2024 NIT Odds, Picks, Predictions
Despite the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament getting all the publicity, the National Invitational Tournament aka NIT is still a very popular second-tier tournament in college basketball the many college basketball bettors wager on. Games are easily accessible, aired on ESPN networks and featuring many teams that were on the 'bubble' but didn't reach March Madness or what's also known as the NCAA Men's Tournament.
The field is set with 32 teams as the top four seeds are Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Indiana State, and Villanova. The championship takes place at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on the campus of Butler University on April 4.
2024 NIT FUTURES ODDS
The 2024 NIT Tournament is scheduled to begin on Tuesday March 19, 2024 and conclude with the Finals on Thursday April 4, 2024 from Hinkle Fieldhouse from Indianapolis, Indiana.
Listed below are the Opening Odds to win the 2024 NIT.
- Wake Forest +600
- Ohio State +700
- Villanova +750
- Indiana State +900
- Cincinnati +900
- Butler +1200
- Utah +1400
- Iowa +1600
- Virginia Tech +2000
- Providence +2600
- UNLV +2900
- Bradley +3500
- UCF +3500
- North Texas +4500
- Kansas State +4500
- Georgia +5000
- Xavier +5000
- San Francisco +5500
- LSU +5500
- VCU +6500
- Boston College +6500
- South Florida +10000
- Minnesota +10000
- UC Irvine +10000
- SMU +10000
- Loyola Chicago +13000
- Richmond +13000
- Appalachian State +13000
- Cornell +25000
- Saint Joseph's +25000
National Invitational Tournament Schedule
First & Second Round Matchups
Tuesday, Mar. 19
North Texas at LSU - 7:00 p.m. ET
Boston College at Providence - 7:00 p.m. ET
Xavier at Georgia - 7:00 p.m. ET
Cornell at Ohio State - 7:00 p.m. ET
Richmond at Virginia Tech - 9:00 p.m. ET
Minnesota at Butler - 9:00 p.m. ET
South Florida at Central Florida - 9:00 p.m. ET
Kansas State at Iowa - 9:00 p.m. ET
UC-Irvine at Utah - 11:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Mar. 20
St. Joseph's at Seton Hall - 7:00 p.m. ET
SMU at Indiana State - 7:00 p.m. ET
Loyola-Chicago at Bradley - 7:00 p.m. ET
UNLV at Princeton - 8:00 p.m. ET
Appalachian State at Wake Forest - 8:00 p.m. ET
San Francisco at Cincinnati - 9:00 p.m. ET
VCU at Villanova - 9:00 p.m. ET
2024 NIT Tournament Betting Results
- Straight Up (SU)
- Against the Spread (ATS)
- Over-Under (OU)
Favorites-Underdogs (SU):
Favorites-Underdogs (ATS):
Over-Under:
2024 National Invitational Tournament Teams
Listed in Seed Order (Conference)
1) Seton Hall Pirates
(Big East)
SU: 20-12
ATS: 14-18
O/U: 16-16
PPG: 72.8
OPPG: 69.5
2) Princeton Tigers
(Ivy)
SU: 24-4
ATS: 14-12
O/U: 13-13
PPG: 76.9
OPPG: 65.1
3) Providence Friars
(Big East)
SU: 21-13
ATS: 19-14-1
O/U: 13-18-3
PPG: 72.8
OPPG: 68.9
4) LSU Tigers
(SEC)
SU: 17-15
ATS: 13-19
O/U: 16-16
PPG: 76.9
OPPG: 74.8
5) North Texas Mean Green
(American)
SU: 18-14
ATS: 18-12
O/U: 17-13
PPG: 77.1
OPPG: 71.4
6) Boston College Eagles
