Men’s Basketball Futures Odds Favor UConn to Three-Peat

The UConn Huskies are favored to win a third-consecutive NCAA men’s basketball championship at +800 odds.
Narrowly trailing with +850 odds is the Alabama Crimson Tide, who bring a loaded roster in the 2024-2025 college basketball season.
Kansas (+1000) and Houston (+1600) round out the top five, but betting on their odds to win the Big 12 Conference for the regular season presents another exciting CBB futures bet.

STORRS, Conn. – The men’s college basketball season begins in 17 days and AP Poll rankings have been released. However, some teams’ AP Poll rankings don’t match up with their legal sports betting odds to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship.

College Basketball National Championship Odds

Connecticut (#3) +800
Alabama (#2) +850
Duke (#7) +900
Kansas (#1) +1000
Houston (#4) +1600
Gonzaga (#6) +1800
Baylor (#8) +2000
North Carolina (#9) +2000
Arkansas (#16) +2200
Auburn (#11) +2500
Arizona (#10) +3000
Iowa State (#5) +3000
Kentucky (#23) +3000
UCLA (#22) +3500
Creighton (#15) +4500
Illinois +4500
Michigan State +5000
Purdue (#14) +5000
Rutgers (#25) +5000
Tennessee (#12) +5000

The back-to-back reigning champion UConn Huskies are favored to win a third-consecutive championship at +800 odds despite losing four players to the NBA Draft, including two top-10 picks. Coach Dan Hurley reloaded with three freshmen and two transfers that include former St. Mary’s guard Aidan Mahaney, a career 37.5% three-point shooter.

There’s a lot of hype at college basketball sportsbooks surrounding teams like the Duke Blue Devils and Arkansas Razorbacks, who are lower in AP Rankings than betting odds, but the real team to watch out for is the Alabama Crimson Tide. There are +850 legal Alabama sports betting odds for the Crimson Tide to stop the three-peat with the return of Mark Sears and Grant Nelson.

Kansas, Houston Lead Betting Odds To Win Big 12 Conference

The Kansas Jayhawks and Houston Cougars round out the top five odds to win the National Championship, but only one can win the Big 12 Conference in the regular season. Betting odds favor Kansas at +250 odds as the No. 1 ranked team according to the latest AP Poll rankings.

Big 12 Regular Season Conference Winner Odds

Kansas (#1) +250
Houston (#4) +275
Iowa State (#5) +350
Baylor (#8) +600
Arizona (#10) +800
Texas Tech +1400
Cincinnati (#20) +2500
BYU +2800
Kansas State +3500
Colorado +10000
TCU +10000
Central Florida +12500
Arizona State +15000
Utah +15000
West Virginia +15000
Oklahoma State +25000

Kansas returns second-team All-American Hunter Dickinson and added former Wisconsin Badgers standout AJ Storr in the transfer portal. However, Houston can match their talent and claim their +275 odds to win the Big 12 at legal Texas sportsbooks behind veterans like J’Wan Roberts and LJ Cryer, who find themselves on the Preseason All-Big 12 first team.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.