After missing out in 2024, it looks like the Missouri Tigers men’s basketball program is bound for another trip to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with head coach Dennis Gates leading the SEC program to a 20-6 record this season.
Overall, the Tigers are currently ranked 12th nationally on KenPom.com and 13th on the NCAA’s NET rankings as of Thursday morning, with Missouri’s 9-4 record in SEC play putting them three games behind conference leader Auburn.
With that in mind, BetMissouri.com paused its Missouri sports betting updates and broke down the odds on where the Tigers will be seeded come March Madness, with a three seed being the most likely landing spot right now.
What Seed Will Missouri Be In NCAA Tournament?
Seed | Percentage Chance | Odds |
1 Seed | +7000 | 1.4% |
2 Seed | +635 | 13.6% |
3 Seed | +315 | 24.1% |
4 Seed | +345 | 22.4% |
5 Seed | +475 | 17.4% |
6 Seed | +785 | 11.3% |
7 Seed | +1625 | 5.8% |
The Field | +2400 | 4.0% |
Odds are exclusive to BetMissouri.com and unlikely to be available on Missouri sports betting apps once live.
Where Will Mizzou Land?
Right now, the best odds, seeding-wise, for Missouri are for the Tigers to land on the third seed line, at +315, narrowly beating out the team’s +345 odds of being a four seed and +475 odds of dropping all the way down to the fifth seed line.
Throw in +785 odds that Gates and company plummet down to the sixth seed line, +1625 odds that they freefall to the seventh seed line and +7000 odds that they summit the mountain and land a No. 1 seed come Selection Sunday and you have the range of options covered for Mizzou in 2025.
For now, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Missouri down as a fifth seed in the Midwest Region in his most recent mock bracket, with the Tigers playing 12th seed Yale in Providence.
For those of you looking to place a wager on Mizzou, DraftKings Sportsbook currently has the Tigers at +15000 to win the SEC title, ranking fifth behind Auburn (-1200), Florida (+900), Alabama (+2500) and Texas A&M (+9000), as UM closes the year with games against Arkansas (Saturday), Vanderbilt (March 1) and Oklahoma (March 5) on the road, offset by home clashes against South Carolina (next Tuesday) and No. 17 Kentucky (March 8).
Author
Christopher Boan is a lead writer for BetMissouri.com, specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
