March Madness: NCAA Tournament Midwest Region odds, picks and predictions

The Kansas Jayhawks are at the head of the class in the Midwest Region. The top-seeded Jayhawks and 15 rivals will get going Thursday in a bracket that lays out as more top-heavy than the others as far as money-line pricing to win the Midwest and get to the Final Four.

Below, we look at the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region futures odds and and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Profitable betting angles for this region feature a mix of chalk and underdogs. And while Kansas is a terrific team, it is a bit overpriced in current futures wagering. The likable chalk picks do no include Rock Chalk Jayhawk.

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Midwest Region futures odds

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 12:10 a.m. ET .

1 seed: Kansas Jayhawks +162 (bet $100 to win $162)

2 seed: Auburn Tigers +220 (bet $100 to win $220)

3 seed: Wisconsin Badgers +900 (bet $100 to win $900)

4 seed: Providence Friars +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300)

5 seed: Iowa Hawkeyes +350 (bet $100 to win $350)

6 seed: LSU Tigers +1200 (bet $100 to win $1,200)

7 seed: USC Trojans +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)

8 seed: San Diego State +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300)

9 seed: Creighton Bluejays +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)

10 seed: Miami Hurricanes +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)

11 seed: Iowa State Cyclones +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)

12 seed: Richmond Spiders +5000 (bet $100 to win $5,000)

13 seed: South Dakota State Jackrabbits +6000 (bet $100 to win $6,000)

14 seed: Colgate Raiders +8000 (bet $100 to win $8,000)

15 seed: Jacksonville State Gamecocks +10000 (bet $100 to win $10,000)

16 seed: Texas Southern +10000 or Texas A&M-Corpus Christi +10000