The Louisville Cardinals are the top seed and the top choice on the NCAA Tournament betting odds in the Midwest Region for March Madness this year, as they look to follow up their Big East title by taking the crown at the 2013 Big Dance.
Louisville will take on the winner of the Liberty vs. North Carolina A&T play-in game in the Round of 64, in a matchup where they will be huge favorites on the NCAA Tournament betting lines at sportsbooks like .
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No. 2 Duke takes on No. 15 Albany in Round of 64 betting action in the Midwest, with No. 3 Michigan State playing No. 14 Valparaiso, No. 4 Saint Louis meeting No. 13 New Mexico State, and No. 5 Oklahoma State battling No. 12 Oregon.
As well, it's No. 6 Memphis playing the winner of the play-in game featuring Middle Tennessee vs. Saint Mary's. No. 7 Creighton vs. No. 10 Cincinnati and No. 8 Colorado State vs. No. 9 Missouri round out the Midwest Region betting action at March Madness.
Midwest Regional Bracket
01 Louisville
16 Liberty/North Carolina A&T
08 Colorado State
09 Missouri - Matchup Report
05 Oklahoma State
12 Oregon - Matchup Report
04 Saint Louis
13 New Mexico State - Matchup Report
06 Memphis
11 Middle Tennessee/Saint Mary's
03 Michigan State
14 Valparaiso - Matchup Report
07 Creighton
10 Cincinnati - Matchup Report
02 Duke
15 Albany - Matchup Report
Odds to Win Midwest Region of 2013 NCAA Tournament at :
Louisville #1 11/10
Duke #2 15/4
Michigan State #3 11/2
Saint Louis #4 15/2
Creighton #7 20/1
Oklahoma State #5 20/1
Memphis #6 25/1
Missouri #9 25/1
Cincinnati #10 50/1
Saint Mary's #11 50/1
Oregon #12 66/1
Colorado State #8 75/1
New Mexico State #13 75/1
Albany #15 100/1
Valparaiso #14 100/1
Liberty #16 200/1
NC A&T #16 200/1
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North Carolina appears to have smooth sailing to the Sweet 16 on the Midwest Region odds menu. They open against Vermont, while 2-seed Kansas gets Detroit. Ohio looks to produce an upset against Michigan, while Creighton tries to end a run of March Madness futility vs. Alabama.
(11) N.C. State (22-12)
(6) San Diego St. (26-7)
(9) Alabama (21-11)
(8) Creighton (28-5)
(14) Belmont (27-7)
(3) Georgetown (23-8)
(16) Vermont (20-11)
(1) North Carolina (29-5)
(13) Ohio (27-7)
(4) Michigan (24-9)
(10) Purdue (21-12)
(7) St. Mary's (27-5)
(12) USF (19-12)
(5) Temple (24-7)
(15) Detroit (22-13)
(2) Kansas (27-6)
Odds to Win the Midwest Region at :
North Carolina (1) 8/5
Kansas (2) 2/1
Georgetown (3) 10/1
Michigan (4) 15/1
Temple (5) 18/1
Purdue (10) 18/1
Belmont (14) 18/1
NC State (11) 20/1
St. Mary's (7) 25/1
San Diego State (6) 30/1
Creighton (8) 35/1
Alabama (9) 40/1
California (12) 50/1
South Florida (12) 100/1
Ohio (13) 100/1
Detroit (15) 150/1
Lamar (16) 200/1
Vermont (16) 225/1
