There is a bunch of chalk remaining for the Sweet 16 and that has led to one thing: more chalk. The No. 1 seeds are all heavy favorites to advance to the final four and several books, like Betjamaica, even have all four teams listed at minus money to win their respective regions.
Pittsburgh is -110 (East), UNC is -200 (South), Uconn is -110 (West) and Louisville is -165 (Midwest).
It doesn’t exactly make for any huge payouts if you want to take any one of these teams to hit the court in Detroit in a couple of weeks.
So, my question to you is, who has the best value to win its region outside the No. 1s?
Before the tournament began I grabbed Kansas at a little better than +600 to win the Midwest and they are now at +400. I happen to think Louisville isn’t as good as the billing suggests and the Cards are beatable against a well-coached team with a savvy ball handler that can break the press.
The Jayhawks meet both those criteria with Bill Self and Sherron Collins.
Kansas still needs to get by a tough Michigan State squad, but if it can, I think the J-birds have a great shot at toppling Louisville. That is if the Cards can get by Zona.
Who’s your best dog play to win its region?