2010 March Madness West Regional Odds to Win – Syracuse Favored

Last Updated on March 15, 2010 11:56 pm by drew

West Regional Odds

A long road to glory is what faces

Syracuse if it hopes to emerge as the champion of the West Regional in the NCAA Tournament.

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The
Orange are the No. 1 seed in this regional which will conclude in
Salt Lake City,
Utah, far from where

Syracuse is stationed.

Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGLOBAL have made

Syracuse a 7/4 favorite to win the West Regional. Other short odds to win are
Kansas
State (3/1),
Pittsburgh (8/1), and

Butler (10/1).

The

Orange are ranked No. 3 overall in the country with a 28-4 record. The
Orange won the Big East regular season championship, but lost their last two games of the season, including the Big East Tournament quarterfinal game with

Georgetown.

Syracuse has seven wins over ranked opponents this season.
Syracuse has reached four Final Fours in school history, the last of which came in 2003, when the

Orange won the national title. The
Orange will face

Vermont in the tournament opener.

Kansas
State is the No. 2 seed in this region and will face
North Texas in the opener. The Wildcats are 26-7 on the season and have been to four Final Fours in school history, the last of which was in 1964.
Kansas
State has lost three of its last five games, but two of the losses came against top-ranked

Kansas.

Pittsburgh is the No. 3 seed in this region and will face

Oakland in its opener. The Panthers are 24-8 on the season and are coming off a 50-45 loss to Notre Dame. Prior to that loss, Pitt had won eight of its last nine. The Panthers have been to one Final Four in school history, which came in 1941.

Butler is the No. 5 seed in this region and will face UTEP to open the tournament.

Butler has never reached a Final Four, but has been to the Sweet Sixteen three times, the last of which was in 2007. The Bulldogs are 28-4 this season with one win over a ranked opponent, as they defeated Ohio State, 74-66.

Butler has won its last 20 games of the season.

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

Odds to win the 2010 March Madness West Regional:

Syracuse 7/4

Kansas
State 3/1

Pittsburgh 8/1 

Butler 10/1    

BYU 12/1

Florida
State 15/1

Vanderbilt 15/1

Xavier 16/1

Minnesota 16/1    

Gonzaga 18/1      

Florida 40/1

UTEP 40/1               

Murray
State 75/1    

North Texas 200/1    

Oakland 200/1                     

Vermont 200/1    

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Posted: 3/15/10 11:56PM ET