Sportsbook makes Kentucky the favorite to win 2018-19 basketball title
By John Clay
University of Kentucky forward Reid Travis, right, and other members of the team signed basketballs and other items for fans during a train stop as part of the Big Blue Caravan Sunday in Midway.
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With former Stanford power forward Reid Travis joining forces with Kentucky as a graduate transfer, the sportsbook Bovada has now made John Calipari's Cats the odds-on favorite to win the 2018-19 NCAA basketball title.
Here are the updated odds:
Team
4/3/18
6/1/18
6/26/18
Kentucky
8-1
10-1
6-1
Duke
6-1
11-2
13-2
Kansas
7-1
8-1
8-1
Villanova
8-1
9-1
17-2
Gonzaga
20-1
10-1
19-2
Nevada
30-1
22-1
10-1
North Carolina
12-1
12-1
14-1
Virginia
20-1
15-1
18-1
Tennessee
30-1
28-1
28-1
Oregon
30-1
33-1
30-1
Michigan
25-1
25-1
33-1
Michigan State
20-1
25-1
33-1
Indiana
off
40-1
38-1
Auburn
18-1
30-1
40-1
Virginia Tech
80-1
30-1
40-1
West Virginia
30-1
35-1
45-1
UCLA
40-1
40-1
50-1
Syracuse
60-1
50-1
55-1
Florida
40-1
50-1
66-1
Purdue
50-1
50-1
66-1
Texas Tech
50-1
50-1
66-1
Wichita State
50-1
50-1
66-1
Cincinnati
60-1
65-1
75-1
Louisville
80-1
75-1
75-1
Arizona State
60-1
70-1
80-1
Clemson
60-1
70-1
80-1
LSU
80-1
75-1
80-1
Maryland
40-1
70-1
80-1
Miami
60-1
70-1
80-1
NC State
60-1
70-1
80-1
Ohio State
60-1
70-1
80-1
Vanderbilt
60-1
70-1
80-1
This story was originally published June 26, 2018 at 4:03 PM.
