NCAA Tournament Betting Futures Update

The Virginia Cavaliers have just one loss this season with a 21-1 SU and 14-8 ATS record through their first 22 games of the season. The Cavaliers have the top scoring defense in the country, allowing only 50.7 points per game.

Virginia is currently going off at 8/1 to win the NCAA Tournament according to online sportsbook Bovada. The Cavaliers lost one of their top scorers in Justin Anderson to an injury, but he should be available again for the team by the time the tournament begins. Since picking up its first loss of the season to Duke, the Cavs have responded nicely with back-to-back wins over ranked teams in UNC and Louisville.

The path to the championship will likely go through the Kentucky Wildcats, the nation's unanimous No. 1 and the only team in the country that is still undefeated. Like Virginia, Kentucky is built on great defensive play ranking second in the nation with 52.2 points per game against. The Wildcats do have more firepower on offense with 73.6 points per game compared to Virginia's 67.6. Kentucky is an 11/10 favorite to win it all at Bovada.

Gonzaga may not have much competition in the West Coast Conference, but the Bulldogs have passed the eye test this season with a 24-1 SU and 12-9-2 ATS record through 25 games. The Bulldogs beat SMU 72-56 in November and pushed Arizona to overtime on the road in their only loss of the season. Led by Kyle Wiltjer on offense, Gonzaga averages 80.7 points per game and looks poised for a deep run at 9/1 to win the championship at Bovada.

Arizona is going off at 12/1 to win the college basketball title at Bovada. The Wildcats rank 32nd in the nation in scoring and 17th in the nation in scoring defense, which has led them to a 20-3 SU and 13-10 ATS record. But while Arizona has picked up some big wins this season against San Diego State, Gonzaga and Utah, it has also suffered some ugly road losses to UNLV, Oregon State and Arizona State.

Potential title contenders also include Duke (8/1), Wisconsin (9/1), Notre Dame (20/1), Kansas (22/1), Utah (25/1), Louisville (25/1) and Villanova (25/1).