Best Odds to Win NCAA Tournament 2023

WagerTalk brings you frequently updated best takes and the odds to win NCAA Tournament glory in 2023. Now there may be 64, no, 68, glorious entrants into March Madness, but there can only be one winner of the 2023 NCAA college basketball tournament.

We’ll take a look at the top 15 teams (in terms of odds, not talent), what odds major sportsbook currently have for them winning the title, and a look at some whose odds are perhaps a little long. There are always a few teams who have NCAA Basketball Odds for winning the title that are a tad suspicious.

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NCAA Tournament Odds : Odds to Win NCAA Tournament

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Houston	+600	+625	+700	+700	+600
Kansas	+750	+850	+1200	+1200	+1200
UCLA	+1400	+1600	+1200	+1200	+1400
UCONN	+1400	+1300	+1400	+1600	+1400
Arizona	+1300	+1400	+1400	+900	+1500
Gonzaga	+2500	+2200	+1600	+1600	+2000
Baylor	+3500	+3000	+2200	+2500	+2200
Purdue	+1200	+1600	+1600	+1800	+1500
Alabama	+1500	+1500	+1400	+1600	+1500
Tennessee	+1400	+1500	+1400	+1200	+1200
Duke	+4500	+3500	+2200	+3000	+2000
Arkansas	+3500	+3000	+2200	+2500	+2500
Texas	+2500	+2200	+2200	+2500	+1600
UVA	+2500	+2200	+2200	+2500	+2200
Kentucky	+7500	+4500	+2500	+2500	+2500
Auburn	+10000	+10000	+6600	+6000	+6000

Odds to Win NCAA Tournament 2023: Teams With Odds Too Short

Houston. +700 or thereabouts. I don’t buy it. Now, a 2nd round upset to a 9 seed, THAT I’d bet on.

Gonzaga +1600 on average. It’s Gonzaga. They’ll complain about being seeded 3rd or possibly 2nd and then they’ll lose in accordance with their seeding, per normal. Nah.

Duke +2200 on average. Look, I’m even a Duke fan! The years of not having any semblance of an offensive plan beyond isolating 1-on-1 add up and Scheyer ain’t changing it. This team doesn’t have the talent or the depth. Early exit in store, Sweet 16 or prior.

NCAA Championship Odds 2023: Teams With Odds Too Long

We’ll give you three.

Tennessee has a great record, unbelievable defense, and a more than serviceable defense. And they’re sitting at #2 in KenPom. And you’re telling me they’re around +1800? I dunno about that.

I’m also taking a hard look at UVA. Close losses to Houston, Miami, and Pittsburgh aren’t exactly disqualifying. +2200 looks like a steal.

And for an out there pick, Auburn at +6000 all the way to +10000… this isn’t a year where there are any clearly amazing teams. Why can’t Auburn make a deep run? And win it all?

What Searches Are Trending? Who Are the Fans Searching For?

Looks like Kentucky fans have high hopes as ‘Kentucky Odds to Win NCAA Tournament’ and similar searches are on the ascent. There are some vibrant Google trends searches around both Duke and Arizona as well. All three of those seem ambitious.

Duke doesn’t have the talent, Kentucky doesn’t have the poise, and Arizona… well actually Arizona’s a pretty good sleeper pick.

Also, a lot of people are searching for ‘odds to win NCAA championship football’, which.. well, spoiler alert, it wasn’t TCU.

Odds to Win NCAA Tournament : What’s Recent History Look Like? Last 15 NCAA Champs:

• 2022: Kansas Jayhawks
• 2021: Baylor Bears
• 2020: Covid
• 2019: Virginia Cavaliers
• 2018: Villanova Wildcats
• 2017: UNC Tarheels
• 2016: Villanova Wildcats
• 2015: Duke Blue Devils
• 2014: UConn Huskies
• 2013: Louisville Cardinals
• 2012: Kentucky Wildcats
• 2011: UConn Huskies
• 2010: Duke Blue Devils
• 2009: UNC Tarheels
• 2008: Kansas Jayhawks

Well, that’s just a whole lotta blue bloods, isn’t it? What you don’t see in that list is Houston. Or Gonzaga. Or Baylor. Some of the teams with the best odds for winning the title just aren’t there in that recent champions list, are they? Odds to Win NCAA Tournament can be downright promising, but historically misleading.

For Gonzaga, you have to wonder if they’ll ever win a title or if their fans will stick to the tried-and-true approach of whining about being disrespected and how they’re better than any power conference team… and then consistently lose to a power conference team somewhere in the Sweet 16 to Final Four range.

If we were talking about odds to make Final Four 2023 or similar, we could get behind Gonzaga or Houston, but winning the title? Color us skeptical.

4 All Time Greatest NCAA Tournament Players

So, yeah, this doesn’t have much impact on the current odds to Win NCAA Tournament fame and fortune and glory, but… does your team have a player like one of these guys? And if so, if that player goes apeshit like these guys did, are you locked in to win the tourney? If so… maybe those odds should be more favorable on your team, and if they’re not, maybe you should bet on your guy becoming a legend.

• Christian Laettner

You must have know THAT was coming. The scorer of the winning shot in the greatest college basketball game ever played… and he scored 407 points in 23 total tournament games, winning 2 titles. The best consistent March Madness performances you’ll ever see.

• Elvin Hayes

352 points in NCAA tournament games and holds the record for most field goals made. Never won a championship, but not for lack of trying.

• Bill Walton

Before he was, frankly, an annoying commentator, Walton could flat-out play! Two titles with UCLA, and put up 44 points and 21 boards in the title against Memphis State.

• Kareem Lew Alcindor

Three years, three titles, three Most Outstanding Player awards. Yeah. The best.

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