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Christopher Boan is a lead writer at BetKansas.com specializing in covering state issues. He covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years.
The springtime rite of passage in the Sunflower State – which is Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball reaching the NCAA Tournament field of 68 – will likely roll on unimpeded this March.
KU has made the field in each of the past 34 tournaments, with No. 35 a near lock for Jayhawks fans and Kansas sports betting action. The NCAA later vacated the school’s 2018 berth but there’s no erasing the two national championships and six trips to the Final Four between 2002 and 2024. Additionally, KU has been a top-four seed in every tournament since 2001.
With all that in mind, BetKansas.com broke down the odds on where KU will be seeded in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with everything from a one to an eight seed being in play.
This season, coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks, No. 16 in the Associated Press poll, are 15-6 overall and 6-4 in Big 12 play. As of Feb. 3, they are three games behind Houston (17-4, 9-1) and Arizona (15-6, 9-1) in the conference after a Feb. 1 loss at unranked Baylor.
No. 8 Iowa State is in town at Phog Allen Fieldhouse tonight, with the tip scheduled for 8 p.m. Central time on ESPN. DraftKings Kansas Sportsbook is listing KU as a 2.5-point home favorite in the conference clash.
KU is ranked 10th nationally on KenPom.com and ninth in the NCAA’s NET rankings. ESPN bracket expert Joe Lunardi has the school as a No. 3 seed in his latest update, facing off against 14th seeded Jacksonville State.
With all that in mind, BetKansas.com – your home for the best Kansas sportsbook promo codes – broke down the odds on where KU will be seeded in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with everything from a one to an eight seed being in play for KU right now.
Seed | Percentage Chance | Odds |
1 Seed | +10000 | 1.0% |
2 Seed | +1100 | 8.3% |
3 Seed | +525 | 16.0% |
4 Seed | +450 | 18.2% |
5 Seed | +475 | 17.4% |
6 Seed | +600 | 14.3% |
7 Seed | +835 | 10.7% |
8 Seed | +1300 | 7.1% |
The Field | +1300 | 7.1% |
Our top pick for KU, seeding wise, in this year’s Big Dance is for the Jayhawks to land on the fourth seed line. We give that an 18.2% chance of happening, which would equal +450 odds at Kansas sports betting apps if this prop were offered.
The second most likely scenario we see is the No. 5 line, which is +475 on our odds board. The third seed line (+525) and No. 6 line (+600) are the next most likely. Other potential landing spots for the Jayhawks come Selection Sunday include the seventh seed spot (+835) or eighth seed (+1300), with odds of +1100 that KU makes it up to the No. 2 line. With six losses already, the odds of a No. 1 seed for KU have dropped to +10000, or a 1% chance. Under Self, the Jayhawks have been one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament 10 times.
For now, Self’s bunch will look to get back on track in Lawrence tonight, when the eighth-ranked Cyclones come calling on national television inside the hallowed grounds of Phog Allen Fieldhouse. The board at Caesars Kansas Sportsbook lists KU with +2500 odds to win the national title.
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Christopher Boan is a lead writer at BetKansas.com specializing in covering state issues. He covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years.
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