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The NCAA 2014 Basketball Championship begins on March 16 with Selection Sunday, when teams learn their seedings for March Madness.
Before all the action starts, here are your favorites to take home the glory in Arlington, Texas, on April 7 — and where you can get the best odds to bet on your pick.
1. Kansas Jayhawks
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Best Odds: 5/1 at Bet 365. A $1 bet returns $6.
The favorites at most places, if you can find someone offering above 5/1, you should take it.
2. Florida Gators
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Best Odds: 13/2 at Sporting Bet. A $1 bet returns $7.50.
Good odds at Sporting Bet, as some places have the Gators as joined favorites with Kansas at 5/1.
3. Arizona Wildcats
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Best Odds: 15/2 at Bet 365. A $1 bet returns $8.50.
The lowest anyone else is going on the Wildcats is 7/1.
4. Michigan State Spartans
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Best Odds: 10/1 at Paddy Power. A $1 bet returns $11.
William Hill is going as low as 7/1 on Michigan making Paddy Power’s odds look pretty good.
5. Duke Blue Devils
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Best Odds: 11/1 at Unibet. A $1 bet returs $12.
The average betting for Duke is around 9 or 8/1.
6. Kentucky Wildcats
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Best Odds: 12/1 at Bet 365. A $1 bet returns $13.
12/1 seems to be the market average for Kentucky.
7. Syracuse Orange
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Best Odds: 12/1 at Paddy Power. A $1 bet returns $13.
Great odds from Paddy Power; most places will only go as high at 8/1 for Carmelo’s alma-mater.
8. Louisville Cardinals
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Best Odds: 14/1 at Paddy Power. A $1 bet returns $15.
Once again PP is the best in this one; nobody else comes near 14/1.
9. Wichita State Shockers
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Best Odds: 14/1 at Ladbrokes. A $1 bet returns $15.
Some places are as low as 9/1 for Wichita, so 14/1 makes for a great bet.
10. Virginia
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Best Odds: 22/1 at Sporting Bet. A $1 bet returns $23.
Outstanding odds for Virginia from Sporting Bet. Everybody else is offering in the low teens. So if you think it’s Virginia’s year, get yourself over to Sporting Bet.