I know Illinois basketball fans are excited to have the team dancing once again.
The Illini will start their march toward the national title this Friday against the Chattanooga Mocs. It won’t be an easy game for the Orange and Blue despite the difference in seeding. Over the past decade, there have been a few No. 13 seeds take down No. 4 seeds as well.
With that being said, the betting lines are out for the NCAA tournament. There are the usual teams at the top. The No. 1 seeds have the favorited odds with Gonzaga taking the cake to win the national title at +325, according to WynnBET.
Illinois basketball odds to win the NCAA tournament
After Gonzaga comes a slew of other big-time programs. You have to go pretty far to find Illinois’ odds of winning the national title. In fact, there are a couple of No. 5 seeds with better odds to take home the crown.
The Illini currently sit at +4000 to win the national championship. That means if you lay $100 down on Illinois right now, you would win $4000 if they win it all. WynnBET actually has both Houston and Iowa ahead of the Illini at +3000, and they are both No. 5 seeds in the NCAA tournament.
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Illinois basketball odds to win the South Region of the NCAA tournament
When you look at the South Region, you see a clear favorite in Arizona. The No. 1 seed is going off at +140 to come out of this region.
In addition to the Wildcats, No. 2 Villanova, No. 3 Tennessee, and No. 5 Houston are all ahead of Illinois in the odds to advance to the Final 4. You finally get to the Illini with the fifth-best odds at +800, according to WynnBET.
Other bets involving the Illinois basketball team in the NCAA tournament
WynnBET has laid out multiple other bets that involve the Illinois basketball program. They have a bet for the conference of the National Champion. The WCC, Big 12, SEC, and PAC 12 are all ahead of the Big Ten in the odds to win the title. The Big Ten checks in with odds of +400 to emerge with the crown.
The South Region does have the best odds to produce the NCAA tournament winner, though. The South Region is getting +190 for this bet.
WynnBET doesn’t think the National Champion will come from the No. 4 seed slot, though. If you think Illinois is going to win it all, or another No. 4 seed, you would get +1200 odds.
This should be a great NCAA tournament to watch. Hopefully, Illinois is on the right side on all of these bets.