2026 March Madness Odds: UConn, Purdue Titles Could Spell Big Bucks for Bettors

The NCAA Tournament is approaching, with Selection Sunday on deck, followed by three huge hoops weekends.

With a major championship event on the calendar, futures parlays start popping up as well. That’s certainly the case with March Madness odds.

For one Fanatics Sportsbook customer, a six-figure win seems attainable — if Arizona cuts down the nets.

Read on for more on that parlay, along with a potential million-dollar winner and other notable bets on NCAA Tournament futures odds.

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Two Down, One To Go

Sometime before the College Football Playoff began, a bettor at Fanatics put $500 on a three-leg futures parlay, tying the CFP champion to the Super Bowl champion and the March Madness winner.

Add up those odds, and you’ve got +32700, or in easier-to-digest terms, 327/1.

Indiana took care of Leg 1 when it beat Miami 27-21 in the CFP final on Jan. 19. Then the Seahawks dispatched the Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8.

That began what the bettor hopes is a fruitful two-month wait. The parlay has Arizona +900 to win the championship. But over the past four months or so, the Wildcats (30-2) have improved to the +500 range, behind only Michigan and Duke in NCAA Tournament futures odds.

To state the obvious: This ticket is in a pretty good spot.

If Arizona wins it all on April 6, then the bettor bags a hefty $163,500 in profit (total payout $164,000). That’s worth the wait.

One Million Dollars

Michigan, Duke and Arizona are the top three teams in March Madness futures odds, and surging Florida isn’t far behind.

Then there are a few