After securing commitments from five-star prospects Brandon Ingram and Derryck Thornton in the last two weeks, Duke has jumped up Bovada's odds board and is now listed as a co-favorite to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State and North Carolina have all been given 10/1 odds to win the title in 2016. In the first set of odds released by Bovada earlier this month, the Blue Devils were at 16/1. After signing Ingram and Thornton, along with the departures of several underclassmen to the NBA Draft, the board seems to more closely resemble what many think: 2016 will be a good year for the heavyweights.
Check out the odds list below, courtesy of @BovadaLV:
Duke , Kentucky , Michigan State , North Carolina -- 10/1
Maryland -- 14/1
Kansas -- 16/1
Iowa State -- 18/1
Virginia -- 18/1
Arizona -- 20/1
Gonzaga -- 20/1
Villanova -- 22/1
Indiana -- 25/1
Oklahoma -- 28/1
Louisville, Michigan, Wichita State -- 33/1
Notre Dame, Texas, Texas A&M, Utah, Wisconsin -- 40/1
Cal, Florida, LSU, Miami, Ohio State, SMU, Syracuse, UConn -- 50/1
Baylor, NC State -- 66/1
Butler, Dayton -- 75/1
Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Providence, Purdue, San Diego State, UCLA, Vanderbilt, West Virginia -- 100/1
