{"id":1078456,"date":"2024-06-19T10:19:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1078456"},"modified":"2024-06-19T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:19:47","slug":"tide-hoops-is-now-betting-favorite-to-win-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/tide-hoops-is-now-betting-favorite-to-win-national-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Tide Hoops is Now Betting Favorite to Win National Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been\u00a0quite the offseason\u00a0for the Alabama Crimson Tide men\u2019s basketball program.<\/p>\n<p>Landing back essentially their entire core from last seasons first-ever Final Four team in school history along with adding some new pieces as well, Nate Oats and his staff put together a roster that is among the\u00a0best in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas is now starting to recognize the team being assembled in Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest odds by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BetOnline_ag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BetOnline<\/a>, Alabama is now the betting favorite to win the national championship in 2024-25 at 8\/1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Updated odds to win the Men\u2019s 2025 NCAA Tournament per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetOnline_ag?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BetOnline_ag<\/a> :<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 8\/1<br \/>\nUConn 9\/1<br \/>\nKU 10\/1<br \/>\nDuke 14\/1<br \/>\nHouston 14\/1<br \/>\nGonzaga 18\/1<br \/>\nUNC 20\/1<br \/>\nArkansas 25\/1<br \/>\nBaylor 25\/1<br \/>\nAuburn 28\/1<br \/>\nISU 28\/1<br \/>\nAZ 33\/1<br \/>\nUK 33\/1<br \/>\nPurdue 40\/1<br \/>\nTenn 40\/1<br \/>\nUCLA 40\/1<br \/>\nCreighton 45\/1<br \/>\nUF 50\/1<br \/>\nIllinois 50\/1\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colecubelic\/status\/1802759347547632076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Connecticut, who Alabama lost to in the Final Four en route to the Huskies\u2019 second-straight title, is the second biggest favorite at 9\/1.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas, which landed Crimson Tide transfer guard Rylan Griffen, is third at 10\/1 while both Duke and Houston sit at 14\/1.<\/p>\n<p>The Crimson Tide still have a ton of work to do if they are to live up to the hype that\u2019s being billed with them, but to see Alabama ahead of some of the biggest basketball titans in the sport is a welcome site that many thought would never be possible.<\/p>\n<p>A very special season could potentially be brewing in Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>It has been\u00a0quite the offseason\u00a0for the Alabama Crimson Tide men\u2019s basketball program. 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