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Updated Oregon March Madness futures odds: Final Four odds and best bets to make now
After a regular season filled with ups and downs, the Oregon Ducks have officially made it to the Field of 68 in an at-large bid with aspirations of paving their way to San Antonio and cutting down the nets on April 7th.
Six games stand in the way of the Ducks’ path to becoming National Champions. The first is tonight when Oregon squares off with the Liberty Flames at 7:10 PM PST at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The game will be aired on TruTV.
Before the journey starts, I’ve researched the best Oregon national champion and tournament odds from the top sportsbooks in the industry. Let’s look closer at where you can find the best odds for your Ducks.
Latest Oregon Ducks national championship odds
*as of March 21 at 9 AM PST
- Caesars: +35000
- FanDuel +22000
- Bet365 +20000
- DraftKings: +18000
- Fanatics: +15000
- BetMGM: +15000
BetMGM and Fantics Sportsbook give Oregon the best chance to win it all this year, while Caesars Sportsbook offers the best value at +35000. The Ducks have the 32nd-best odds of winning the NCAA Tournament on the platform– the Duke Blue Devils are the betting favorite at +300.
From a historical perspective, the Ducks’ chances of winning the championship aren’t so bleak. Every National Champion since 2002 has ranked inside the top 57 of KenPom’s offensive efficiency ratings and top 37 of the defensive efficiency ratings. Oregon ranks 39th and 29th, respectively.
Other commonalities with past champions could help the stars align for those looking to wager on Oregon winning it all. The team was in the top 12 in the Week 6 AP Poll, which has had each National Champion since 2004.
Oregon has a strong rotation, with four players scoring double digits. Leading the team are sophomore guard Jackson Shelstad and senior center Nathan Bittle. Having a backcourt and frontcourt player to rely on can help the team maintain momentum regardless of matchup through the tournament.
If you want to wager on Oregon to win it all, you should consider acting with urgency. The team’s odds could start to shift even before Friday night’s tip-off as other top contenders potentially get upset and shake up the odds for each round of the bracket.
Oregon Ducks March Madness futures odds
*as of March 21 at 9 AM PST
Sportsbooks bring their A-game during March Madness, so finding betting markets for each market gives you a plethora of options when wagering on the Ducks for this year’s tournament.
Oregon was given the No. 5 seed in the East region for the Field of 68 and has its first game tonight against No. 12 seed Liberty. Oddsmakers favor the Ducks as 6.5 to 7.5-point favorites, depending on the platform.
Dana Altman has a head coaching record of 17-16 during March Madness. The 66-year-old head coach has now made the tournament nine times as the program’s head coach, with five Sweet 16 appearances, two trips to the Elite Eight, and one time making the Final Four.
Betting on the Ducks comes with added risk for each round increased round you take them to advance to. That also increases the risk, as the path through the bracket comes with many challenges.
The best value to consider of these select odds would be rolling with the Ducks to make the Second Round. Oregon is 8-0 in the First Round with Altman as head coach, and they project better than Liberty ahead of tip-off. At the very least, consider pairing that wager with any more lucrative lines you take to cover any potential losses later on.
BLUE RIVER, Ore. (KATU) — The founder of a former disaster relief nonprofit is being sued for allegedly diverting nearly $837,000 in donations and grants for personal gain.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed the lawsuit Thursday against the founder and executive director of Cascade Relief Team (CRT), Marcus Brooks. In the complaint, Rayfield calls CRT “a sham.”
Brooks is accused of stealing donations and government grants meant for disaster relief following wildfires and flooding in 2020, and using it for personal expenses including casino visits, travel, vehicles, and more.
CRT was founded in 2020 and was hired for cleanup and relief services following the Labor Day Wildfires that burned over 1 million acres across Oregon.
In Blue River, an unincorporated community in the McKenzie River Valley, the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire destroyed nearly 800 homes and burned more than 173,000 acres.
I am angry that my community was taken advantage of
Just months after the fire, long-time Blue River resident Melanie Stanley said CRT stepped in and promised help to the community.
