March Madness 2025: Odds, Picks To Win 2025 NCAA Tournament

March Madness: Odds, Picks To Win 2025 NCAA Tournament

The NCAA tournament is far away, but now is the time to seek some value in the college basketball futures market before March Madness sets in.

UConn won it all last season, which wasn't very surprising considering they were one of the favorites from the start, but there were plenty of huge upsets along the way that helped some people cash out profit on some future bets they made before the tournament.

BetQL will have you covered for every game of the NCAA tournament, and we'll also have plenty of March Madness articles out covering the games and certain future bets we like. Below, you will find the latest odds and who we like to win the 2025 NCAA tournament.

Odds To Win 2025 NCAA Tournament

Here are the odds to win the 2025 NCAA tournament from our friends at DraftKings (as of May 16, 2024):

About The 2025 NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament, often referred to simply as March Madness, is one of the most anticipated and exciting events in college basketball. It is a single-elimination tournament that determines the national champion in men's and women's college basketball.

For the men's tournament, 68 teams are selected to participate, with the field consisting of a mix of conference champions (automatic qualifiers) and at-large teams chosen by the NCAA selection committee. The tournament is divided into four regions, each containing 16 teams seeded from 1 to 16 based on their performance during the regular season and conference tournaments. The tournament typically begins with the First Four, followed by the first and second rounds, the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and ultimately the national championship game.

The women's tournament follows a similar format, with 64 teams competing for the national championship. Like the men's tournament, teams are seeded and placed into regions, with the same stages of competition leading up to the championship game.

March Madness captivates fans across the country with its unpredictable outcomes, buzzer-beaters, and Cinderella stories. The tournament is known for its bracket challenges, where fans predict the outcomes of each game, adding to the excitement and creating a sense of camaraderie among basketball enthusiasts.

The NCAA Tournament is not only a showcase of top-tier college basketball talent but also a celebration of school spirit, tradition, and the thrill of competition. It has become a cultural phenomenon, drawing millions of viewers and generating widespread excitement every March.

NCAA Tournament Picks

When looking to place a future bet on any sport, the very first thing you have to be looking for is value at the current number that is listed in sportsbooks. Is a team more or less likely to win this bet than the current number says? The same is true when you are looking into placing a bet on the NCAA tournament winner.

College basketball, and especially March Madness, is one of the most wagered-on sports in America. As such, the lines for this sport are going to be super sharp, and it will be very difficult for the average bettor to find value in the listed lines at most sportsbooks. The good news is that you have a team of experts here at BetQL that are combing through these odds every day, looking for the best value possible in every market.

Lines are moving and changing all the time with the money that is coming into sportsbooks, and when that happens, new opportunities open up and close down. Getting the best of the number is imperative when looking to make a long-term profit in sports betting, as well as factoring into any money management system. In this article, our experts will give you their latest best bets throughout the season at the best number available, so you will always have some value waiting at your fingertips for the NCAA tournament.

About BetQL's March Madness Picks

BetQL is the place you go to for NCAA tournament bets, but we also have plenty of other services besides value bets on futures. We have the most advanced college hoops model with a proven track record of winners to get you swimming in the green by the time the season comes to a finish.

The BetQL CBB model will have you covered every day of the season, and every game of the season, with the best bets available on the market right now. It shows you the price of each bet and where to place it at the best price, so you always will get the most value out of every wager you place.

The BetQL college basketball model ranks bets based on a "star-scale" platform, which rates each bet 1-5 stars based on how valuable the wager is. A 1-star bet tells you to stay away, and that there is no value there at the current number, while the higher you go on the scale means more value is to be had. A 5-star bet is the most valuable wager we have, and we would recommend putting a unit on that particular wager. BetQL encourages a wager on 3-star and higher bets, with 3-star being a smaller bet and 5-star being a larger one. We have bets on the spread, total, moneyline and 1st-half of every CBB game, so make sure to check it out as the lines change!

NCAA Tournament History

March Madness is filled with unforgettable moments that have become ingrained in the fabric of college basketball history. Here are just a few of the most memorable:

1. Christian Laettner's Shot (1992): In one of the most iconic moments in NCAA Tournament history, Duke's Christian Laettner hit a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to lift Duke over Kentucky in the Elite Eight.
2. Villanova Upsets Georgetown (1985): Villanova, as an 8th seed, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA championship game history by defeating the heavily favored Georgetown Hoyas.
3. NC State's Cinderella Run (1983): The NC State Wolfpack, led by coach Jim Valvano, went on an improbable run to win the national championship, including a last-second victory over heavily favored Houston in the title game.
4. Mario Chalmers' Game-Tying Three (2008): With Kansas trailing by three points in the final seconds of the championship game against Memphis, Mario Chalmers hit a clutch three-pointer to send the game into overtime, where Kansas ultimately won the title.
5. UConn's Kemba Walker Takes Over (2011): Kemba Walker put on a dazzling display throughout the tournament, leading UConn to an unlikely national championship with his scoring prowess and clutch performances.
6. Loyola Chicago's Final Four Run (2018): Loyola Chicago, as an 11th seed, captured the nation's attention with their magical run to the Final Four, led by Sister Jean and a series of thrilling buzzer-beaters.
7. UMBC Upsets Virginia (2018): In a historic upset, 16th-seeded UMBC Retrievers shocked the basketball world by defeating top-seeded Virginia in the first round, marking the first time a 16-seed had ever beaten a 1-seed in the men's tournament.
8. The Shot (1992): Duke's Grant Hill threw a full-court pass to Christian Laettner, who hit a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to defeat Kentucky in the Elite Eight, forever known as "The Shot."

These moments, among many others, have left an indelible mark on March Madness and continue to be celebrated by basketball fans around the world.