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Duke Seen As 4-1 Favorite For National Title

Don’t get excited just yet.

By JD King

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NCAA Basketball: Final Four-Championship Game-Wisconsin vs Duke
Apr 6, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Amile Jefferson takes a selfie with students after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Take this for what it’s worth, but one bookmaking site has Duke as a 4-1 favorite to win the national title.

Kentucky is next at 15-2 and Kansas and Villanova are 10-1.

Here’s the thing about handicapping the NCAA tournament though: the odds are against everyone. It just takes one bad game or one bad matchup to throw things into chaos.

Look at Kentucky in 2015-16. That was an overwhelming team, but one taken down a less talented but incredibly tight Wisconsin team.

Duke is in a great situation in October. Harry Giles is already delayed by knee problems though and we just don’t know who will emerge.

It’s a long way to Tipperary, in other words. It’s fun to be seen as the best but the best usually loses.

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