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The young Wildcats, the co-favorites with Maryland at 7-to-1 prior to the start of the season, have looked inexperienced and a bit lost in some contests. John Calipari’s squad is 9-1 straight up with its only defeat coming on the road at UCLA (87-77), a game in which the Bruins (100-to-1 in the futures market) controlled throughout. Kentucky is playing well below Vegas’ expectations, going 3-7 against the spread. Their futures price remains short, though, as the top-recruiting team is expected to improve with extra seasoning.
The reigning champs, the Blue Devils, moved from the SuperBook’s sixth favorites prior to the start of the year at 12-to-1 to their current number. Duke’s only blemish is a 74-63 defeat to Kentucky in the Champions Classic in Chicago. Otherwise, coach Mike Krzyzewski’s squad has chalked up victories against a handful of solid programs: 100-to-1 VCU (79-71), 80-to-1 Georgetown (86-84) and 50-to-1 Indiana (94-74). Sophomore guard Grayson Allen is blossoming into one of the best players in the nation, averaging 21.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Duke is a 29-point favorite over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night.
Like Duke, Kansas’ odds shortened a bit from 10-to-1 in the preseason to 8-to-1. The Jayhawks also have just one loss on the year, a 79-73 defeat to the top-rated Michigan State Spartans.
Tom Izzo’s group, led by early favorite for Player of the Year Denzel Valentine (18.6 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 7.2 APG), has moved from 20-to-1 to 10-to-1 to win it all, tied for fourth favorite with North Carolina. Virginia, Maryland, Villanova and Purdue round out the top offerings at odds of 12-to-1 odds.
Here are the updated futures prices offered at the Westgate. Preseason odds are noted in parentheses if changed:
ODDS TO WIN 2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT (HOUSTON)
KENTUCKY 8/1 (7/1) KANSAS 8/1 (10/1) DUKE 8/1 (12/1) NORTH CAROLINA 10/1 (8/1) MICHIGAN ST 10/1 (20/1) VIRGINIA 12/1 MARYLAND 12/1 (7/1) VILLANOVA 12/1 (20/1) PURDUE 12/1 (60/1) OKLAHOMA 25/1 (30/1) LOUISVILLE 25/1 (50/1) ARIZONA 30/1 (25/1) IOWA ST 30/1 (25/1) GONZAGA 30/1 (20/1) MIAMI FL 30/1 (100/1) WICHITA ST 40/1 (25/1) XAVIER 40/1 (200/1) INDIANA 50/1 (40/1) BAYLOR 60/1 (80/1) U CONN 60/1 (40/1) VANDERBILT 60/1 (80/1) MICHIGAN 80/1 (40/1) BUTLER 80/1 (40/1) TEXAS 80/1 (60/1) TEXAS A&M 80/1 (80/1) GEORGETOWN 80/1 (60/1) UTAH 100/1 (80/1) FLORIDA 100/1 NOTRE DAME 100/1 (80/1) SOUTH CAROLINA 100/1 (300/1) CINCINNATI 100/1 FLORIDA ST 100/1 (60/1) CALIFORNIA 100/1 (40/1) IOWA 100/1 (200/1) OREGON 100/1 UCLA 100/1 WEST VIRGINIA 100/1 VALPARAISO 100/1 (200/1) PITTSBURGH 100 (200/1) PROVIDENCE 200/1 (100/1) SYRACUSE 200/1 (100/1) DAYTON 200/1 (100/1) LSU 200/1 (100/1) WISCONSIN 300/1 (80/1) OHIO ST 300/1 (100/1) GEORGIA 300/1 (100/1) OLE MISS 300/1 COLORADO 300/1 (500/1) GEORGE WASHINGTON 300/1 (500/1) ILLINOIS 500/1 (200/1) SAN DIEGO ST 500/1 (100/1) TULSA 500/1 (300/1) MEMPHIS 500/1 NC STATE 500/1 (100/1) UAB 500/1 (300/1) BYU 500/1 (300/1) VCU 500/1 (300/1) MARQUETTE 500/1 (300/1) ARIZONA ST 500/1 (300/1) BELMONT 500/1 BOISE ST 500/1 (200/1) NORTHERN IOWA 500/1 OLD DOMINION 500/1 (300/1) CLEMSON 500/1 DAVIDSON 500/1 LOUISIANA TECH 500/1 (1000/1) UNLV 500/1 (300/1) ALABAMA 1000 (500/1) AUBURN 1000/1 (500/1) ARKANSAS 1000/1 (500/1) MINNESOTA 1000/1 (500/1) RHODE ISLAND 1000/1 (200/1) BUFFALO 1000/1 OKLAHOMA ST 1000/1 (500/1) ILLINOIS ST 1000/1 (500/1) KANSAS ST 1000/1 (500/1) RICHMOND 1000/1 (500/1) TCU 1000/1 TEMPLE 1000/1 TENNESSEE 1000/1 (500/1) CAL IRVINE 1000/1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1000/1 LASALLE 1000/1 MISS ST 1000/1 (500/1) MISSOURI 1000/1 NEBRASKA 1000/1 NEW MEXICO ST 1000/1 NORTHWESTERN 1000/1 OREGON ST 1000/1 PENN ST 1000/1 ST JOHN’S 1000/1 ST MARY’S 1000/1 STANFORD 1000/1 (500/1) STEPHEN F AUSTIN 1000/1 (500/1) USC 1000/1 UTEP 1000/1 WAKE FOREST 1000/1 WASHINGTON 1000/1 FIELD 500/1
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