The 2024 men's Division I college lacrosse tournament is underway.
And the opening three rounds are complete, leaving four teams in contention for the title.
Let's take a look at the latest outright odds ahead as we inch closer to the national championship on Monday, May 27 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Notre Dame | -275 |
Virginia | +350 |
Maryland | +1200 |
Denver | +1400 |
Outright favorites Notre Dame advanced the quarterfinals off a 14-9 win over Albany, with Devon McLane, Pat Kavanagh and Jake Taylor all scoring hat-tricks to advance past the Great Danes.
The Fighting Irish followed that up with a 16-11 quarterfinal win over Georgetown off the back of five goals and three assists from Chris Kavanagh and another hat trick from his brother Pat.
No. 1 Notre Dame entered the tournament as odds-on favorites to win what would be a second-straight national title.
Virginia are the second-favorites at +350 after beating Johns Hopkins 11-10 in a double overtime quarterfinal matchup. Jack Boyden, Connor Shellenberger and McCabe Millon each had hat tricks in the Cavaliers' victory.
Maryland, who beat Duke 14-11 in the quarterfinals, are third-favorites at +1200. They'll face Virginia in the semifinals. Daniel Maltz scored four goals against Duke while Ryan Siracusa contributed a hat trick and an assist.
Denver have the longest odds of the four teams remaining at +1400. They beat Syracuse 10-8 in a defensive struggle, and all three starting attackers - Michael Lampert, JJ Sillstrop and Cody Malawsky - had two goals, as did midfielder Ty Hussey.
Odds displayed in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.