March Madness Odds: Jayhawks top NCAA Tournament Bracket

The Kansas Jayhawks may be NCAA Tournament favourites, but a handful of teams have a shot to win it all in March Madness.

There are a lot of reasons NCAA Tournament odds opened Kansas Jayhawks are set as +400 favourites to triumph in March Madness play, not the least of which being they rank in the top 10 in the country in both offensive and defensive efficiency.

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Then there’s the Jayhawks cruised through the Big 12 again this year with what was certainly a less talented squad than we’ve been used to seeing. Still, this team is still coached by Bill Self and this year the main players are more experienced than in years past. Perry Ellis may not wow you the way Andrew Wiggins did, but he averages 16.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while doing all the things a senior is supposed to do on the floor.

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Still, this is the closest the March Madness odds board has been in years, which on the plus side, may make it a lot harder for amateur basketball fans to win your office’s NCAA Tournament Bracket pool. Kansas, set as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament Bracket opened as a +550 favourite following Selection Sunday with the Michigan State Spartans at +600 and the North Carolina Tar Heels at +700.

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Heading into the opening day of the Tournament, the Jayhawks remain favourites, now at +400, with the Spartans at +500, Tar Heels at +600, and the Kentucky Wildcats at +800.

So it looks like a toss up heading into the first round. Check out the latest March Madness odds to make your picks while filling out your NCAA Tournament Bracket.