Who do oddsmakers see as the favorite to win college hockey in 2024-25? -Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS – UND opens the regular season with the US Hockey Hall of Fame Game against Providence at Ralph Engelstad Arena on Saturday at 6:07 p.m.

According to oddsmakers, the Fighting Hawks and Friars are among the top 11 contenders to win the 2025 NCAA national championship.

DraftKings Sportsbook has released futures odds for the college hockey season.

Boston College is their +500 favorite to win the NCAA national title, followed by Minnesota (+800), Denver (+900), Michigan (+1100), Michigan State (+1200) and Boston University (+1200) .

UND has the seventh best odds at +1300.

Providence has the eleventh best odds at +2200.

Other odds for National Collegiate Hockey Conference teams include Western Michigan at +1800, St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth at +2500, Omaha and Arizona State at +3500, Colorado College at +5000 and Miami at +20000.

The longest odds published by DraftKings include Yale, Robert Morris, Brown and Army at +50000.

No odds are listed for Princeton, Stonehill, Lindenwood or St. Thomas. The Tommies are ineligible to play in the NCAA Tournament as a transitional Division III program.

The NCAA Frozen Four will take place April 10-12 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

As of: Oct. 9, 2024
Boston College +500
Minnesota +800
Denver +900
Michigan +1100
Michigan State +1200
Boston University +1200
North Dakota +1300
Wisconsin +1500
Western Michigan +1800
Quinnipiac +1800
Providence +2200
UMass +2500
St. Cloud State +2500
Minnesota Duluth +2500
Maine +2500
Cornell +2500
Penn State +3500
Omaha +3500
Notre Dame +3500
Northeast +3500
Arizona State +3500
Ohio State +5000
Minnesota State +5000
Merrimack +5000
Colorado College +5000
UConn +7500
New Hampshire +7500
Michigan Tech +7500
Bemidji State +7500
UMass Lowell +10000
RIT +10000
Northern Michigan +10000
Harvard +10000
Clarkson +10000
American International +10000
Alaska (Fairbanks) +10000
Vermont +15000
Sacred Heart +15000
Colgate +15000
Union +20000
Miami +20000
Lake Superior State +20000
Bowling Green +20000
Augustana +20000
Air Force +20000
St Lawrence +30000
RPI +30000
Holy Cross +30000
Canisius +30000
Bentley +30000
Niagara +40000
Mercyhurst +40000
Long Island +40000
Ferris State +40000
Dartmouth +40000
Alaska Anchorage +40000
Yale +50000
Robert Moris +50000
Brown +50000
Army +50000

Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the best beat writer for the Herald's circulation department and once as the North Dakota Sportswriter of the Year. He lives in Grand Forks. Reach him at [email protected].