Over last weekend, the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas released odds for each Division I basketball team making the 2019 Final Four. At the top of that list is a familiar name: Duke. There’s a good chance that the Blue Devils start five freshmen. I’m not sure how the algorithms in the desert take that into the equation, but that seems to be pretty amazing. (Methinks that RJ Barrett fella is going to be pretty good.)
Outside of Duke, two other ACC programs — North Carolina and Virginia — land inside the top 10 of this odds list, too.
Here’s how the rest of the league stacked up.
ACC Teams: Final Four Odds via Westgate
Duke: 5/4
North Carolina: 9/2
Virginia: 9/2
Syracuse: 12/1
Florida State: 15/1
Virginia Tech: 15/1
Miami: 20/1
NC State: 20/1
Clemson: 20/1
Louisville: 25/1
Notre Dame: 25/1
Boston College: 75/1
Georgia Tech: 100/1
Wake Forest: 100/1
Pittsburgh: 1000/1
How’d we stack up?
A few weeks back — after NBA Draft decisions had been finalized — the ACC Analytics page put out our way-too-early basketball rankings for the 2018-19 season.
Part 1 — No. 9-15
- No. 15 Georgia Tech
- No. 14 Wake Forest
- No. 13 Pittsburgh
- No. 12 Boston College
- No. 11 Notre Dame
- No. 10 Louisville
- No. 9 NC State
Part 2 — No. 1-8
- No. 8 Miami
- No. 7 Florida State
- No. 6 Clemson
- No. 5 Virginia Tech
- No. 4 Syracuse
- No. 3 Virginia
- No. 2 Duke
- No. 1 North Carolina
Read More
Better Know a Player: Why Mfiondu Kabengele is the perfect 5 for FSU’s offense