500 (bet $10 to win $560)
Iowa Hawkeyes +5500 (bet $10 to win $560)
Michigan State Spartans +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)
Maryland Terrapins +6500 (bet $10 to win $660)
Iowa State Cyclones +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
San Diego State Aztecs +8500 (bet $10 to win $860 total)
Memphis Tigers +8500 (bet $10 to win $860 total)
Arkansas Razorbacks +8500 (bet $10 to win $860 total)
West Virginia Mountaineers +10,000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Illinois Fighting Illini +10000 (bet $10 to win $1010 total)
Auburn Tigers +11000 (bet $10 to win $1110 total)
Providence Friars +12000 (bet $10 to win $1210 total)
Florida Atlantic Owls +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
USC Trojans +16000 (bet $10 to win $1,610 total)
Northwestern Wildcats +19000 (bet $10 to win $1,910 total)
North Carolina State Wolfpack +19,000 (bet $10 to win $1,910 total)
Penn State Nittany Lions +21000 (bet $10 to win $2110 total)
Utah State Aggies +21000 (bet $10 to win $2110 total)
Arizona State Sun Devils +25,000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
VCU Rams +30,000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)
Pittsburgh Panthers +30,000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)
Missouri Tigers +30,000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles +30,000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)
Drake Bulldogs +32000 (bet $10 to win $3210 total)
Mississippi State Bulldogs +40,000 (bet $10 to win $4,010 total)
Iona Gaels +42000 (bet $10 to win $4210 total)
Boise State Broncos +42000 (bet $10 to win $4210 total)
Charleston Cougars +42000 (bet $10 to win $4,210 total)
Vermont Catamounts +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Nevada Wolf Pack +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Colgate Raiders +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Kent State Golden Flashes +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Furman Paladins +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
UNC Asheville Bulldogs +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Kennesaw State Owls +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Northern Kentucky Norse +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Montana State Bobcats +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Howard Bison +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Texas Southern Tigers +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Grand Canyon Antelope +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Princeton Tigers +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
* odds as of 12/3/2023
The Cougars, the current favorites to win it all, sit at +500.
Bettors who bet the Tide when they were +5000, and the Boilermakers when they were +4500 heading into the season, are currently sitting pretty. The championship odds for these two teams have been significantly shortened to +800 and +1200, respectively.
Another team that made a big move on the odds table during the season was four-time national champion UConn. The Huskies title odds were +8000 when this hoops season started. UConn is currently +2400 to win it all.
On the other hand, Gonzaga started the season at +900 to win it all after finishing second in the nation in the 2021 and 2017 tournaments. Their title odds have dropped to +1500.
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