NCAA Final Four: Vegas gives North Carolina best odds to win 2017 national title

Dave DeLuca

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The NCAA Tournament started with 68 teams, now we're down to the Final Four.

With the Final Four set, Vegas gives North Carolina the best odds to win the 2017 NCAA Tournament, a slight favorite over Gonzaga, according to Bovada. Check back for the latest odds before the Final Four tips off Saturday. 

Here are the full odds to win the 2017 NCAA Tournament. 

NCAA Final Four: Championship odds

North Carolina +145
Gonzaga +180
Oregon +525
South Carolina +750

The No. 1 seed Tar Heels are a +145 favorite to win the title after defeating Texas Southern, Arkansas, Butler and, most recently, Kentucky on a shocking game-winner by walk-on Luke Maye. UNC has won its tournament games by an average of 15.25 points, the highest margin of victory of the remaining teams. However, that margin is inflated by the 39-point win over Texas Southern in the opening round. 

No. 1 seed Gonzaga has the second-best odds at +180. That's encouraging for the Zags, who entered the tournament at +1000.

After the No. 1 seeds, there's a big drop off. Oregon is at +525 odds to win the tournament, while South Carolina continues to be underappreciated as the least likely champion at +750.

That's still not too bad considering the Gamecocks were +20000 to win the national title back in November. Now they're just two wins away from cutting down the nets.

MORE: Our pick to win the NCAA title

NCAA Final Four: Point spreads, totals

Gonzaga (-7, 137.5) vs. South Carolina, 6:09 p.m. ET on CBS
North Carolina (-5, 152) vs. Oregon, 8:49 p.m. on CBS
 

Dave DeLuca

Dave DeLuca is an intern at Sporting News and a recent graduate of Buffalo State. He's a former intern and digital editor at The Buffalo News and executive editor of The Record, Buffalo State's student-run newspaper.