Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s among those with best championship odds

Following Marvin Bagley’s commitment to Duke, Bovada released a new set of 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Odds.

Those odds, which can be found here, feature the usual suspects. Blue bloods like Duke, Arizona, Michigan State, and noted basketball powerhouse Missouri are all projected by Vegas to be in contention to cut down the nets next April.

The mid-major with the best odds to win the title is Gonzaga, who is fresh off of an appearance in the championship game last season. The Bulldogs sit at 40/1 to win it all, which is down from their 14/1 odds immediately after falling to North Carolina. UNLV was one of the biggest risers, going from 500/1 on April 5 to 100/1 today.

Here are the mid-majors included in this set of odds.

Gonzaga - 40/1
Saint Mary’s - 66/1
UNLV - 100/1
San Diego State - 150/1
VCU - 150/1
BYU - 300/1
Dayton - 300/1
Rhode Island - 300/1
Boise State - 500/1
Colorado State - 500/1
Harvard - 500/1
Northern Iowa - 500/1