Who Is Predicted to Win March Madness?

Duke's Kon Knueppel (7) handles the ball during an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
(AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Millions of college basketball fans will fill out March Madness brackets at the end of this season, hunting for every last bit of research that could point them toward a correct national championship prediction.

Naturally, bracketology is all guesswork, and 10 different people might believe in 10 different teams. 

But when it comes to March Madness and college basketball odds, there is actually a pretty clear answer on who the favorite is to win the upcoming 2025 national championship.

Who Is Predicted to Win March Madness?

According to BetMGM, Duke is currently predicted to win March Madness. 

The Blue Devils are a +100 favorite entering the Final Four and have a large plurality of BetMGM players backing them in the futures market.

The other three remaining teams are Florida (+275), Houston (+400), and Auburn (+525). My Final Four odds breakdown has more on how to bet the final three games of the season.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.