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North Carolina Tar Heels heavy favorites to win NCAA tournament according to Las Vegas

North Carolina, the only No. 1 seed left in the NCAA tournament, heads to the Final Four as the outright favorite to win the national championship.

The Tar Heels begin the week as 4-5 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook, followed by Villanova at 11-4, Oklahoma at 4-1 and long-shot Syracuse at 10-1.

North Carolina will face Syracuse on Saturday in Houston. The Tar Heels opened as 9.5-point favorites.

Villanova takes on Oklahoma in the other national semifinal. The Wildcats are two-point favorites over the Sooners at most sportsbooks.