2026 NCAA tournament odds: Picking every Elite Eight game including a trio of No. 1 seeds
Duke, Michigan and Arizona are all looking to make a Final Four as a No. 1 seed.
The NCAA tournament might not be quite as chalky as last season, when all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four, but it’s close. There have been some upsets this year but as we enter the Elite Eight, it’s still possible we get three No.
1 seeds in the Final Four. All three are favored to win this weekend. We’ll see if there’s more chaos, or more predictability.
Yaxel Lendeborg of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates a win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Sweet 16. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Jamie Schwaberow via Getty Images Here are the Elite Eight picks, with odds from BetMGM : Best bets for Friday's Sweet 16 games Illinois (-6. 5) over Iowa Illinois’ prize for beating Houston, the No.
2 seed in the region, is a date against the No. 9 seed for the school’s first Final Four trip since 2005. It’s not like Illinois didn’t deserve to be in a great spot.