The NCAA tournament is into the Sweet 16 and with the round starting this week, Las Vegas has updated the odds for March Madness and the Kentucky Wildcats remain the even favorites, while Arizona, Duke, Wisconsin and Gonzaga are close, leaving NC State, West Virginia, UCLA and Xavier as the heavy underdogs.
Kentucky came into the tournament as the favorites after going through the season undefeated and now they are even favorites to win the championship, according to ESPN.com. The Arizona Wildcats are 5-1 favorites, while the Duke Blue Devils have 6-1 odds ahead of Wisconsin and Gonzaga. Michigan State and North Carolina are next, while Utah, Louisville, Wichita State and Oklahoma round out the middle, with the Sooners and Shockers getting 30-1 odds.
Notre Dame comes in at 35-1 odds, while the major underdogs are NC State, West Virginia, Xavier and UCLA. UCLA comes in at 100-1 odds from the Westgate Superbook, while Xavier and West Virginia has 75-1 odds and NC State is being given 65-1 odds. The Wildcats previously had 11-10 odds coming into the tournament and now are being put at even money.
Kentucky will play again on Thursday with a matchup against West Virginia in the Midwest region from Cleveland.