(ACC)
SU: 19-15
ATS: 15-18-1
O/U: 19-14-1
PPG: 74.8
OPPG: 73.1
7) UNLV Runnin' Rebels
(Mountain West)
SU: 19-12
ATS: 19-10
O/U: 16-13
PPG: 73.3
OPPG: 67.6
8) Saint Joseph's Hawks
(Atlantic 10)
SU: 21-13
ATS: 18-16
O/U: 18-16
PPG: 76.7
OPPG: 71.3
1) Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(ACC)
SU: 20-13
ATS: 17-15-1
O/U: 20-13
PPG: 78.7
OPPG: 70.5
2) Ohio State Buckeyes
(Big Ten)
SU: 20-13
ATS: 17-15
O/U: 18-14-1
PPG: 74.5
OPPG: 69.0
3) Virginia Tech Hokies
(ACC)
SU: 18-14
ATS: 13-18-1
O/U: 17-13-2
PPG: 75.0
OPPG: 70.6
4) Georgia Bulldogs
(SEC)
SU: 17-16
ATS: 17-15-1
O/U: 15-18
PPG: 75.0
OPPG: 74.7
5) Xavier Musketeers
(Big East)
SU: 16-17
ATS: 16-16
O/U: 16-16
PPG: 76.4
OPPG: 74.2
6) Richmond Spiders
(Atlantic 10)
SU: 23-9
ATS: 21-10-1
O/U: 15-16-1
PPG: 72.7
OPPG: 66.1
7) Cornell Big Red
(Ivy)
SU: 22-7
ATS: 15-12
O/U: 16-11
PPG: 83.0
OPPG: 74.4
8) Appalachian State Mountaineers
(Sun Belt)
SU: 27-6
ATS: 19-12
O/U: 18-13
PPG: 78.7
OPPG: 66.1
1) Indiana State Sycamores
(Missouri Valley)
SU: 28-6
ATS: 19-14
O/U: 19-14
PPG: 84.5
OPPG: 72.0
2) Cincinnati Bearcats
(Big 12)
SU: 20-14
ATS: 17-17
O/U: 17-17
PPG: 74.8
OPPG: 67.8
3) Bradley Braves
(Missouri Valley)
SU: 22-11
ATS: 16-14-2
O/U: 18-12-2
PPG: 74.8
OPPG: 67.5
4) Butler Bulldogs
(Big East)
SU: 18-14
ATS: 14-17
O/U: 13-16-2
PPG: 77.4
OPPG: 73.6
5) Minnesota Golden Gophers
(Big Ten)
SU: 18-14
ATS: 24-8
O/U: 18-14
PPG: 75.7
OPPG: 71.6
6) Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
(Atlantic 10)
SU: 23-9
ATS: 17-14
O/U: 13-17-1
PPG: 73.4
OPPG: 67.1
7) San Francisco Dons
(WCC)
SU: 23-10
ATS: 18-14
O/U: 16-15-1
PPG: 78.1
OPPG: 66.1
8) SMU Mustangs
(Atlantic 10)
SU: 20-12
ATS: 14-15-2
O/U: 13-18
PPG: 76.9
OPPG: 67.6
1) Villanova Wildcats
(Big East)
SU: 18-15
ATS: 17-16
O/U: 11-22
PPG: 71.1
OPPG: 65.6
2) Utah Utes
(Pac-12)
SU: 19-14
ATS: 16-16
O/U: 17-15
PPG: 78.3
OPPG: 73.2
3) Iowa Hawkeyes
(Big Ten)
SU: 18-14
ATS: 12-19-1
O/U: 21-11
PPG: 83.1
OPPG: 78.6
4) UCF Knights
(Big 12)
SU: 17-15
ATS: 19-13
O/U: 16-16
PPG: 71.3
OPPG: 67.0
5) South Florida Bulls
(American)
SU: 24-7
ATS: 20-8-3
O/U: 12-19
PPG: 75.4
OPPG: 68.6
6) Kansas State Wildcats
(Big 12)
SU: 19-14
ATS: 17-16
O/U: 16-16-1
PPG: 72.2
OPPG: 70.2
7) UC-Irvine Anteaters
(Big West)
SU: 24-9
ATS: 19-13
O/U: 18-14
PPG: 77.7
OPPG: 67.3
8) VCU Rams
(Atlantic 10)
SU: 22-13
ATS: 20-14-1
O/U: 15-20
PPG: 72.4
OPPG: 67.6
Key
SU: Straight Up
ATS: Against the Spread
O/U: Over-Under
PPG: Points Per Game
OPPG: Opponents Per Game
NIT HISTORY
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
2023 | North Texas | UAB | 68-61 |
2022 | Xavier | Texas A&M | 73-72 |
2021 | Memphis | Mississippi State | 77-64 |
2020 | COVID | COVID | - |
2019 | Texas | Lipscomb | 81-66 |
2018 | Penn State | Utah | 82-66 |
2017 | TCU | Georgia Tech | 88-56 |
2016 | George Washington | Valparaiso | 76-60 |
2015 | Stanford | Miami | 66-64 (OT) |
2014 | Minnesota | SMU | 65-63 |
2013 | Baylor | Iowa | 74-54 |
2012 | Stanford | Minnesota | 75-51 |
