2010 March Madness South Regional Odds to Win – Duke Favored

Last Updated on March 15, 2010 5:18 pm by drew

South Region Odds

Perhaps the easiest of the four regionals in the 2010 NCAA Tournament comes in the South, where Duke is the No. 1 seed.

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The Blue Devils enter the South Regional as the No. 1 seed for the tournament and Duke is the favorite to advance to the Final Four out of this bracket, which will conclude in

Houston,
Texas.

Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Duke a 1/1 favorite to win the South Regional. Other short odds to win are Villanova (3/1), Baylor (6/1), and Purdue (15/1).

Duke is ranked No. 4 in the nation with a 29-5 record. The Blue Devils won both the ACC regular season and tournament titles. Duke holds five wins over ranked opponents this year. The Blue Devils have reached 14 Final Fours in program history, the last coming in 2004. Duke will face the winner of the Arkansas-Pine Bluff and

Winthrop winner, which will take place on Tuesday.

Villanova is the No. 2 seed in this regional. The Wildcats are 24-7 this year and they will face No. 15 Robert Morris in the opening game. Villanova has won reach four Final Fours, the last of which came last season. The Wildcats have lost five of their last seven games entering the tournament.

Baylor is the No. 3 seed in the tournament with a 25-7 record. The Bears will face No. 14 Sam Houston State in their opener. Baylor has reached two Final Fours, the last came in 1950. Prior to losing to

Kansas
State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, the Bears had won five straight and eight of their last nine.

Purdue will be the No. 4 seed in the South Regional. The Boilermakers will face No. 13

Siena in the tournament opener. Purdue has reached two Final Fours, the last of which came in 1980. Purdue has a 27-5 record this season, but the Boilermakers lost one of their top players, Robbie Hummel, with a knee injury in the last month. Purdue has since lost two of their last five games.

For a complete list of odds for the 2010 March Madness South Regional see below.

Odds to win the 2010 March Madness South Regional:

Duke 1/1

Villanova 3/1

Baylor 6/1

Purdue 15/1

Texas A&M 18/1

Louisville 22/1 

Notre Dame 25/1 

California 30/1

Siena 30/1 

Utah
State 40/1

St.Mary’s CA 50/1

Richmond 50/1     

Old Dominion 60/1     

Robert Morris 200/1 

Sam
Houston
State 200/1       

Winthrop 200/1

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 200/1

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Posted: 3/15/10 5:18PM ET