Alabama basketball has second-best odds to win NCAA Tournament
Alabama basketball is one of the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament.
For the No. 2 team in the country, that should be obvious. But the betting odds, via Tipico Sportsbook, reflect the Tide's ranking.
Alabama has tied for the second-best odds to win the NCAA Tournament at +1000 behind the favorites, Houston at +600. The Tide are joined by Purdue and Kansas at +1000.
The favorite list shows just how wide open the NCAA Tournament may be in March. Houston has made the Final Four and Elite Eight the last two seasons but hadn't made it that far in the NCAA Tournament since 1984. Alabama and Purdue have not had a ton of recent NCAA Tournament success. The Jayhawks are the defending national champions but have lost three games in a row.
It's a muddled field with no overwhelming favorite a la 2021 Baylor and Gonzaga or 2015 Kentucky. But Alabama has Brandon Miller, and he is the best player among the current favorites listed. That may make the difference come March.
Here are the betting odds:
2023 NCAA Tournament betting odds
As of Jan. 26; via Tipico Sportsbook
- Houston — +600
- Alabama — +1000
- Purdue — +1000
- Kansas — +1000
- UCLA — +1200
- Arizona — +1500
- Tennessee — +1500
- Gonzaga — +2000
- TCU — +2000
- Virginia — +2000
- UConn — +2000
- Texas — +2000
- Baylor — +3000
- Duke — +4000
- UNC — +4000
- Xavier — +4000
- Marquette — +4000
- Iowa State — +4000
- Arkansas — +4000
- Kentucky — +5000
- Auburn — +8000
- Florida — +10000
- Missouri — +10000
- Mississippi State — +10000
- LSU — +20000
- Texas A&M — +20000
- Ole Miss — +30000
- South Carolina — +30000
- Georgia — +40000
- Vanderbilt — +40000
