The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is upon us. Just because the odds of completing a perfect bracket are 1 in 120.2 billion, doesn’t mean that there aren’t great spots to be had for those who like to place some wagers on college basketball’s penultimate event.
Here are the 1st round odds, along with each team’s futures odds to cut down the nets when all is said and done.
First Four
No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (-4) vs. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State
No. 16 Texas Southern (-2.5) vs. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson
No. 11 Mississippi State (-1.5) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh
No. 11 Arizona State (-2) vs. No. 11 Nevada
First Round
South Region
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-CC/SEMO
No. 8 Maryland (+1.5) vs. No. 9 West Virginia
No. 5 San Diego State (-4.5) vs. No. 12 Charleston
No. 4 Virginia (-5) vs. No. 13 Furman
No. 6 Creighton (-5.5) vs. No. 11 NC State
No. 3 Baylor (-10.5) vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara
No. 7 Missouri (+2) vs. No. 10 Utah State
No. 2 Arizona (-13.5) vs. No. 15 Princeton
Midwest Region
No. 1 Houston (-20) vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky
No. 8 Iowa (+1) vs. No. 9 Auburn
No. 5 Miami (-2.5) vs. No. 12 Drake
No. 4 Indiana (-4) vs. No. 13 Kent State
No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Miss. St/Pitt
No. 3 Xavier (-12) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State
No. 7 Texas A&M (-2.5) vs. No. 10 Penn State
No. 2 Texas (-14) vs. No. 15 Colgate
East Region
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/FDU
No. 8 Memphis (-2) vs. No. 9 FAU
No. 5 Duke (-6.5) vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts
No. 4 Tennessee (-11) vs. No. 13 Louisiana
No. 6 Kentucky (-4) vs. No. 11 Providence
No. 3 Kansas State (-8) vs. No. 14 Montana State
No. 7 Michigan State (-2) vs. No. 10 USC
No. 2 Marquette (-11) vs. No. 15 Vermont
West Region
No. 1 Kansas (-21.5) vs. No. 16 Howard
No. 8 Arkansas (-3) vs. No. 9 Illinois
No. 5 Saint Mary’s (-3) vs. No. 12 VCU
No. 4 UConn (-9.5) vs. No. 13 Iona
No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 ASU/Nev
No. 3 Gonzaga (-16.5) vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon
No. 7 Northwestern (+1) vs. No. 10 Boise State
No. 2 UCLA (-18.5) vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville
Championship Odds
Houston Cougars +500
Alabama Crimson Tide +800
Kansas Jayhawks +1000
Purdue Boilermakers +1200
UCLA Bruins +1400
Gonzaga Bulldogs +1400
Arizona Wildcats +1600
Texas Longhorns +1600
Marquette Golden Eagles +2000
Baylor Bears +2000
UConn Huskies +2200
Tennessee Volunteers +2200
Duke Blue Devils +3000
Kentucky Wildcats +3300
Creighton Bluejays +3300
TCU Horned Frogs +3300
Saint Mary’s Gaels +3500
Texas A&M Aggies +4000
Virginia Cavaliers +4500
Indiana Hoosiers +4500
Xavier Musketeers +5500
Iowa Hawkeyes +5500
Miami Hurricanes +5500
Maryland Terrapins +6600
Kansas State Wildcats +6600
Michigan State Spartans +7500
Memphis Tigers +8000
Arkansas Razorbacks +8000
Iowa State Cyclones +10000
Illinois Fighting Illini +10000
San Diego State Aztecs +10000
West Virginia Mountaineers +10000
Providence Friars +10000
Auburn Tigers +10000
Florida Atlantic Owls +10000
USC Trojans +15000
North Carolina State Wolfpack +15000
Northwestern Wildcats +17500
Penn State Nittany Lions +20000
Arizona State Sun Devils +20000
Boise State Broncos +20000
Mississippi State Bulldogs +20000
Pittsburgh Panthers +27500
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles +27500
Missouri Tigers +27500
Drake Bulldogs +30000
VCU Rams +30000
Utah State Aggies +30000
Iona Gaels +45000
Charleston Cougars +45000
Vermont Catamounts +50000
Nevada Wolf Pack +50000
Colgate Raiders +50000
Kent State Golden Flashes +50000
Furman Paladins +50000
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks +50000
UNC Asheville Bulldogs +50000
Kennesaw State Owls +50000
Northern Kentucky Norse +50000
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns +50000
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders +50000
Montana State Bobcats +50000
Howard Bison +50000
Texas Southern Tigers +50000
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos +50000
Grand Canyon Antelopes +50000
Princeton Tigers +50000
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights +50000
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