College Basketball Odds: Kentucky Is The Favorite

The College Basketball odds are out and the Kentucky Wildcats are the favorite to win the National title Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
The College Basketball odds are out and the Kentucky Wildcats are the favorite to win the National title Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

The College Basketball odds are out and the Kentucky Wildcats are the favorite to win the National title

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In what came as a surprise, the Kentucky Wildcats were not destroyed by early entrants in the 2014 NBA Draft.

Sure, there two best players, power forward Julius Randle (Los Angeles Lakers) and swingman James Young (Boston Celtics) were first round picks, but everyone is back, including the Harrison twins, Andrew and Aaron. Kentucky also returns big man Willie Cauley-Stein, forward Alex Poythress, center Dakari Johnson and forward Marcus Lee. They also signed another big-time freshman class, highlighted by big man Karl-Anthony Towns. That class also features guard Tyler Ulis, forward Trey Lyles and guard Devin Booker.

Despite the loss of forward Aaron Gordon (Orlando Magic), among others, the Arizona Wildcats have the second best odds to win the title. Next is the Wisconsin Badgers, led by Frank Kaminsky, who made a name for himself in the NCAA Tournament.

The Duke Blue Devils, who feature the top recruit, big man Jahlil Okafor, are next up with 12/1 odds.

You can see the complete odds courtesy of our friends at Bovada below:

     Odds on 4/28/14 (first released)            Current Odds  

Kentucky                      5/1                                                        7/2

Arizona                         16/1                                                      9/1

Wisconsin                     12/1                                                      9/1

Duke                            9/1                                                        12/1

North Carolina               16/1                                                      12/1

Kansas                         14/1                                                      18/1

Florida                          16/1                                                      20/1

Gonzaga                       40/1                                                      25/1

Iowa State                     33/1                                                      25/1

Louisville                      25/1                                                      25/1

Texas                           33/1                                                      25/1

Villanova                       25/1                                                      28/1

Wichita State                 28/1                                                      28/1

Michigan                       33/1                                                      33/1

Michigan State              25/1                                                      33/1

Syracuse                      33/1                                                      40/1

VCU                             40/1                                                      40/1

Virginia                         33/1                                                      40/1

Ohio State                    50/1                                                      50/1

San Diego State            66/1                                                      50/1

SMU                             33/1                                                      50/1

UConn                          66/1                                                      50/1

Iowa                             66/1                                                      66/1

Oklahoma                     40/1                                                      66/1

UCLA                            50/1                                                      66/1

Pittsburgh                     100/1                                                    75/1

Arkansas                      100/1                                                    100/1

Baylor                           75/1                                                      100/1

Florida State                 100/1                                                    100/1

Georgetown                  100/1                                                    100/1

Harvard                         100/1                                                    100/1

Indiana                          100/1                                                    100/1

Kansas State                100/1                                                    100/1

Marquette                     100/1                                                    100/1

Maryland                       100/1                                                    100/1

Memphis                       100/1                                                    100/1

Miami FL                       66/1                                                      100/1

Minnesota                     100/1                                                    100/1

Nebraska                      66/1                                                      100/1

Notre Dame                  150/1                                                    100/1

Oregon                         50/1                                                      100/1

Seton Hall                     100/1                                                    100/1

St. Louis                       100/1                                                    100/1

Stanford                       100/1                                                    100/1

Tennessee                    100/1                                                    100/1

Cincinnati                      100/1                                                    150/1

Providence                   150/1                                                    150/1

UNLV                            100/1                                                    150/1

Alabama                       200/1                                                    200/1

Colorado                      75/1                                                      200/1

Dayton                         100/1                                                    200/1

Georgia                        100/1                                                    200/1

Illinois                           150/1                                                    200/1

Missouri                        100/1                                                    200/1

NC State                       150/1                                                    200/1

New Mexico                  200/1                                                    200/1

Oklahoma State            100/1                                                    200/1

St. John’s                     150/1                                                    200/1

Xavier                           250/1                                                    250/1

Arizona State                100/1                                                    300/1

Auburn                          Off the Board                                        300/1

BYU                             300/1                                                    300/1

California                      200/1                                                    300/1

Clemson                       200/1                                                    300/1

Colorado State              300/1                                                    300/1

Creighton                      200/1                                                    300/1

George Washington       200/1                                                    300/1

Georgia Tech                200/1                                                    300/1

LSU                              100/1                                                    300/1

Ole Miss                       150/1                                                    300/1

Purdue                          200/1                                                    300/1

South Carolina              300/1                                                    300/1

Texas A&M                   500/1                                                    300/1

UMass                          150/1                                                    300/1

USC                             200/1                                                    300/1

Vanderbilt                     250/1                                                    300/1

Boston College             500/1                                                    500/1

Butler                            500/1                                                    500/1

DePaul                         500/1                                                    500/1

LaSalle                         300/1                                                    500/1

Penn State                    300/1                                                    500/1

Richmond                     500/1                                                    500/1

St. Joe’s                       300/1                                                    500/1

Texas Tech                   500/1                                                    500/1

Virginia Tech                 300/1                                                    500/1

Wake Forest                 300/1                                                    500/1

Washington                   300/1                                                    500/1

West Virginia                 200/1                                                    500/1

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