Players gambling at online sports books have made the North Carolina Tar Heels a heavy favorite.

Carolina is listed as a 10-11 play, less than even money. Connecticut is the second choice, at 9-5.

OCA sorts analyst Edmund Crumley picked Villanova as his dark horse candidate before March Madness got underway, and he’s still backing the Philadelphia school.

Edmund Crumley said: “Villanova has raised their level of play. The defense the team displayed against Duke was as good as any played in the NCAAS this year, and, in beating Pitt, ‘Nova showed the mettle to win close, physical games, ”.