The Sweet 16 has arrived in the NCAA Tournament and the oddsmakers have released the Final Four Odds for each region. Of the four teams left in the Midwest Region the Louisville Cardinals are favored to win and reach Dallas.
Louisville is drawing less than even odds to reach the Final Four and are the only squad left to do so in the Midwest Region. The Cardinals are listed at -110 favorites to reach the Final Four and lead Michigan (+325), Kentucky (+400) and Tennessee (+425) in probability to win the region.
The Cardinal were one of the hot picks to win the NCAA Tournament when on Selection Sunday they were listed as a fourth seed. Many thought that Louisville would be a much higher seed, but the oddsmakers don't care what seed they are in this tournament. Rick Pitino's squad had a very close game with Manhattan in the opening game of the tournament and eventually cruised to a 15-point win over Saint Louis in the third round. They're set to take on in-state rival Kentucky Friday night for the right to play in the Elite Eight.
Kentucky played Louisville tough in their only matchup this season but fell by seven points to the Cardinal. Louisville is sitting at a 4-point favorite in that game, which will take place tomorrow.
Michigan and Tennessee will face off in the other game in the bracket. The Wolverines lost in the national championship game last season to Louisville and will have their hands full with the Volunteers in their game Friday night. The Vols have some solid players on the interior and are going to want to by physical with the Wolverines and keep them from running in transition. Currently Michigan is favored by a bucket in that game.
Midwest Region Winner
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Louisville |
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-110 |
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Michigan |
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+325 |
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Kentucky |
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+400 |
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Tennessee |
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+425 |
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