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Posted: 12:43 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Louisville Is The Betting Favorite To Win The National Championship

By Mike Rutherford

Famed sportsbook Bovada has released its initial odds for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, and has Louisville as the 19/4 favorite to cut down the nets in Atlanta. Indiana is the second choice at 5/1, followed by Florida (a three seed) at 7/1.

Here are the full odds for the field of 68:

Louisville #1 19/4

Indiana #1 5/1

Florida #3 7/1

Gonzaga #1 10/1

Kansas #1 10/1

Duke #2 12/1

Miami Florida #2 14/1

Ohio State #2 16/1

Michigan State #3 18/1

Georgetown #2 20/1

Syracuse #4 22/1

New Mexico #3 25/1

St. Louis #4 25/1

Michigan #4 25/1

Wisconsin #5 25/1

Pittsburgh #8 33/1

VCU #5 40/1

UNLV #5 60/1

Arizona #6 60/1

NC State #8 60/1

North Carolina #8 60/1

Marquette #3 66/1

Memphis #6 75/1

Butler #6 75/1

UCLA #6 75/1

Minnesota #11 75/1

Oklahoma State #5 75/1

Kansas State #4 75/1

Missouri #9 75/1

San Diego State #7 100/1

Creighton #7 100/1

Notre Dame #7 100/1

California #12 150/1

Illinois #7 200/1

Colorado State #8 200/1

Wichita State #9 200/1

Villanova #9 200/1

Temple #9 200/1

Iowa State #10 200/1

Colorado #10 200/1

Ole Miss #12 200/1

Oklahoma #10 250/1

Cincinnati #10 250/1

Oregon #12 300/1

St. Mary's #11 300/1

Bucknell #11 300/1

Belmont #11 300/1

Middle Tennessee #11 500/1

Akron #12 500/1

Boise State #13 500/1

LaSalle #13 500/1

New Mexico State #13 500/1

South Dakota State #13 500/1

Montana #13 500/1

Davidson #14 500/1

Valparaiso #14 500/1

Harvard #14 500/1

Northwestern State #14 500/1

Iona #15 500/1

Pacific #15 500/1

Florida Gulf Coast #15 500/1

Albany #15 500/1

Western Kentucky #16 500/1

Southern #16 500/1

James Madison #16 1000/1

LIU Brooklyn #16 1000/1

NC A&T; #16 1000/1

Liberty #16 1000/1

Additionally, here are Bovada's odds for the Midwest Region, where Louisville is (obviously) also the favorite:

Louisville #1 11/10

Duke #2 15/4

Michigan State #3 11/2

St. Louis #4 15/2

Oklahoma State #5 20/1

Creighton #7 20/1

Missouri #9 20/1

Memphis #6 25/1

Cincinnati #10 50/1

Saint Mary's #11 50/1

Oregon #12 66/1

Colorado State #8 75/1

New Mexico State #13 75/1

Valparaiso #14 100/1

Albany #15 100/1

NC A&T; #16 200/1

Liberty #16 200/1

 
 
 

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