Andrew Harrison and Kentucky are the heavy favorites in the Midwest Regional. (Getty)
The NCAA Tournament sends the betting world into a frenzy.
Coming into the tournament with a perfect 34-0 record are the Kentucky Wildcats. And they are the no-doubt favorite to win the title.
The sportsbooks also like Arizona, Wisconsin, Duke and Villanova.
But there are also odds for each region.
Check them out below. They are from the sportsbooks monitored by OddsSharks.com. The odds are subject to change.
Odds to Win the Midwest Region
The oddsmakers like Notre Dame, who is coming off an ACC Tournament title. (Getty)
Kentucky #1 … 4/11
Notre Dame #3 … 9/1
Wichita State #7 … 9/1
Kansas #2 … 10/1
Texas #11 … 25/1
Maryland #4 … 33/1
Butler #6 … 40/1
West Virginia #5 … 50/1
Indiana #10 … 66/1
Cincinnati #8 … 75/1
Purdue #9 … 75/1
Buffalo #12 … 150/1
New Mexico State #15 … 150/1
Northeastern #14 … 150/1
Valparaiso #13 … 150/1
Hampton #16 …500/1
Manhattan #16 … 500/1
Obviously it’s Kentucky and everyone else. The sportsbooks apparently like Wichita State more than the selection committee does; the Shockers have 9-1 odds to win the regional as a No. 7 seed.
The same goes for Texas. The oddsmakers have the 11th-seeded Longhorns at 25/1, better than the 33/1 chances given to No. 4 seed Maryland.
Get OddsShark’s Midwest Regional preview here.
Odds to Win the West Region
Stanley Johnson and Arizona grabbed the No. 2 seed in the West Regional. (Getty)
Arizona #2 … 7/4
Wisconsin #1 … 7/4
North Carolina #4 … 10/1
Baylor #3 … 12/1
Ohio State #10 … 18/1
Arkansas #5 … 20/1
VCU #7 … 20/1
Xavier #6 … 22/1
BYU #11 … 40/1
Oklahoma State #9 … 50/1
Ole Miss #11 … 50/1
Oregon #8 … 50/1
Wofford #12 … 75/1
Harvard #13 … 100/1
Georgia State #14 … 150/1
Coastal Carolina #16 … 300/1
Texas Southern #15 … 300/1
There are a lot of teams in this regional playing very well heading into the tournament. Obviously No. 2 Arizona and No. 1 Wisconsin are – both have lost just 1 since they each fell on January 11.
But No. 4 North Carolina and No. 3 Baylor are battle-tested and should make some noise.
For a look at OddsShark’s West Region preview, click here.
Odds to Win the South Region
The sportsbooks expect Jahlil Okafor and Duke to win the South Region. (Getty)
Duke #1 … 7/4
Gonzaga #2 … 11/4
Iowa State #3 … 11/2
Utah #5 … 8/1
Georgetown #4 … 14/1
SMU #6 … 20/1
Iowa #7 … 25/1
San Diego State #8 … 25/1
Davidson #10 … 33/1
St. John’s #9 … 33/1
UCLA #11 … 33/1
SF Austin #12 … 50/1
E. Washington #13 … 100/1
UAB #14 … 100/1
North Dakota State #15 … 150/1
North Florida #16 … 300/1
Robert Morris #16 … 300/1
Despite Round of 64 exits in 2 of the past 3 years (2014 and 2012), the sportsbooks have top-seeded Duke as the favorite to win the South Region. Same goes for No. 2 Gonzaga. In the past 8 tournament, the Bulldogs have reached the Sweet 16 just once (2009). But that’s the past. In 2014-15, Duke and the ‘Zags won the games to get the top seeds.
The team who’s probably the hottest is Larry Brown’s SMU squad. The 6-seed have won 17 of the past 19 games. Fred Hoiberg’s Iowa State Cyclones are experienced and appear to be trending in the right direction at the right time.
See OddsShark’s South Regional preview here.
Odds to Win the East Region
Villanova is the top seed ine East Region. (Getty)
Villanova #1 … 9/5
Virginia #2 … 9/4
Northern Iowa #5 … 8/1
Oklahoma #3 … 9/1
Michigan State #7 … 12/1
Louisville #4 … 14/1
LSU #9 … 25/1
NC State #8 … 25/1
Providence #6 … 33/1
Dayton #11 … 50/1
Georgia #10 … 50/1
Wyoming #12 … 50/1
Boise State #11 … 66/1
Albany #14 … 150/1
Belmont #15 … 150/1
UC Irvine #13 … 150/1
Lafayette #16 … 300/1
Villanova has won 15 straight games and deserve to be the favorite to come out the East. No. 2 seed Virginia is struggling a bit, losing 2 of 3, but the return of Justin Anderson should help.
Michigan State doesn’t often enter the NCAA Tournament with double-digit losses as it does this year (23-11), but the oddsmakers know Tom Izzo’s teams tend to play their best in late March (2 Sweet 16, 1 Elite 8 appearance in the past 3 tournaments). Fifth-seed Northern Iowa is everyone’s sleeper at 30-3.
Take a look at OddsShark’s East Region preview here.