2011 | Wichita State | Alabama | 66-57 |
2010 | Dayton | North Carolina | 79-68 |
2009 | Penn State | Baylor | 69-63 |
2008 | Ohio State | Massachusetts | 92-85 |
2007 | West Virginia | Clemson | 78-73 |
2006 | South Carolina | Michigan | 76-64 |
2005 | South Carolina | Saint Joseph's | 60-57 |
2004 | Michigan | Rutgers | 62-55 |
2003 | St. John's | Georgetown | 70-67 |
2002 | Memphis | South Carolina | 72-62 |
2001 | Tulsa | Alabama | 79-66 |
2000 | Wake Forest | Notre Dame | 71-61 |
1999 | California | Clemson | 61-60 |
1998 | Minnesota | Penn State | 79-72 |
1997 | Michigan | Florida State | 82-73 |
1996 | Nebraska | Saint Joseph's | 60-56 |
1995 | Virginia Tech | Marquette | 65-64 |
1994 | Villanova | Vanderbilt | 80-73 |
1993 | Minnesota | Georgetown | 62-61 |
1992 | Virginia | Notre Dame | 81-76 (OT) |
1991 | Stanford | Oklahoma | 78-72 |
1990 | Vanderbilt | Saint Louis | 74-72 |
1989 | St. John's | Saint Louis | 73-65 |
1988 | Connecticut | Ohio State | 72-67 |
1987 | Southern Miss | La Salle | 84-80 |
1986 | Ohio State | Wyoming | 73-63 |
1985 | UCLA | Indiana | 65-62 |
1984 | Michigan | Notre Dame | 83-63 |
1983 | Fresno State | DePaul | 69-60 |
1982 | Bradley | Purdue | 67-58 |
1981 | Tulsa | Syracuse | 86-84 |
1980 | Virginia | Minnesota | 58-55 |
1979 | Indiana | Purdue | 53-52 |
1978 | Texas | NC State | 101-93 |
1977 | St. Bonaventure | Houston | 94-91 |
1976 | Kentucky | Charlotte | 71-67 |
1975 | Princeton | Providence | 80-69 |
1974 | Purdue | Utah | 87-81 |
1973 | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | 92-91 |
1972 | Maryland | Niagara | 100-69 |
1971 | North Carolina | Georgia Tech | 84-66 |
1970 | Marquette | St. John's | 65-53 |
1969 | Temple | Boston College | 89-76 |
1968 | Dayton | Kansas | 61-48 |
1967 | Southern Illinois | Marquette | 71-56 |
1966 | BYU | NYU | 97-84 |
1965 | St. John's | Villanova | 55-51 |
1964 | Bradley | New Mexico | 86-54 |
1963 | Providence | Canisius | 81-66 |
1962 | Dayton | St. John's | 73-67 |
1961 | Providence | Saint Louis | 62-59 |
1960 | Bradley | Providence | 88-72 |
1959 | St. John's | Bradley | 76-71 |
1958 | Xavier | Dayton | 78-74 |
1957 | Bradley | Memphis State | 84-83 |
1956 | Louisville | Dayton | 93-80 |
1955 | Duquesne | Dayton | 70-58 |
1954 | Holy Cross | Duquesne | 71-62 |
1953 | Seton Hall | St. John's | 58-46 |
1952 | La Salle | Dayton | 75-64 |
1951 | BYU | Dayton | 62-43 |
1950 | CCNY | Bradley | 69-61 |
1949 | San Francisco | Loyola Chicago | 48-47 |
1948 | Saint Louis | NYU | 65-52 |
1947 | Utah | Kentucky | 49-45 |
1946 | Kentucky | Rhode Island | 46-45 |
1945 | DePaul | Bowling Green | 71-54 |
1944 | St. John's | DePaul | 47-39 |
1943 | St. John's | Toledo | 48-27 |
1942 | West Virginia | Western Kentucky State | 47-45 |
1941 | Long Island | Ohio | 56-42 |
1940 | Colorado | Duquesne | 51-40 |
1939 | Long Island | Loyola | 44-32 |
1938 | Temple | Colorado | 60-36 |
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