UConn ran Arkansas out of the gym in Thursday's Sweet 16, setting up the program one win away from the Final Four
The Huskies boosted their odds to win the 2023 NCAA Tournament to +500 and are the third-most likely team to win March Madness at FanDuel.
Those odds imply a probability around 16.7% that Connecticut wins another national championship.
UConn was the favorite to win its region over UCLA entering the week, edging them out with a +170 clip at FanDuel relative to the Bruins' +185 mark.
UConn is -2 over Gonzaga. The Huskies are -130 to advance to the Final Four.
Before the start of the tournament, our senior editor Ryan Collinsworth identified six teams that were most likely to win March Madness.
Using the following criteria, he correctly identified the winner for the past three tournaments.
- Adjusted Offensive Efficiency (AdjO) of 113.9 or higher.
- Adjusted Defensive Efficiency (AdjD) of 96.2 or lower.
- Adjusted Efficiency Margin (AdjEM) of 23.83 or higher.
This year, six teams fit these parameters: Alabama, Houston, Texas, Purdue, UCLA.
The sixth team? UConn.
For more Action Network coverage of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, check out the latest college basketball odds, as well as the public betting percentage breakdowns for all of the 2023 NCAA Tournament games.
