Atlantic 10 Tournament Betting Odds, Predictions & Favorites to Win 2025

• Control of the Atlantic-10 regular season conference title shifted from George Mason to VCU when the Rams beat the Patriots 70-54 on Feb. 22.

• By losing to Duquesne a week later (Mar. 1,85-68), George Mason’s chances went from possible to a long shot.

• George Mason needs to win their final two games and hope Dayton and Duquesne will beat VCU in order to win the A-10 regular season title outright.

The VCU Rams (14-1) are in control of the Atlantic-10 Conference, but they don’t quite have the regular season title wrapped up yet. With the George Mason Patriots just a game back (13-2), the Rams have to win their last two regular-season games.

They’ll likely be favored vs. Duquesne (Mar. 4) and on Mar. 7 when they host Dayton. VCU took down Dayton earlier in the season on the road, 73-68. Should they slip up, the Patriots have an easy pair of games left on their schedule (vs. La Salle and Richmond).

However, as the remainder of the regular season plays out, VCU and George Mason will probably be the betting favorites to win the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament when it gets underway on March 12.

Atlantic 10 Tournament Betting Odds

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Favorites to Win the 2025 Atlantic 10 Tournament

Atlantic 10 might be the name of the conference, but there are now 15 teams in the A10, making it even more challenging to secure a conference tournament championship. Which teams have the best shot at winning this upcoming season? Find our favorites below!  

Saint Louis Billikens 

Last season, the Saint Louis Billikens finished next-to-last in the A10 with a 13-20 overall record, including only five wins in conference play. 

The Billikens were a strong offensive team but amongst the worst on the defensive end of the floor in the entire nation. In fact, they ranked 342nd (out of 362 teams in Division I) in adjusted defensive efficiency, per KenPom, and opponent points per game.

Essentially, they were matadors on defense. So why would we list them out as one of the favorites to win the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament?

The short answer is because of their exceptional off-season.

The Billikens’ first major move came when they fired Travis Ford following an underwhelming 13-win season. Ford had led Saint Louis to six consecutive winning seasons before last season’s campaign.

After firing Ford, Saint Louis opted to sign Indiana State’s Josh Schertz, who had just helped the Sycamores string together an impressive 32-7 record in the 2023-24 season. 

Schertz didn’t come alone; he brought Robbie Avila and Isaiah Swope, two of the Sycamores’ best players from last year’s squad. 

In fact, Avila averaged 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game on a 54/39/81 shooting split last season, while Swope poured in 15.9 points per game on 43.3% shooting from the floor. 

Swope and Avila should be among the best duos in the A10 from the first day they step on the floor, giving the Billikens a digestible path to a conference tournament championship.

But it didn’t even stop there.

Schertz continued to hit the transfer portal hard, bringing in Kobe Johnson (West Virginia), Kalu Anya (Brown), AJ Casey (University of Miami), and Josiah Dotzler (Creighton) in addition to Swope and Avila.

Schertz also convinced Gibson Jimerson (15.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.1 APG) to remove his name from the portal and return to the program for the upcoming season, which will be huge for the Billikens’ backcourt.

Other returners like Larry Hughes and Kellen Thames, their sixth and seventh-leading scorers from last season’s team, respectively, will be leaned on for offensive production.

Saint Louis ranks first in projected minutes from transfers in the A10 by roughly 100 minutes per BartTorvik, so it might take the Billikens a bit to mesh, but they should have plenty of time to do that before conference season.

There is also a lot to like about Schertz’s offense at ISU; the Sycamores valued layups and 3s as much as any team in the nation. 

In fact, they ranked first in Rim and 3 Rate, per ShotQuality, and 13th in adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom. Additionally, they ranked first in effective field goal percentage by a reasonably wide margin relative to how close many teams are in this statistic.

Two major factors will determine the Billikens’ upside: the progression of transfers like Casey, Dotzler, and Johnson and how well Avila and Swope perform in the A10, a tougher conference than the MVC.

Still, these Billikens will be extremely tough to beat simply because of their offensive output.

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Loyola Chicago Ramblers

The beginning of last season presented some challenges for the Loyola Ramblers, as they held just a 6-5 record through their first 11 games. 

Then, they went on an absolute tear, winning 17 of their next 20 games before falling in double-overtime to St. Bonaventure in the A10 Conference Tournament.

Because of their slow start, the Ramblers were virtually in a win-and-in situation entering the conference tournament. Unfortunately, they were unable to stave off the Bonnies.

As has become typical with the Ramblers, they were hyper-reliant on their half-court defense, which was suffocating to opponents; they ranked 28th in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency metric and 14th in opponent effective field goal percentage.

They were able to pull that off despite having the 111th-toughest schedule, per KenPom’s strength of schedule rating metric, and a porous perimeter defense (195th in opponent 3-point percentage). 

But this is good news, because the latter statistic just speaks to how effective returning center Miles Rubin was as a paint defender for the Ramblers last season. 

As a freshman, Rubin averaged an impressive 2.3 blocks per game, but here’s the catch: he played only 17.9 minutes per game.

That average was good enough to put him 14th nationally as a freshman, despite playing less than half of the game. 

And, needless to say, most of the players ranked above him in blocks-per-game average were older and playing many more minutes.

Rubin will again anchor one of the nation’s best interior defenses, making Loyola an A10 contender just by his presence. 

Any improvements on the offensive end of the floor (6.2 PPG on 66.4% shooting from the field) is just icing on the cake.

Joining Rubin as returners are leading scorer Desmond Watson (12.6 PPG on 41/39/65 shooting split), as well as Jalen Quinn, Sheldon Edwards, and Jayden Dawson. 