“For us, it was…like a savior at that point,” Stanley said.
Stanley was the manager for the Blue River Resource Center and worked for Brooks to help facilitate recovery efforts. She said CRT operations slowly became questionable.
“None of us knew the level at which all of this stuff that finally came out was at,” Stanley said. “We knew that there was some stuff that had started to look hinky or feel hinky, or there was just some lack of communication that was happening. There were some other things that were happening, and so we just all were kind of guarded.”
In fall of 2023 the nonprofit was reported to have run out of money, and Brooks allegedly fired staff without disclosing the organization’s financial conditions and did not notify donors or beneficiaries. Stanley was one of those people fired.
The state now claims the funds that were meant to go towards communities like Blue River, never made it out of Brooks’ hands, including donations given by Blue River neighbors.
“I am angry that my community was taken advantage of, and I am angry that they now have to worry about trusting when something else happens, because we know something else is going to happen,” Stanley said. “We hope to God it’s never anything as big or as bad as what has happened, but you know, we also have learned that groups like Locals Helping Locals…they are our foundation, and they are because they’re us.”
The state is seeking to recover the money, permanently bar Brooks from serving in a leadership role at a charitable organization and dissolve the nonprofit.
Stanley said Brooks’ actions have tainted reputations.
“We as a community and as the people from the community who helped kind of put all of these things together, we did what was asked of us,” Stanley said. “We did help clean things, and we did help get things to provide, you know, more progress and get things moving forward, and we did good work, and so I just really hope that this is not overshadowed.”
According to Stanley, Blue River’s recovery now stands at 50%.
“We will be very picky from here on out about who and what groups gets let in to help with anything,” Stanley said. “And sadly, it may be to our detriment, but he did more damage now, as far as reputations go, and for that I’m angry. I’m very angry.”
The Oregon Ducks have been progressing through the class of 2027 with hopes of landing some of their top target’s commitment on both the offense and the defense.
With many names left on the board, the Ducks have started to receive some great news, including some news from someone they have been targeting since they offered back in January of 2025.
Darius Johnson Releases His Top Four Schools
One of the Ducks top targets’ in the 2027 class at the cornerback position is Darius Johnson. Johnson recently released his top schools with Hayes Fawcett, as he is entering a crucial part of his recruitment. The four schools he has listed at the top include the California Golden Bears, Michigan Wolverines, UCLA Bruins, and the Oregon Ducks.
Johnson is one of the better cornerbacks in the country. He currently ranks as the nation’s No. 178 prospect in the country, No. 20 player at the position, and the No. 14 player in the state of California, according to Rivals. Landing his commitment would be major for any of the schools, as he is someone who could see the field early due to his size, and his growing ability to lockdown a side of the field all by himself.
More About Darius Johnson
Johnson currently measures in at 6-1 and 155 pounds, and will be someone who continues to add weight through his high school program, and will eventually have the chance to really improve his frame when he gets to college. As of now, each of the four schools has a solid chance to win its recruiting battle, but there seems to be a clear leader at this moment.
The leader for the Ducks target seems to be the Michigan Wolverines, who have the only scheduled official visit at this moment. It seems likely that the talented prospect will schedule his other official visits sooner rather than later now that he has officially cut down his list. If the Ducks want to land his commitment, they will need to get him on an official visit because they are likely trailing at this point.
What If He Committed to Oregon Today?
If he were to commit to the Ducks today, he would be the ninth commitment for the Ducks in the class of 2027. He would also be the third cornerback commit for the Ducks in the class of 2027, which is a position they have been recruiting heavily. The cornerbacks the Ducks have at this moment are four-star Ai’King Hall from the state of Alabama and four-star Josiah Molden from the state of Oregon.
Some of their other commits at this moment include four-star EDGE Rashad Streets, four-star defensive linemen Zane Rowe, and four-star EDGE Cameron Pritchett. This class is shaping up to be another top-five class if the pieces continue to fall into place for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff.
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