🏀 Will Both UConn Teams Make the Title Game? Final Four Parlay Odds & Picks

For the second time in the last three years and sixth time in NCAA Tournament history, both the UConn men's and women's basketball teams are in the Final Four - and there are millions of dollars at stake if they both reach the championship game.

Jordan's Furniture, a furniture chain with eight locations across New England, is on the hook for roughly $50 million in promotional refunds if both Huskies basketball teams make the NCAA Tournament final. The women's team plays South Carolina tonight at 7 p.m. ET, while the men's team faces Illinois on Saturday at 6:09 p.m. ET.

Just how likely is it that we see both teams reach the final? And how can you profit on it yourself even if you aren't a furniture customer in New England? As part of our Final Four predictions, I break down the best UConn Final Four parlay odds with my picks for both games this weekend.

🏀 Will both UConn teams make the title game?

It's a great time to be a fan of UConn basketball, and it's an even better time to be a New Englander with a brand new couch. That's because of the promotion that Jordan's Furniture ran from Jan. 20 to March 1, offering to refund all purchases if both Huskies teams reached their respective championship games.

We're now one step away from what would be a $50 million cost to the popular furniture chain, which harkens back to the famous "Mattress Mack" promotions around the Houston Astros winning the World Series in the 2010s. (He has a promotion for this year's Final Four, too, refunding mattresses if Illinois wins.) Both promotions are largely offset by insurance, but it's still a sweet deal for the thousands of customers rooting for UConn.

If you're like me and the other roughly 350 million people in the U.S. who are not waiting for a refund on a loveseat but still want to profit on a double-UConn title game, here are the latest odds for both games and my thoughts on each matchup.

📊 UConn vs. South Carolina odds (women's Final Four) - 7 p.m. ET

The Huskies are 6.5-point favorites in the hours before tipoff, and frankly I'm surprised it's not a bigger spread. Sure, South Carolina is a worthy foe as a fellow No. 1 seed sporting a 35-3 record and a dominant run to the Final Four after losing to UConn in last year's title game.

But the Huskies haven't lost a game since February 2025, having ripped off 53 consecutive victories with a perfect 38-0 record entering the Final Four. UConn ranks second in scoring (87.9 PPG) with the nation's best defense (50.1 PPG) while beating the absolute brakes off their opponents in the NCAA Tournament.

With Sarah Strong the heavy favorite by the women's Wooden Award odds and Azzi Fudd likely to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, the Huskies will simply be too much for the Gamecocks in this title rematch. I'd play the spread on a straight bet, but for the purposes of this parlay bet, we can settle with the -305 moneyline odds to win outright.

📊 UConn vs. Illinois odds (men's Final Four) - Saturday at 6:09 p.m. ET

It's a different story for the men's team, which is incredibly the clear underdog in the Final Four this year despite winning two of the last three national championships.

This year's group doesn't feature the profile of those other two title teams, ranking ninth in KenPom's net rating with a top-30 offense and top-10 defense. The Huskies needed a miracle heave against Duke to overcome a 19-point deficit in the second half, which came after a 4-point win over Michigan State in the Sweet 16.

Yet these Huskies already beat Illinois back in November, a 74-61 victory at Madison Square Garden that saw UConn out-rebound the supersized Illini frontcourt while holding them to 20.7% from deep. Head coach Dan Hurley is also a perfect 10-0 in the Final Four or later as a head coach, and his program hasn't been the underdog in consecutive tournament games since 2017.

This is clearly the tougher of the two matchups for UConn fans, but I'm intrigued by the +110 moneyline odds for the men's team to pull off the minor upset over Illinois.

💰 UConn Final Four parlay: Both teams to reach the title game

Parlay odds via DraftKings; odds subject to change.

A $100 bet on this two-leg parlay returns a $178 profit (plus your initial wager back) if both UConn teams win their Final Four matchups and reach the title game. The women's side is doing the heavy lifting - the implied probability on the UConn women's moneyline is roughly 75% - but the men's side at plus-money is what makes this worth betting.

If you believe the UConn's women are an unstoppable force this year (as I do) and that the men's team is undervalued given its coaching pedigree and previous results this season (as I'm inclined to think), then betting them both to win with a nearly 2/1 payout is a nice way to root for the Huskies this weekend ... and for a corporate payout back to the people. What could be better than that?

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