Those five guys make up five of the top eight scorers from last season’s squad, but those won’t be the only talented players on the roster.

Loyola got busy in the transfer portal, snagging Jalen DeLoach (Georgia), Francis Nwaokorie (UC San Diego), Kymany Houinsou (Washington State), and Justin Moore (Drexel); the Ramblers also brought in Daniil Glazkov and Seifeldin Hendawy, two 4-star, top 100 recruits, per On3.

The defensive-centric culture that Loyola has built since the Porter Moser days has been kept intact; however, if the Ramblers want to secure an A10 Conference Tournament championship, they will need a much-improved offense.

Luckily, they were able to bring in several huge portal pieces to beef up their offensive attack. This team will be extremely dangerous if they gel.

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Saint Joseph’s

Despite an underwhelming A10 conference season (9-9 record in A10 regular season games), the Saint Joseph’s Hawks strung together two wins in A10 Conference Tournament play before succumbing to the VCU Rams in the semifinals.

Saint Joseph’s finished with a 21-14 record on the season, but eight of those losses came by two possessions (six points) or less. Additionally, the Hawks took a ranked Kentucky Wildcats team to overtime but eventually fell by eight points.

In short, this team was on the cusp of relevance in the A10.

And this season is looking objectively brighter, with several key returners, including Xzayvier Brown (12.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.3 APG), Erik Reynolds II (17.3 PPG, 2.7 APG, 2.7 RPG), and Rasheer Fleming (10.7 PPG, 7.4 RPG) all returning.

Brown and Reynolds were the Hawks’ top-two scorers from the 2023-24 campaign, combining for roughly 30 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals per game.

These three returning players would already give the Hawks one of the best offensive trios in the A10; however, they also got busy in the transfer portal to round out their starting lineup.

Saint Joseph’s brought in former Rutgers two-guard Derek Simpson, a talented microwave scorer who will hopefully bounce back after an underwhelming and inefficient season. 

Simpson enters a much more conducive environment for his style of play, as the Scarlet Knights play a grind-it-out style of basketball that is barely faster than a snail’s pace; they were one of the least efficient offensive teams in the nation in 2023-24 (298th in adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom), so Simpson was also partially a product of his environment.

In addition to Simpson, the Hawks were also able to bring in Justice Ajogbor, a 6-foot-10, two-way center from Harvard. Last year, Ajogbor averaged 8.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game while converting on close to 55% of his field goal attempts.

Ajogbor joins Fleming in what will undoubtedly be one of the best frontcourt rebounding teams in the Atlantic 10.

Regarding rotational players, the Hawks have 6-foot-6 sophomore forwards Anthony Finkley and Shawn Simmons II. Neither player has much experience and must step up for what will be a top-heavy squad.

Even though this team will lean heavily on their starting lineup, scarcely deploying any bench players to provide valuable minutes, they will still be a force in the A10.

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My Pick: Saint Louis Billikens

Schertz helped spearhead one of the most efficient offenses in the country last season at Indiana State, courtesy of help from Avila and Swope, two of the top three scorers from that squad.

Avila, in particular, will serve as the primary hub offensively due to his elite passing vision, impressive footwork, and efficient shooting from behind the arc.

In addition to bringing Avila and Swope with him, Schertz also convinced Jimerson to stay in Saint Louis. Last season, Jimerson posted close to 16 points per game and will help form one of the best trios in the A10 with Avila and Swope.

The key for Saint Louis will be the play of other transfers, Casey, Johnson, Anya, and Dotzler, who will help provide depth for the Billikens. If any of them can take a step up, particularly on the offensive end of the floor, then this team will be incredibly dangerous.

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Who Won the Atlantic 10 Tournament in 2024?

After winning only ten of their 18 conference games during the 2023-24 regular season, the Duquesne Dukes were only rewarded with the sixth overall seed in the 2024 Atlantic 10 Tournament. However, the Dukes won four games in five days to take home the conference tournament championship. Due to several crazy upsets, Duquesne was able to avoid top-seeded Richmond, as well as Loyola Chicago and UMass, making its path a bit easier.

Atlantic 10 Tournament History

The Atlantic 10 began as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League in 1975 and started play in ’76. However, after adding a few additional sports, it changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association after the '76 season.

However, with only eight members at the time, the EAA was often referred to as the Eastern 8. The name ‘Atlantic 10’ didn’t come about until 1982 when two teams left and four joined, giving the conference ten members.

The table below contains the regular season and conference tournament winners of the A-10 dating back to the 2000-01 season.

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How to Read Atlantic 10 Tournament Odds

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament odds will be listed on all major sportsbooks in the U.S. with American odds, which are different than decimal or fractional odds; however, they can be converted from one to the other.

In this case, we will discuss American odds to help you read and understand A10 Tournament odds. American odds will always either have a plus or minus sign in front of them. If a player, team, or game prop has a minus sign in front of the odds (i.e., -150), then the bet is a favorite to win, meaning it has a greater than 50% implied probability. Conversely, if there is a plus sign in front of odds, then the bet is an underdog and has less than a 50% implied probability. The one exception to this is if odds are listed at +100, which is exactly a 50% implied probability.

Now, let’s address what those odds mean in terms of potential payout. For example, let’s say that you bet on the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Denver Broncos at home and the odds for the Chiefs, who are a better team and would have a home field advantage. 

The Chiefs might have -200 odds on their moneyline, which is their odds to win the game outright. With minus odds, you would have to bet that number in order to win $100. In this case, you would need to bet $200 to win $100.

For plus-odds bets, it is the inverse. If the Broncos have +150 odds, then you would only need to bet $100 to win $150, because they are less likely to win.