San Diego State and UConn are the early favorites ahead of Final Four matchups

The Final Four is set, and it is unlike anything we may have expected before the season started. There’s no No. 1 seeds. There’s no Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke or Kansas. There’s only one team — UConn — that has won a men’s college basketball title before. There’s only one team — Miami — that is from one of the Power 5 conferences.

In a lot of ways, it’s the perfect way to finish a season that never felt dominated by one squad. As Florida Atlantic, San Diego State, UConn and Miami head to Houston for the best weekend in college athletics, sportsbooks are getting the lines ready for all the action.

Most bet (tickets) teams to win the NCAA Tournament at @BetMGM

Alabama 10.1%
Kansas 7.1%
Texas 6.8%
Houston 6.5%
UConn 6.2%
UCLA 5.9%
Gonzaga 5.5%
Purdue 4.9%
Duke 3.9%
K-State 3.6%
Arizona 3.3%
Tennessee 2.8%

— John Ewing (@johnewing) March 26, 2023

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San Diego State (-1.5) opened as a slight favorite in the first game, coming in at -125 on the moneyline against the surprise Owls of FAU (+105). The Over/Under opened  at 131.5 for a game that pits two vastly different styles against one another.

In the nightcap, the Huskies (-250 ML) opened as 5.5-point favorites. They’ll have their hands full with a Miami (+185) team that can get up-and-down the court with a good set of guards, which the Over/Under of 148.5 reflects.

Pre-tournament odds to win…

UCONN +2000
Miami +4000
SDSU +8000
FAU +20000

This tournament >>>>>

— br_betting (@br_betting) March 26, 2023

Odds courtesy of BetMGM.