Updated NCAA Title Odds – Where Is The Value?
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are the undisputed #1 ranked team in the country, boasting a 24-0 record, but they aren’t the favorite to win the title. The updated odds from the Westgate Casino in Las Vegas show that it’s Kentucky as the favorite, paying out just 6-1. UCLA, Duke, Kansas and Villanova are all paying less than 10-1 odds to win the tournament. Gonzaga might seem like a better bet paying out at 10-1, but anyone who’s watched the tournament in recent seasons knows that there’s a good reason why they call it “March Madness”.
When I look for value in the NCAA futures market, I start with the teams paying out at least 20-1. Anything less than that is simply not worth the risk in my opinion. Roughly half the teams in the Top 25 are paying out 20-1 or better, leaving us with plenty to look at. I have one team in mind that I believe has a far better chance than the rest. To find out who I’m picking to win this year’s tournament, simply signup to my newsletter at www.JesseSchule.com
TEAM | OPENING ODDS | UPDATED ODDS |
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Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 8-1 |
Kentucky Wildcats | 6-1 | 6 |
Kansas Jayhawks | 10-1 | 8 |
Villanova Wildcats | 8-1 | 8 |
Oregon Ducks | 20-1 | 12 |
North Carolina Tar Heels | 15-1 | 12 |
Michigan State Spartans | 12-1 | 50 |
Louisville Cardinals | 10-1 | 15 |
Virginia Cavaliers | 20-1 | 25 |
Arizona Wildcats | 20-1 | 12 |
Indiana Hoosiers | 20-1 | 60 |
Xavier Musketeers | 20-1 | 200 |
Wisconsin Badgers | 30-1 | 15 |
Syracuse Orange | 80-1 | 100 |
UCLA Bruins | 80-1 | 7 |
Purdue Boilermakers | 40-1 | 40 |
West Virginia Mountaineers | 30-1 | 25 |
Maryland Terrapins | 40-1 | 100 |
Connecticut Huskies | 40-1 | 2000 |
Texas Longhorns | 60-1 | 1000 |
Gonzaga Bulldogs | 80-1 | 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones | 50-1 | 100 |
Miami Hurricanes | 50-1 | 300 |
California Golden Bears | 200-1 | 300 |
Texas A&M Aggies | 80-1 | 300 |
Baylor Bears | 80-1 | 25 |
Utah Utes | 80-1 | 300 |
Butler Bulldogs | 80-1 | 50 |
Michigan Wolverines | 100-1 | 200 |
Wichita State Shockers | 100-1 | 100 |
Florida Gators | 100-1 | 30 |
Cincinnati Bearcats | 100-1 | 100 |
Creighton Bluejays | 200-1 | 60 |
USC Trojans | 200-1 | 200 |
Florida State Seminoles | 200-1 | 30 |
St. Mary’s Gaels | 200-1 | 80 |
Rhode Island Rams | 300-1 | 300 |
NC State Wolfpack | 300-1 | 2000 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | 100-1 | 2000 |
Seton Hall Pirates | 50-1 | 300 |
Oklahoma Sooners | 80-1 | 5000 |
Arizona State Sun Devils | 100-1 | 2000 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs | 100-1 | 1000 |
VCU Rams | 200-1 | 300 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 200-1 | 50 |
Georgetown Hoyas | 200-1 | 1000 |
Ohio State Buckeyes | 200-1 | 1000 |
Colorado Buffaloes | 200-1 | 1000 |
Dayton Flyers | 200-1 | 200 |
San Diego State Aztecs | 200-1 | 1000 |
South Carolina Gamecocks | 200-1 | 100 |
Vanderbilt Commodores | 200-1 | 500 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 200-1 | 1000 |
Virginia Tech Hokies | 300-1 | 500 |
Harvard Crimson | 200-1 | 1000 |
SMU Mustangs | 100-1 | 100 |
Auburn Tigers | 300-1 | 2000 |
Oregon State Beavers | 300-1 | 9999 |
BYU Cougars | 300-1 | 1000 |
Clemson Tigers | 300-1 | 300 |
Pittsburgh Panthers | 300-1 | 300 |
Providence Friars | 300-1 | 2000 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders | 300-1 | 1000 |
Illinois Fighting Illini | 300-1 | 9999 |
Northwestern Wildcats | 300-1 | 100 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers | 300-1 | 2000 |
Colorado State Rams | 300-1 | 9999 |
LSU Tigers | 300-1 | 9999 |
