The tournament hasn’t even started yet, but the number crunchers are predicting which teams will advance to the Sweet 16, and ultimately, emerge from their regions and reach the Final Four.
SportsBetting only has one surprise in the regional odds below. No. 2-seeded Kentucky is favored to take the East Region instead of Baylor. The top seeds are favored in the other three regions.
Additionally, there are “Yes/No” odds for 16 teams (all of the teams seeded 1-4) to advance to the Sweet 16.
Arkansas, Illinois, Providence and Wisconsin are the only teams of the 16 not favored to advance to the Sweet 16. Providence is just a 2-point favorite in its opening round game against South Dakota State.
Odds are subject to change and current odds can be found on these pages:
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Will Arizona advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -600
No +350
Will Arkansas advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes +100
No -140
Will Auburn advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -325
No +215
Will Baylor advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -400
No +250
Will Duke advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -300
No +200
Will Gonzaga advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -850
No +450
Will Illinois advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes +135
No -175
Will Kansas advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -300
No +200
Will Kentucky advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -600
No +350
Will Providence advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes +325
No -550
Will Purdue advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -275
No +185
Will Tennessee advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -190
No +145
Will Texas Tech advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -175
No +135
Will UCLA advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -155
No +115
Will Villanova advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes -200
No +150
Will Wisconsin advance to the Sweet 16?
Yes +105
No -145
Midwest
Kansas +200
Auburn +300
Iowa +300
Wisconsin +1000
LSU +1200
USC +2000
Miami Florida +2500
Providence +2500
San Diego State +2500
Creighton +3300
Iowa State +3300
Colgate +5000
Richmond +6600
South Dakota State +6600
Jacksonville +10000
Texas A&M +20000
Texas Southern +20000
East
Kentucky +210
Baylor +325
Purdue +425
UCLA +450
Saint Mary’s +1600
Virginia Tech +1600
Texas +1800
North Carolina +2200
San Francisco +2200
Murray State +4000
Indiana +5000
Yale +5000
Marquette +6600
Akron +10000
St Peter’s +10000
Wyoming +10000
Norfolk State +20000
West
Gonzaga -160
Texas Tech +450
Duke +500
Arkansas +1200
Connecticut +1800
Alabama +4000
Memphis +4000
Michigan State +4000
Davidson +5000
New Mexico State +5000
Vermont +5000
Boise State +6600
Notre Dame +6600
Rutgers +6600
CS Fullerton +10000
Georgia State +10000
Montana State +10000
South
Arizona +180
Tennessee +350
Villanova +375
Houston +550
Illinois +900
Michigan +1600
Loyola Chicago +2800
Ohio State +3300
Seton Hall +4000
TCU +4000
Colorado State +5000
UAB +5000
Chattanooga +10000
Longwood +10000
Delaware +15000
Bryant +20000
Wright State +20000
National Championship
Gonzaga +300
Arizona +650
Kentucky +650
Kansas +1100
Baylor +1200
Duke +1200
Auburn +1600
Tennessee +2000
Purdue +2200
Villanova +2200
Texas Tech +2500
Houston +2800
Iowa +2800
UCLA +2800
Arkansas +4000
Illinois +4000
Connecticut +6600
Wisconsin +6600
Texas +8000
Alabama +10000
Michigan State +10000
North Carolina +10000
San Diego State +10000
USC +10000
Loyola Chicago +12500
LSU +12500
St Marys CA +12500
Virginia Tech +12500
Memphis +15000
Boise State +20000
Marquette +20000
Michigan +20000
Ohio State +20000
Providence +20000
Colorado State +25000
Indiana +25000
Miami FL +30000
Rutgers +30000
Seton Hall +30000
Davidson +40000
UAB +40000
Chattanooga +50000
Creighton +50000
Delaware +50000
Georgia State +50000
Iowa State +50000
Longwood +50000
Murray State +50000
New Mexico State +50000
Notre Dame +50000
Richmond +50000
South Dakota State +50000
St. Bonaventure +50000
TCU +50000
Vermont +50000
Wyoming +50000
Yale +50000
CSU Fullerton +75000
Akron +100000
Bryant +100000
Colgate +100000
Jacksonville State +100000
Montana State +100000
Norfolk State +100000
Saint Peter’s +100000
Texas A&M CC +100000
Texas Southern +100000
Wright State +100000