The top-seeded Tar Heels are betting favorites, but look for John Calipari’s reloaded roster to carry Kentucky to the program’s 18th Final Four appearance
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North Carolina. The No1 seed in the South is the favorite to win it all if Duke goes down, getting 6-1 odds to their rival’s 5-1 from the Westgate Sportsbook in Las Vegas. Kentucky, the No2 seed in the region, has the third-best odds at 8-1. FiveThirtyEight has Kentucky’s title chances slightly higher than Carolina’s. The official pick of this column is: Kentucky. John Calipari’s latest NBA draft lottery incubator is peaking at the right time, entering the tournament on an 11-game win streak.
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