Ole Miss Rebels | 300-1 | 9999 |
Georgia Bulldogs | 300-1 | 500 |
Arkansas Razorbacks | 300-1 | 500 |
Alabama Crimson Tide | 300-1 | 500 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 300-1 | 5000 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 300-1 | 2000 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers | 300-1 | 500 |
Fresno State Bulldogs | 300-1 | 2000 |
Memphis Tigers | 300-1 | 1000 |
Marquette Golden Eagles | 300-1 | 300 |
Kansas State Wildcats | 300-1 | 300 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys | 300-1 | 200 |
Princeton Tigers | 300-1 | 500 |
Boise State Broncos | 300-1 | 500 |
Houston Cougars | 300-1 | 5000 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 300-1 | 9999 |
Davidson Wildcats | 300-1 | 1000 |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 500-1 | 2000 |
Washington Huskies | 500-1 | 2000 |
Temple Owls | 500-1 | 9999 |
St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 500-1 | 9999 |
DePaul Blue Demons | 500-1 | 9999 |
St. John’s Red Storm | 500-1 | 5000 |
Penn State Nittany Lions | 500-1 | 2000 |
New Mexico Lobos | 500-1 | 2000 |
Missouri Tigers | 500-1 | 9999 |
Stanford Cardinal | 500-1 | 9999 |
Field | 500-1 | 500 |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels | 300-1 | 9999 |
Valparaiso Crusaders | 1000-1 | 500 |
George Washington Colonials | 1000-1 | 5000 |
Richmond Spiders | 1000-1 | 9999 |
St. Joseph’s Hawks | 1000-1 | 9999 |
U Mass Minutemen | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Yale Bulldogs | 1000-1 | 2000 |
Monmouth Hawks | 1000-1 | 1000 |
Iona Gaels | 1000-1 | 2000 |
Northern Iowa Panthers | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Utah State Aggies | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders | 1000-1 | 500 |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Old Dominion Monarchs | 1000-1 | 2000 |
Marshall Thundering Herd | 1000-1 | 2000 |
Evansville Purple Aces | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Illinois State Redbirds | 1000-1 | 1000 |
Akron Zips | 1000-1 | 1000 |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Chattanooga Mocs | 1000-1 | 1000 |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1000-1 | 9999 |
North Dakota State Bison | 1000-1 | 5000 |
UT Arlington Mavericks | 1000-1 | 1000 |
TCU Horned Frogs | 1000-1 | 1000 |
Ohio Bobcats | 1000-1 | 1000 |
Buffalo Bulls | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Toledo Rockets | 1000-1 | 9999 |
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns | 2000-1 | 2000 |
Georgia State Panthers | 2000-1 | 5000 |
Pepperdine Waves | 2000-1 | 9999 |
New Mexico State Aggies | 2000-1 | 1000 |
UAB Blazers | 2000-1 | 2000 |
Weber State Wildcats | 2000-1 | 5000 |
Montana Grizzlies | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Boston College Eagles | 2000-1 | 9999 |
UTEP Miners | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Charlotte 49ers | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 2000-1 | 9999 |
UC Irvine Anteaters | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Long Beach State 49ers | 2000-1 | 9999 |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Kent State Golden Flashes | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Central Michigan Chippewas | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Nevada Wolf Pack | 2000-1 | 500 |
Wyoming Cowboys | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Belmont Bruins | 2000-1 | 1000 |
Washington State Cougars | 2000-1 | 9999 |
IPFW Mastodons | 2000-1 | 2000 |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 2000-1 | 1000 |
Morehead State Eagles | 2000-1 | 9999 |
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | 2000-1 | 9999 |