2024-25 College Basketball Betting Odds
Teams that were expected to reach the Final Four did just that, now they’ll battle each other for the honor of cutting down the nets as the 2025 men’s college basketball national champion. All four No. 1 regional seeds advanced with the Duke Blue Devils remaining the favorite to win their first title since 2015. And after watching the Dookies dismantle their four opponents in the tournament to earn a trip to San Antonio it’s hard to argue against them. The Blue Devils won their first four games by a combined average of 23.5 points with three of their victories by 20 or more points.
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Auburn dominated college basketball for most of the season losing just twice until the final week of the regular season. The Tigers were ranked No. 1 in the national polls for eight straight weeks before setbacks to Texas AM and Alabama. They also lost their second game of the SEC tournament yet entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. They reached the Final Four with a 70-64 win over Michigan State playing a chunk of the game without SEC Player of the Year Johni Broome. Auburn’s depth was significant all year and the club forged ahead without Broome, who led six players that averaged more than 9.0 points during the regular season with 18.9 per game. Despite their top seed in the tournament the Tigers have the longest odds to win it all.
Few teams in the country are as explosive as second favorite Florida. The Gators have just one loss since early February scoring more than 80 points in all but two of those games. They overcame a nine-point deficit with over three minutes to play to beat Texas Tech in the Elite Eight closing on an 18-4 run. The Houston Cougars have an elite defense but also score the basketball at an efficient pace. They lead the country in three-point shooting while holding three of their four opponents in the Tournament to 60 points or less.
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
NCAA Basketball Championship Odds
| ODDS TO WIN NCAAB MENS CHAMPIONSHIP 2024/25 |
| Auburn +579 |
Duke -119 |
| Florida +317 |
Houston +485 |
*Odds as of Monday, March 31, 1:00 PM ET
Duke Blue Devils
At this stage the level of competition increases dramatically, but the Blue Devils have been through it all coming out unscathed. They have just one loss since Thanksgiving with an average margin of more than 20 points. The Dookies dismantled a good Alabama squad in the Elite Eight shooting 54 percent from the floor. Cooper Flagg might be the best player in the country but he was Duke’s third leading scorer going for 16 points. Less talked about freshman Kon Knueppel went for 21 points and Tyrese Proctor added 17. Duke does it defensively as well holding opponents to fewer than 62 points per game.
Florida Gators
With Walter Clayton Jr. on the floor no lead is safe against the Gators. Countless times they’ve turned close games into routs with an offense that ignites at any time. Florida averages more than 85 points to put them inside the top 5 nationally with Clayton averaging 22.3 points in four tournament games. Clayton was money in the Elite Eight win over Texas Tech scoring 30 points with a couple of late threes that helped wipe out a nine-point deficit with less than three minutes remaining. Reserve Thomas Haugh had a big night with 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Gators made all but two of their 27 free throws.
Houston Cougars
It was a familiar sight with Houston beating Tennessee to reach the Final Four. The No. 1 scoring defense in the country made the Vols look silly holding them to 15 first half points and cruising to a 69-50 win. The Cougars held Tennessee to 29 percent shooting with its top two scorers going 5 of 27 from the field between them. The difference with this Houston team according to coach Kelvin Sampson is its ability to consistently score the basketball. Collectively the Cougs shoot 40 percent from three-point range and four players average at least 9.5 points in the Tournament.
Auburn Tigers
The Tigers overcame a late season hiccup and worked through the brief absence of Johni Broome in the Elite Eight matchup with Michigan State to advance. They get a familiar foe in the semifinals facing SEC mate Florida. One of Auburn’s defeats was administered by the Gators at home in early February. The Tigers fell at home 90-81 as an 11-point favorite. To avenge that setback the Tigers will have to keep up the defensive pressure, something they’ve been able to do when at their best. They’ll also need Broome at his best after leaving the previous game briefly following a hard fall. Broome finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
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