2024 College Basketball championship odds: Purdue favored, Kansas rising

College Basketball

Updated Jan. 17, 2024 11:49 a.m. ET

After a week of upsets, things stabilized in men’s college basketball over the weekend.

The Purdue Boilermakers remain the betting favorite, staying at +800.

The defending champion UConn Huskies have won five in a row to move to +1100 from +1200 and into a tie with the Houston Cougars for third-best odds.

A familiar team making a big move was four-time national champion Kansas. The Jayhawks went to +2000 from +2500 after beating then-No. 9 Oklahoma 78-66 on Saturday.

The Jayhawks have the same odds as fellow blue bloods the Duke Blue Devils and Kentucky Wildcats.

Let’s look at the latest odds to cut down the nets after March Madness, with insights from FOX Sports college basketball writer John Fanta.

2023-24 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TITLE ODDS:*

Purdue Boilermakers +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)

Arizona Wildcats +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)

UConn Huskies +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)

Houston Cougars +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)

North Carolina Tar Heels: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)

Auburn Tigers: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)

Duke Blue Devils +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)

Tennessee Volunteers +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)

Kentucky Wildcats +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)

Kansas Jayhawks +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)

Alabama Crimson Tide: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)

Wisconsin Badgers: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

* odds as of 1/17/2024

Fanta likes the way the Tar Heels are playing, as their odds inched to +1600 from +1700.

“UNC has won six straight games, and they’ve done it with terrific defense,” Fanta said. “There’s a pride factor between Armando Bacot and RJ Davis in avenging for last season’s nightmare, and we’re seeing it play out.

“While many questioned and doubted the roster construction of the offseason, they’ve been silenced and proven wrong. … This team has the pieces to reach the Final Four for a second time in three years.”

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