2025 Men's College Basketball Tournament: Who are bet365 customers backing?

Ahead of the 2025 Men's College Basketball Tournament, find out who bet365 customers are backing in the outright market and in the opening round of 64.

The men's round of 64 begins on Thursday, March 20, and runs until the national championship game on Monday, April 7.

Most backed national champions by bet365 customers

Team	% of Total Bets
Duke	27.8%
Auburn	9.9%
UConn	8.1%
Florida	5.3%
Alabama	4.2%

Outright favorite Duke (+300) is the most-backed team by bet365 customers to win the 2025 men’s tournament, with 27.8% of total bets on the East region 1-seed to go all the way.

Led by star freshman Cooper Flagg, the Blue Devils went 31-3 this season to earn the 1-seed, but face a difficult region that features 2-seed Alabama (+1800). Can Flagg and company lead Duke to its first national title since 2015?

No. 1 overall seed in the field Auburn (+450) is second on the list, backed by 9.9% of bet365 customers. The Tigers have never won a national championship, and are a 1-seed for the first time since 1999.

Following Auburn is back-to-back national champions UConn (+10000), backed by 8.1% of bet365 customers since market open last April. The Huskies are back-to-back national champions, but find themselves as the West region 8-seed following a turbulent 2024/25 regular season.

Dan Hurley’s team could go against 1-seed Florida (+375) in the round of 32. The Gators ran the table in the SEC tournament last week and are backed by 5.3% of bet365 customers to win their first national title since 2007.

Alabama, who lost to UConn in the national semifinal a year ago, make the top-five with a 4.2% backing.

Most backed round of 64 upsets by bet365 customers (Moneyline)

No. 9 Creighton over No. 8 Louisville

No. 11 Drake over No. 6 Missouri

No. 11 VCU vs. No. 6 BYU

No. 12 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 Michigan

No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Clemson

No. 9 Creighton over No. 8 Louisville is the most-backed round of 64 upset by bet365 customers. The Blue Jays are +125 on the moneyline to advance to the round of 32 when they face the Cardinals in the first game of the opening round on Thursday afternoon.

A pair of 11-seeds, Drake and VCU, are the second and third most-backed teams on the moneyline to upset their round of 64 opponents.

No. 11 Drake will go up against No. 6 Missouri on Thursday night, with the Bulldogs +220 on the moneyline.

VCU, who plays No. 6 BYU on Thursday afternoon, is +135 to advance to the program’s first round of 32 since the 2016 tournament.

No. 12 UC San Diego has the fourth-most bets on the moneyline of any underdog in the round of 64. The Tritons are +125 on the moneyline to eliminate Big Ten tournament champions No. 5 Michigan in their opening round game on Thursday night.

Finally, McNeese is back in the dance for the second-straight year, again as a 12-seed. This time, Will Wade’s team will play No. 5 Clemson in the round of 64, who they are +270 to beat.

Stats based on bets placed by bet365 customers up to 6 PM ET on Tuesday, March 18

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.

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