BC at 4/1 odds going in to the season
According to Bovada, the Boston College hockey team is the preseason favorite to win the 2016 National Championship, which will be awarded in Tampa, FL on April 9. The Eagles' odds to win the title are set at 4/1, just ahead of Minnesota-Duluth and BU. As is often the case, particularly in college hockey, the preseason odds reflect brand names as much as anything, with most of the betting favorites being traditional powers or recent national champions.
Odds:
Boston College 4/1
Minnesota-Duluth 13/2
Boston University 15/2
Providence 17/2
North Dakota 17/2
Massachusetts-Lowell 10/1
Minnesota State 11/1
Harvard 11/1
Minnesota 11/1
Miami (OH) 11/1
Denver 12/1
Michigan 12/1
Nebraska-Omaha 15/1
Yale 28/1
Michigan Tech 28/1
Bowling Green 28/1
Observations:
-The tight grouping of teams is yet another reflection of how hard it is to predict the upcoming college hockey season; the preseason USCHO poll featured a record ten teams getting first place votes.