Every X marked on the calendar brings us one step closer to the magic that is March Madness. It is the time of year when even the most casual bettor creates a bankroll and plays, and it might be fair to suggest that choosing a winner this year is tougher than most. While a few teams have shown that they might well have what it takes to become the college basketball national champion, almost all of them have also shown that they are susceptible to losing to a lesser opponent. The NCAA Basketball championship odds seem to be changing on a daily basis, but let’s take a look at the current favorites and the odds you can get them at if you wager today.
Losing now may not necessarily be a bad thing, as it will help wake them up again ahead of the tournament.
Updated 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds – February 8th Edition
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Michigan State Spartans
- 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: +400
Villanova Wildcats
- 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: +400
Virginia Cavaliers
- 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: +500
Duke Blue Devils
- 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: +400
Purdue Boilermakers
- 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: +650

Arizona Wildcats
- 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: +1000
Pretenders
- Kansas: +1000
- Kentucky: +1600
- Oklahoma: +1600
- Florida: +2000
- Noth Carolina: +2500
- Texas Tech: +2500
- Gonzaga: +3000
- Tennessee: +4000
- Seton Hall: +5000
- St. Mary’s: +5000
Last 10 Champions
- 2017: North Carolina
- 2016: Villanova
- 2015: Duke
- 2014: Connecticut
- 2013: Louisville
- 2012: Kentucky
- 2011: Connecticut
- 2010: Duke
- 2009: North Carolina
- 2008: Kansas