2010 March Madness East Regional Odds to Win – Kentucky Favored

Last Updated on March 15, 2010 3:14 pm by drew

East Regional Odds

In order for

Kentucky to reach to 2010 NCAA Championship it has to get through a competitive East Regional.

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The Wildcats enter the East Regional as the No. 1 seed for the tournament and thus are the favorites to advance to the Final Four out of this bracket, which will conclude in

Syracuse,
New York.

Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made

Kentucky a 5/4 favorite to win the East Regional. Other short odds to win are
West Virginia (2/1),
Wisconsin (10/1), and

New Mexico (15/1).

The Wildcats are 32-2 overall and are ranked No. 2 in the country.

Kentucky won the SEC regular season and tournament titles this season.

Kentucky holds seven wins over ranked opponents as well.

Kentucky will face East Tennessee State in its opening game.

Kentucky has reached 13 Final Four’s in school history with the last coming in 1998.

West Virginia has reached one Final Four, which came in 1959. The Mountaineers are 27-6 overall and 13-5 in the Big East. WVU is the No. 2 seed in the East after winning the Big East Tournament Championship. WVU will face No. 15

Morgan
State in its opening game.

Wisconsin is the No. 4 seed in the East and will face No. 13 Wofford. The Badgers have reached two Final Fours in history, the last of which came in 2000.

Wisconsin is 23-8 on the season and were 13-5 in the Big Ten. The Badgers lost their Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal to

Illinois, 58-54.

New Mexico is the No. 3 seed in the East and the Lobos will face No. 14

Montana to open the tournament.

New Mexico is 29-4 overall and was 14-2 in the Mountain West under coach Steve Alford. The Lobos had a 15-game winning streak snapped by

San Diego
State in the Mountain West tournament semifinals on Friday.

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

Odds to win the 2010 March Madness East Regional:

Kentucky 5/4

West Virginia 2/1 

Wisconsin 10/1

New Mexico 15/1 

Temple 18/1 

Texas 18/1  

Clemson 20/1

Marquette 20/1 

Missouri 30/1 

Washington 35/1

Wake
Forest 70/1       

Cornell 100/1

Wofford 150/1 

East
Tennessee
State 200/1

Montana 200/1 

Morgan
State 200/1 

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Posted: 3/15/10 3:14PM ET