March Madness 2019 Odds: Duke Heavily Favored, Gonzaga, Virginia, Michigan, Kentucky Top Contenders

Duke Basketball — Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils accepts the ACC Championship trophy after defeating the Florida State Seminoles 73-63 in the championship game of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

It comes as no surprise that Duke is favored to win the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils have the best betting odds, by far, to cut down the nets when March Madness comes to a conclusion.

Led by freshman phenom Zion Williamson, Duke has +225 odds to win college basketball’s national championship. They have nearly three times the odds of Gonzaga (+600). Virginia (+800) is the only other team with better than 10/1 odds.

Duke is the No.1 overall seed and Williamson is the consensus No.1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.

Michigan (+1000) is the fourth favorite as a No.2 seed. Kentucky (+1200) and Michigan State (+1200) just missed out on being top seeds, and they’ve got the same title odds as No.1 seed North Carolina (+1200).

No.7 Nevada (+2500) is considered to be a dangerous dark-horse candidate. They’ve got better odds than all but nine teams.

No.6 Villanova (+3300) is a bit of a long shot after winning two championships in three years.

Here’s a look at the opening NCAA Tournament odds, per OddsShark.

Duke +225

Gonzaga +600

Virginia +800

Michigan +1000

Kentucky +1200

Michigan State +1200

North Carolina +1200

Tennessee +1400

Auburn +2000