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USA TODAY |
Duke reached the Final Four with convincing wins over No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's, No. 9 seed Baylor, No. 4 seed Arizona and No. 2 seed Alabama.
Wall Street Journal |
The top-seeded teams at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bested all comers.
ESPN |
The Gators have five wins against top-20 KenPom teams by 14 or more points in March and refuse to quit against extreme adversity.
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Think of the Final Four this way: Auburn ranks higher at KenPom than all but six teams from 1997-2024, yet it ranks fourth in this Final Four and has BetMGM's longest odds to win it all at +525. Auburn would have been the favorite in 21 of the past 27 tournaments, if KenPom was used to set the odds.
Cinderella will not be found at the Final Four. Instead, the favorites are headed to the last weekend of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.
Which team will be 2025 men's college basketball national champion? What Final Four picks, odds say about Duke, Houston, Auburn, Florida's chances.
But not everyone is predicting a Gators victory in the Men's Final Four game against the Tigers.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. College basketball writers explain why in their picks that predict an Auburn victory.
According to DraftKings, Duke (+110) has the best odds to win the title entering the Final Four. Florida (+250), Houston (+400) and Auburn (+475) round out the rest of the Final Four teams. Gambling problem? Call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369).
The pinnacle of college basketball features a historic Final Four April 5-7 in San Antonio. All four No. 1 seeds are also historic statistical leaders. The winners of Auburn vs. Florida and Houston vs.
The Final Four field is set and March Madness is heading toward a fantastic finish in San Antonio. No. 1 seeds Duke, Florida, Auburn and Houston all have advanced to the national semifinals for just the second time in NCAA Tournament history.
The Women's Final Four tips off on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET, with South Carolina favored over Texas. UConn is laying 7.5 points vs. UCLA in the late game.
Here’s a look at the odds to win the Final Four ahead of Saturday’s March Madness semifinals. Duke is the Final Four favorite at +100 odds at bet365 as of April 2, 2025. That price is warranted considering the talent of this Duke Blue Devils squad, but it also reflects a season’s worth of NCAA Tournament futures piling up on the Dukies.