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2025 March Madness odds: Duke beats out UConn for top spot

Originally posted on Action Network | By Avery Yang | Last updated 4/8/24

2025 March Madness Championship Odds to Win NCAA Tournament

Team	Odds
Duke	+1000
UConn	+1400
UNC	+1400
Kansas	+1400
Houston	+1600
Arizona	+1600
Baylor	+1800
Kentucky	+2000
Iowa State	+2200
Gonzaga	+2500
Auburn	+2500
Purdue	+2800
Arkansas	+3000
Rutgers	+4000
Michigan State	+4000
Illinois	+4000
Texas	+4000
Tennessee	+4000
Miami	+5000
Marquette	+5000
Creighton	+5000
Saint Mary's	+6000
Ohio State	+6000
Florida	+6000
BYU	+6000
Florida	+6000
UCLA	+6000
Michigan	+7000
Maryland	+7000
Wisconsin	+7000
Villanova	+7000
USC	+8000
Texas Tech	+8000
San Diego State	+8000
Missouri	+9000
Mississippi State	+9000
Memphis	+9000
Texas A&M	+10000
Oregon	+10000
LSU	+10000
Kansas State	+10000
Clemson	+10000
Xavier	+10000

All other teams are greater than 100-1. Odds as of April 8 and via DraftKings.

Hours before the start of the national championship game between Purdue and UConn on Monday night, odds for the 2025 NCAA Tournament have been released by DraftKings.

At the top of the leaderboard is Duke with their No. 1 ranked recruiting class by far, featuring No. 1 prospect Cooper Flagg out of Maine. Joining Flagg are three other 5-star recruits. That's not to mention a slew of serviceable returning players to go along with a potential transfer or two to round out the squad. It stands to reason that this team has enough to compete against a UConn team rife with incumbents.

But a few key stars from this UConn team are assuredly moving on to greener pastures. Freshman combo guard Stephen Castle is a surefire top-5 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Sophomore center Donovan Clingan will be a lottery pick — if not, a surefire top 10 selection. Sophomore winger Alex Karaban will be drafted somewhere, too.

The key for the Huskies in 2025 will be to develop the underclassmen already in the program — while reinforcing the squad with a transfer or two.

Meanwhile, the other top teams include UNC and Kansas, which have similar pedigree in the pipelines.

Kentucky's odds at +2000 stayed roughly the same even with head coach John Calipari's abrupt exit from the program on the eve of the national championship game.

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