2025 college basketball odds indicate a fierce competition: Will it be Duke, Auburn, or the field that claims the title?
For much of the season, the Auburn Tigers and Duke Blue Devils have dominated the college basketball landscape. Despite Duke’s recent slip to third in the national rankings, they remain formidable contenders, especially with Alabama now ranked second, just behind the top-ranked Tigers.
The question looms: Who will emerge victorious, the Dukies or the Tigers?
For the latest betting odds, check out DraftKings Sportsbook as of February 11.
2024-24 Men’s NCAA National Championship
Duke and Auburn vs. Field
Field: -200 (bet $10 to win $15 total)
Duke and Auburn: +160 (bet $10 to win $26 total)
Next, let’s examine the odds for reaching the Final Four.
Duke stands at -120 to secure a spot in the national semifinals, while Auburn is slightly behind at -110. Alabama follows at +220, Houston at +225, and Florida rounds out the contenders at +250.
Now, let’s shift focus to the national title odds.
Duke and Auburn again lead the pack with odds of +400, while Alabama sits at +900, Houston at +1100, and Florida at +1300.
This suggests that the odds favor Duke and Auburn significantly as they aim for this year’s National Championship, especially following UConn’s consecutive victories in the previous two seasons.
Currently, Auburn holds a strong position at -6000 for a 1-seed, while Duke is at -3000. Historically, entering the tournament as a top seed has proven advantageous.
For instance, UConn clinched the championship as a 1-seed last season and as a 4-seed in 2023. Kansas and Baylor also won as 1-seeds in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Moreover, Virginia, Villanova, North Carolina, and Duke achieved tournament victories as 1-seeds in 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2015. Villanova even triumphed as a 2-seed in 2016.
Excluding UConn’s 2023 and 2017 victories as a 7-seed, the last time a lower seed than three won a national title was Arizona in 1997, when they were a 4-seed.
