Morning Coffee: Sweet 16 tips off tonight on TSN

The March Madness Sweet 16 gets underway just after 7 p.m. ET tonight on TSN when No. 1 Gonzaga clashes with No. 4 Arkansas.

The Zags remain the national title favourite at +240, which is down from +300 at the start of the tournament.

Kansas and Arizona, which are the other two No. 1 seeds still alive in the tournament, round out the top three choices to win the championship at +500 and +650, respectively.

Meanwhile, for the second year in a row and just the fourth time ever, four double-digit seeds are still alive heading into the Sweet 16.

We already know that one of No. 10 Miami (Florida) or No. 11 Iowa State is headed to the Elite Eight after they meet on Friday night, but those two teams are currently 70-to-1 and 100-to-1 to win the national championship, respectively.

No. 11 Michigan has the shortest odds of the remaining double-digit seeds at 65-to-1.

Here is the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Thursday March 24, 2022.

Zags remain title favourite entering Sweet 16

As someone who had Kentucky winning the national championship in his bracket, my focus quickly shifted from pools to betting on the tournament.

The first matchup of the Sweet 16 also happens to be the most lopsided, at least as far as oddsmakers are concerned.

Gonzaga is currently a 9.5-point favourite for tonight’s game against Arkansas.

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