The Cats are now the favorite to win the 2017 NCAA Basketball Championship.
The latest odds from Bovada have UK pegged as the favorites to cut down all the nets come tournament time. Thanks to a weekend loss by previous favorite UCLA, the Cats barely edged the Bruins for the top odds, followed by Villanova, North Carolina, Kansas and Gonzaga.
While Kansas and Villanova remain the No. 1 and 2 teams in the top 25 polls, the oddsmakers don’t seem as bullish on them as they are with UK. They may get a better feel for Kansas and UK when they face off in Rupp Arena this Saturday, though it will be hard to take much away from it if De’Aaron Fox doesn’t play.
Duke, who’s been the favorite for much of the past year, has fallen back enough that they’re now tied with Florida State for the seventh-best odds.
Here are the updated odds:
Kentucky Wildcats +550
UCLA Bruins +600
Villanova Wildcats +900
Kansas Jayhawks +1000
Gonzaga Bulldogs +1000
Duke Blue Devils +1200
Florida State Seminoles +1200
Baylor Bears +1600
Arizona Wildcats +1600
West Virginia Mountaineers +1800
Louisville Cardinals +2500
Oregon Ducks +2800
Wisconsin Badgers +2800
Virginia Cavaliers +2800
Notre Dame Fighting Irish +3300
Creighton Bluejays +4000
Indiana Hoosiers +4000
Purdue Boilermakers +5000
Michigan State Spartans +5000
Butler Bulldogs +5000
Xavier Musketeers +6600
South Carolina Gamecocks +7500
Maryland Terrapins +7500
Florida Gators +7500
NC State Wolfpack +7500
Syracuse Orange+7500
Cincinnati Bearcats +10000
Virginia Tech Hokies +15000
Wichita State Shockers +15000
Michigan Wolverines +15000
USC Trojans +15000
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