The NCAA Tournament opens with play-in games Tuesday. The contest sending a team forth into the West Region bracket will be on Wednesday. Below, we look at Tipico Sportsbook’s NCAA Tournament West Region futures odds and and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Arizona State and Nevada will tussle in the Wednesday game in Dayton. Then its on to Albany, Denver, Des Moines, and Sacrament to play 1st- and 2nd-round games Thursday-Sunday. From a betting standpoint, the West offers the strongest No 2, 3, and 4 seeds in UCLA, UConn, and Gonzaga, respectively. Consequently, some of the longer prices on middle and high seeds are in this region.
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West Region futures odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access'USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 12:14 p.m. ET
1 seed: Kansas +300 (bet $100 to win $300)