Kentucky basketball's national championship odds increase

The Kentucky Wildcats are still the favorites to win the 2015-16 NCAA National Championship based on the latest odds from Bovada.

The top-ranked Cats come in at 5-1 odds after opening the season with 7-1 odds to hang banner No. 9. A big reason why was their dominating win over No. 5 Duke, who still has 10-1 odds to win it all. That's actually tied with North Carolina for the third-best odds.

Michigan State has the second-best odds at 9-1. Kansas, who Kentucky plays at in January, is tied with Virginia with the fifth-best odds at 12-1. UK's next opponent, UCLA, comes in at 100-1 odds.

The biggest differential between odds and current ranking lies with Maryland, who is No. 2 and receiving first-place votes in both major polls, yet have only the seventh-best odds to win the title. I'm no betting expert, but given the amount of talent they have, it's not going to be a complete shock if they're cutting down the nets at season's end, so they're probably the best value bet right now.

Here are the full odds to win the 2015-16 NCAA Championship:

_______________ Odds on 10/30/15         Current Odds (12/1/15)

Kentucky                      7/1                               5/1

Michigan State              20/1                             9/1

Duke                              8/1                               10/1

North Carolina               10/1                             10/1

Kansas                         12/1                             12/1

Virginia                         18/1                             12/1

Maryland                       10/1                             14/1

Villanova                        25/1                             14/1

Purdue                          40/1                             18/1

Iowa State                     33/1                             25/1

Miami FL                       100/1                           25/1

Oklahoma                     40/1                             25/1

UConn                          25/1                              25/1

Arizona                         25/1                             33/1

Gonzaga                        25/1                             33/1

Indiana                          40/1                             33/1

LSU                               50/1                        33/1

Louisville                      50/1                             33/1

Vanderbilt                     100/1                           33/1

California                      20/1                             40/1

Cincinnati                      100/1                           50/1

Syracuse                      66/1                             50/1

Wichita State                 25/1                             50/1

Baylor                           100/1                           66/1

Michigan                       25/1                             66/1

Xavier                           250/1                           66/1

Butler                            75/1                             100/1

Florida                          100/1                           100/1

Florida State                 66/1                             100/1

Notre Dame                  66/1                             100/1

Oregon                         100/1                           100/1

Texas A&M                   100/1                           100/1

UCLA                            100/1                           100/1

West Virginia                 100/1                           100/1