Auburn now the betting favorite to win the NCAA Tournament; Kentucky's odds improving
We are one month into the college basketball season and my, how things have changed. On Nov. 5, UConn was the betting favorite to win the 2025 NCAA Tournament (17/2) on BetOnline.ag, which would be the Huskies’ third title in a row. Now, Auburn is the favorite to take home the title at 7/1 (up from 25/1) and the Huskie’s odds have lengthened to 14/1, the same as Houston and Kansas’. It was a really bad trip to Hawaii for Dan Hurley’s squad.
How about the Cats? Kentucky’s odds to win the title in Mark Pope’s first season have improved from 35/1 to 25/1. Tennessee, which is also 7-0 and ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll, made an even bigger jump, moving from 60/1 to 16/1. Arkansas’ odds have worsened the most, moving from 33/1 to 60/1.
This week will tell us a lot about the Cats. After cruising to four blowouts, Kentucky plays its first true road game of the season tonight at Clemson, whose odds of winning it all are 100/1. On Saturday, they’ll face Gonzaga, one of the title favorites (10/1) in what will likely be a Bulldog-friendly crowd in Seattle. Both are hard tests, but if they can make it through the week unscathed, their NCAA Tournament stock will continue to rise.
Check out all the odds below. Just 103 days until Selection Sunday.
2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
Note: Teams with improved odds to win have a down arrow, teams with odds lengthened have an up arrow. OTB means off the board.
| 11/5/24 | 12/2/24 | |
| Auburn | 25/1 | 7/1 ↓ |
| Duke | 9/1 | 15/2 ↓ (+750) |
| Gonzaga | 18/1 | 10/1 ↓ |
| Houston | 10/1 | 14/1 ↑ |
| Kansas | 11/1 | 14/1 ↑ |
| UConn | 17/2 (+850) | 14/1 ↑ |
| Alabama | 10/1 | 10/1 |
| Iowa State | 14/1 | 16/1 ↑ |
| Tennessee | 60/1 | 16/1 ↓ |
| Kentucky | 35/1 | 25/1 ↓ |
| Marquette | 66/1 | 33/1 ↓ |
| Baylor | 28/1 | 40/1 ↑ |
| Cincinnati | 80/1 | 40/1 ↓ |
| North Carolina | 25/1 | 40/1 ↑ |
| Arizona | 28/1 | 50/1 ↑ |
| Creighton | 50/1 | 50/1 |
| Florida | 60/1 | 50/1 ↓ |
| Illinois | 66/1 | 50/1 ↓ |
| Michigan | 75/1 | 50/1 ↓ |
| St. John’s | 40/1 | 50/1 ↑ |
| Texas Tech | 66/1 | 50/1 ↓ |
| Purdue | 60/1 | 55/1 ↓ |
| Rutgers | 55/1 | 55/1 |
| Arkansas | 33/1 | 60/1 ↑ |
| Mississippi State | 100/1 | 66/1 ↓ |
| Ohio State | 80/1 | 66/1 ↓ |
| UCLA | 50/1 | 66/1 ↑ |
| Memphis | 100/1 | 75/1 ↓ |
| Oklahoma | 150/1 | 75/1 ↓ |
| Pittsburgh | 150/1 | 75/1 ↓ |
| Texas A&M | 66/1 | 75/1 ↑ |
| Maryland | 100/1 | 80/1 ↓ |
| Ole Miss | 80/1 | 80/1 |
| Texas | 66/1 | 80/1 ↑ |
| Wisconsin | 100/1 | 80/1 ↓ |
| BYU | 66/1 | 100/1 ↑ |
| Clemson | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Dayton | 200/1 | 100/1 ↓ |
| Indiana | 50/1 | 100/1 ↑ |
| Louisville | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Michigan State | 55/1 | 100/1 ↑ |
| Oregon | 80/1 | 125/1 ↑ |
| Saint Mary’s | 100/1 | 125/1 ↑ |
| VCU | 300/1 | 125/1 ↓ |
| Boise State | 250/1 | 150/1 ↓ |
| Georgia | 150/1 | 150/1 |
| Iowa | 100/1 | 150/1 ↑ |
| Kansas State | 80/1 | 150/1 ↑ |
| Missouri | 150/1 | 150/1 |
| Notre Dame | 150/1 | 150/1 |
| Penn State | 200/1 | 150/1 ↓ |
| Seton Hall | 100/1 | 150/1 ↑ |
| Xavier | 66/1 | 150/1 ↑ |
| Grand Canyon | 200/1 | 200/1 |
| LSU | 150/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| Nebraska | 100/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| Nevada | 250/1 | 200/1 ↓ |
| New Mexico | 200/1 | 200/1 |
| North Carolina State | 150/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| San Diego State | 200/1 | 200/1 |
| SMU | 100/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| TCU | 150/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| USC | 150/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| Utah | 200/1 | 200/1 |
| Vanderbilt | 150/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| Virginia | 100/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
| West Virginia | 150/1 | 200/1 ↑ |
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