College Basketball Odds To Win the 2025 National Championship

Duke's Cooper Flagg, left, blocks a shot from Lincoln's Freddie Young, right, during the first half of an exhibition NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.
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  • BetMGM has 2025 March Madness odds to win the national championship.
  • Duke is a +500 favorite to win this season's championship.
  • UConn (+2500) has won back-to-back titles.

The 2024-25 college basketball season is officially underway. As many bettors can tell you, the college basketball odds table never went anywhere.

BetMGM opened a fresh market for the 2025 college basketball national championship just minutes after UConn cut down the nets in April.

So for ambitious handicappers who like to establish early positions, hereโ€™s a look at this yearโ€™s NCAAB odds for the 2025 national championship, as well as a few notes and numbers to consider before betting.

Odds to Win NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2025

First Bet Offer $1,500 FBO
TeamCurrent OddsSpring Odds
Duke +500+1300
Auburn+500+3000
Houston+1000+1600
Iowa State+1300+3000
Alabama+1400+1200
Florida+1400+4000
Tennessee+1600+2500
Kentucky+1800+3500
Kansas+2200+1000
UConn+2500+1000
Illinois+2500+4000
Gonzaga+3000+2000
Michigan State+4000+2500
Michigan+4000+8000
Arizona+5000+2500

March Madness Prediction 2025: Who Will Win the NCAA Basketball Championship This Year?

Based on the current futures market, the Duke Blue Devils have an implied 16.67% chance to win the national championship.ย 

College Basketball National Championship Odds: Early Contenders to Know for 2025

Itโ€™s still early in the 2024-25 NCAA basketball cycle, but there have still been thousands of futures tickets purchased at the BetMGM online sportsbook since the end of March Madness.

As is often the case, early bettors are primarily targeting college basketball blue bloods to win the 2025 NCAA Tournament. As of Nov. 11, here are the ticket counts at BetMGM:

  • Duke (14.9% of all championship tickets)
  • Kansas (10.8%)
  • UConn (8.3%)
  • Gonzaga (5.7%)
  • Kentucky (5.6%)
  • Alabama (4.7%)
  • Auburn (4.3%)
  • North Carolina (4%)
  • Houston (3.7%)
  • Tennessee (2.4%)
  • Arizona (2.1%)
  • Michigan State (2%)

Duke, UConn, Kansas, UNC, and Kentucky have won 11 of the 15 NCAA-recognized national championships since 2008. Thereโ€™s a good chance that one of them will lift the trophy at the end of March Madness again in 2025.

UConn is the two-time defending national champion and will be looking for a rare college basketball national championship three-peat in the spring.ย 

However, Duke is the early leader in the ticket clubhouse because of Cooper Flagg, the widely celebrated No. 1 recruit that is playing in Cameron Indoor this season.

Alabama isnโ€™t a blue blood, but Nate Oatsโ€™ heavy emphasis on the 3-point shot has lifted the Crimson Tide into more than just a football powerhouse โ€“ as seen last year, when they made their first Final Four.

Houston is a similar team for the moment that has made four consecutive Sweet 16 appearances and spent considerable time atop the AP Poll in recent years.ย 

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