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by - 3/26/2019

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale

March Madness will resume from Thursday through Saturday, when the field will be chopped from 16 to four. But hoops now has plenty of company from the rest of the sports world as baseball's regular season is getting started and the PGA Tour is in the midst of a furious stretch run toward the Masters next month.

All odds provided by Bovada Sportsbook .

Final Four representatives

Duke to win the East Region (-165) - Somewhat surprisingly, the best game of the NCAA Tournament so far has involved Duke. Instead of being dominant, the Blue Devils survived a 77-76 thriller against Central Florida on Sunday. They are no longer completely overwhelming favorites in a region that also features Michigan State.

Gonzaga to win the West Region (-110) - For a second straight season, Gonzaga is facing Florida State in the Sweet 16. It did not work out well for the Zags in 2018, and the Seminoles are playing incredible basketball right now. The winner will likely have a tough test against either Michigan or Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.

Virginia to win the South Region (-125) - Virginia trailed Gardner-Webb by double-digits but recovered in a major way to easily avoid losing to a No. 16 seed twice in a row. The Cavaliers picked up the pace to hammer Oklahoma in round two, and now they face the only remaining seed outside a top-five line: 12th-seeded Oregon.

North Carolina to win the Midwest Region (+130) - North Carolina is the only No. 1 seed that isn't favored against the entire field in its respective region. After all, the Midwest is loaded. Houston is a +425 fourth choice; in every other region the long shot is at least +600 to reach the Final Four (Florida State in the West).

World Series

Boston Red Sox (+600) - On paper, the American League is loaded with the Red Sox, Astros, Yankees, and perhaps some other legit title contenders-even though Bryce Harper kept his talents in the National League. Boston won it all last year and once again has no weakness with a powerful lineup and scary pitching staff.

New York Yankees (+600) - Can the Yankees turn the tide this season in the toughest division in baseball-and beyond? C.C. Sabathia is retiring at the conclusion of 2019 and may go out on top if he gets what should be incredible support from a lineup that features Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.



Houston Astros (+600) - Dallas Keuchel somehow still hasn't signed anywhere but likely won't be back in Houston. Among those who have returned, however, are veteran ace Justin Verlander and basically all of the Astros' top hitters-of which there are many. The 2017 World Series champions went 103-59 last season.

Los Angeles Dodgers (+700) - Before they can think about going one step farther this time around, the Dodgers must worry about winning the NL for a third consecutive year. A rental property in 2018, Manny Machado moved within the division (to San Diego) and the Phillies now have Harper. L.A. will need Clayton Kershaw to be healthy.

Replacing Jason Witten on Monday Night Football

Peyton Manning (+225) - As Jason Witten returns to the game, fellow tight end Rob Gronkowski departs. Thus another variable has been added to the equation, although Manning remains the favorite. Fellow former quarterback Tony Romo is clearly a natural genius at this work, and there is reason to think Manning would work similar magic.

Rob Gronkowski (+240) - Will Gronkowski and Witten switch places, with one going back to the field and the other going to the booth? Ratings would undoubtedly benefit, but Gronkowski surely has a ton of options on the table. He obviously has no announcing experience, which did not work out for Witten like it did for Romo.

Louis Riddick (+250) - Riddick played safety for four different NFL teams in the 1990s before briefly moving into various executive roles. He is now an ESPN analyst, which would make for somewhat natural transition (a la Tony Kornheiser back in the day). But he is not a flashy choice, so Riddick would not move the ratings needle.

Greg Olsen (+550) - Gronkowski isn't the only former tight end in this mix. Olsen was plagued by injuries toward the end of his playing days and he used the time off to be a guest commentator for FOX. Early indications are that Olsen could be great. Kurt Warner, Matt Hasselbeck, Joe Thomas, Dan Orlovsky are also in the discussion.

Match Play Championship

Rory McIlroy (+900) - What's not to like about McIlroy's chances this week at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play? He has delivered six consecutive top-six performances, including a victory at The Players Championship. The world No. 4 is also a two-time match play finalist (runner-up in 2012, winner in 2015).

Dustin Johnson (+900) - Johnson heads into Austin, Tex. with basically the same resume as McIlroy. The top-ranked American has finished in the top 10 in six of his last seven starts, including one title (WGC-Mexico in late February). He also won this Match Play Championship in 2017, beating Jon Rahm one-up in the final.

Justin Thomas (+1400) - Thomas had placed in the top 10 of three straight tournaments before finishing T30 at the Honda Classic and T36 at The Players. Can the fifth-ranked American get his game back on track in Texas and in time for the Masters in two weeks? He finished fourth last year at this event, which should inspire confidence.

Jon Rahm (+1600) - Rahm's second-place result in 2018 should also have him feeling great heading into round-robin group play on Wednesday. The eighth-ranked Spaniard is in fine form right now, too, with a T12 finish at The Players and a T6 showing this past week in Tampa. Jason Day, Justin Rose, and Tommy Fleetwood are all +2000.

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