Kentucky Wildcats Odds to Win the 2012 NCAA Championship at Better Than 2 to 1
The Kentucky Wildcats odds of winning the 2012 NCAA Championship were listed at +240 for a payout potential of $240 for every $100 bet or $24 for every $10 bet. These odds are subject to change so Gambling911.com suggests locking these prices in now here.
The Wildcats were the overall number one seed coming into this year’s NCAA Tournament March Madness. Number one seeds have: Won 15 of 24 titles (over 62%). Kentucky has won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship 7 times: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996 and 1998.
Kentucky took care of business on Saturday, beating number eight seed Iowa State by a score of 87-71. That was enough to cover the spread, however, Kentucky has had difficulty in this area where their Against The Spread record on the year is 14-21 despite having lost only two games Straight Up.
Kentucky made 55.9 percent of its shots and outscored Iowa State by 33 points outside the paint Saturday. It was the best shooting performance for the Wildcats outside the paint over their last three tournaments (11 games), and the second time they have shot over 50 percent outside the paint during that span (53.6 percent in Elite 8 vs UNC last year).
Here were all the latest 2012 NCAA Championship odds to win….
Kentucky +240
Ohio State +539
North Carolina +653
Michigan State +674
Kansas +776
Syracuse +1043
Baylor +1694
Florida +2400
Marquette +2540
Louisville +3296
Wisconsin +3825
Indiana +5050
Cincinnati +7500
NC State +9000
Xavier +10000
Ohio +20000
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
