With the 2017-18 NCAAB season inching closer to the end of the regular season and start of both, conference championship play – and eventually, March Madness, now is a perfect time to take a look at the most recent College Basketball Championship odds to win it all in 2018.
Thanks to the expert NCAA basketball betting analysis that you’re about to get on some of the top favorites, a handful of middle-of-the-pack contenders and my top longshot selection, you could cash in big on your futures odds wager once March Madness gets underway.
Florida (13-5) has five losses on the season, but for some reason, I think they’re still dangerous and could be difficult to get rid of once March Madness gets underway. Kentucky (14-4) is super talented and super young, but they could pull it all together before the tourney starts.
Oklahoma (14-3) has the best player in college basketball in point guard Trae Young, the closest thing we’ve seen to Steph Curry, and for me, that makes the Sooners dangerous, even if they do have their share of shortcomings at other positions.
Purdue is offering some of the best value of any 20/1 team on the board. The Boilermakers are formidable at both ends of the floor as they rank 20th nationally in scoring (84.6 ppg) and an even more impressive 11th in points allowed (62.1 ppg).
Gonzaga (16-4) isn’t nearly as good as they were a year ago, but the Texas Tech Red Raiders are a team I believe you’ve got to keep an eye on this season as they’ve got a tremendous defense that ranks fifth in the nation in points allowed (61.2 ppg). The Xavier Musketeers (17-3) are another team that is offering some really good value as a 25/1 pick.
Updated College Basketball Championship Odds – January 19th Edition
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The Favorites
Duke
- College Basketball Championship Odds: 6/1
Michigan State
- College Basketball Championship Odds: 13/2
Villanova
- College Basketball Championship Odds: 7/1
Arizona
- College Basketball Championship Odds: 10/1
Middle-of-the-Pack Contenders
- Kansas: 14/1
- Wichita State: 14/1
- Florida: 20/1
- Kentucky: 20/1
- Oklahoma: 20/1
- Purdue: 20/1
- Virginia: 20/1
- West Virginia: 20/1
- Gonzaga: 25/1
- Texas Tech: 25/1
- Xavier: 25/1

The Longshot
- Notre Dame: 50/1
Rest of the Field
- North Carolina: 28/1
- Cincinnati: 33/1
- Seton Hall: 33/1
- Miami: 40/1
- Michigan: 40/1
- Saint Marys (CA): 40/1
- Auburn: 50/1
- Louisville: 50/1
- Alabama: 66/1
- Arizona State: 66/1
- Florida State: 66/1
- Ohio State: 66/1
- Rhode Island: 80/1
- Clemson: 100/1
- Missouri: 100/1
- Nevada: 100/1
- North Carolina State: 100/1
- Tennessee: 100/1
- Texas A&M: 100/1
- UCLA: 100/1
- USC: 100/1