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Betting On The NCAA Wrestling Championships

by
Marcus Williams
March 19, 2025

The NCAA Wrestling Championships begin tomorrow and wrap up this Saturday in Philadelphia, PA. Penn State University has become the second program in the history of the sport to place a wrestler in all ten weight classes.

2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Schedule

Thursday, March 20

Noon: Session I — First Round (ESPNU)
7 p.m.: Session 2 — Second Round And Consolations (ESPN)

Friday, March 21

Noon: Session 3 — Third Round And Consolations (ESPNU)
8 p.m.: Session 4 — Semifinals And “Blood Round” (ESPN)

Saturday, March 22

11 a.m.: Session 5 — Consolation Semifinals And medal-round finals (ESPNU)
7 p.m.: Session 6 — Championship Finals (ESPN)

Odds for betting on NCAA Wrestling are often scarce throughout the regular season, but lines for the 2025 championships have been produced at BetOnline Sportsbook for most weight classes.

Penn State’s Carter Starocci is heavily favored to win in the 184 lbs category.

2025 NCAA Wrestling 184 lbs Champion

Carter Starocci (Penn State) −300
Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) +160
Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) +800
Max McEnelly (Minnesota) +1000
Chris Foca (Cornell) +1300
Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) +1300
Gabe Arnold (Iowa) +2200
Edmond Ruth (Illinois) +2500
Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) +2500
Jaxon Smith (Maryland) +2500
Silas Allred (Nebraska) +2800
Evan Bockman (Iowa State) +4000
Dylan Fishback (NC State) +4000
Deanthony Parker (Oklahoma) +4000
Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) +6000
Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) +7000
Donnell Washington (Indiana) +7500
Gavin Kane (North Carolina) +9000
Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) +9000
Nick Fine (Columbia) +9000
Malachi DuVall (George Mason) +9000
Colton Hawks (Missouri) +10000
Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) +12000
Ross McFarland (Hofstra) +12000
Dennis Robin (West Virginia) +15000
Maximus Hale (Penn) +15000
Jared McGill (Edinboro) +15000
Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) +25000
Caden Rogers (Lehigh) +35000
TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) +50000

Penn State wrestlers are also favored to win in the 125, 141, 149, and 157 lbs. categories.

2025 NCAA Wrestling 125 lbs Champion

Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) +165
Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) +330
Matt Ramos (Purdue) +400
Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) +600
Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) +950
Caleb Smith (Nebraska) +1000
Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) +1100
Vincent Robinson (NC State) +1800
Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) +2000
Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) +2000
Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) +2000
Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) +2000
Blake West (Northern Illinois) +2500
Max Gallagher (Penn) +2500
Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) +3500
Jacob Moran (Indiana) +3500
Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) +4000
Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) +4500
Spencer Moore (North Carolina) +5000
Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) +5000
Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) +6000
Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) +6000
Joey Cruz (Iowa) +8000
Charlie Farmer (Army) +8000
Keyveon Roller (Virginia) +9000
Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) +10000
Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) +11000
Gylon Sims (The Citadel) +11000
Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) +15000
Marcello Milani (Cornell) +20000
Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) +30000

2025 NCAA Wrestling 149 lbs Champion

Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) +180
Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) +180
Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) +280
Kyle Parco (Iowa) +800
Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) +950
Kannon Webster (Illinois) +1000
Jordan Williams (Little Rock) +1400
Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) +1400
Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) +1500
Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) +1800
Dylan d’Emilio (Ohio State) +2000
Cross Wasilewski (Penn) +2500
Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) +2500
Jaden Abas (Stanford) +3000
Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) +5000
Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) +6500
Koy Buesgens (NC State) +6500
Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) +6500
Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) +7500
Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) +8000
Jack Gioffre (Virginia) +9000
Trae McDaniel (Army) +10000
Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) +10000
Sam Cartella (Northwestern) +10000
Kal Miller (Maryland) +10000
Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) +10000
Malyke Hines (Lehigh) +15000
Carson DesRosier (The Citadel) +15000
Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) +20000
Wynton Denkins (Campbell) +50000

2025 NCAA Wrestling 141 lbs Champion

Beau Bartlett (Penn State) +150
Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) +225
Brock Hardy (Nebraska) +360
Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) +475
Joshua Koderhandt (Navy) +1000
Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) +1100
Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) +1200
Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) +1300
Jacob Frost (Iowa State) +2000
CJ Composto (Penn) +2000
Sergio Lemley (Michigan) +3000
Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) +3000
Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) +3500
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) +4000
Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) +4000
Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) +5000
Joshua Saunders (Cornell) +6000
Jordan Soriano (Drexel) +7000
Greyson Clark (Purdue) +7500
Danny Pucino (Illinois) +8000
Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) +8000
Josh Edmond (Missouri) +9000
Jason Miranda (Stanford) +10000
Shannon Hanna (Campbell) +10000
Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) +11000
Jayden Scott (North Carolina) +12000
Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) +15000
AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) +15000
Jordan Titus (West Virginia) +15000
Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) +25000
Nash Singleton (Oregon State) +35000

2025 NCAA Wrestling 157 lbs Champion

Tyler Kasak (Penn State) −115
Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) +250
Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) +950
Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) +1000
Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) +1000
Joey Blaze (Purdue) +1300
Tommy Askey (Minnesota) +1500
Jacori Teemer (Iowa) +1500
Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) +1600
Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) +1800
Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) +1800
Chase Saldate (Michigan) +2000
Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) +2000
Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) +2500
Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) +2800
Jude Swisher (Penn) +3000
Ed Scott (NC State) +3000
Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) +3500
DJ McGee (George Mason) +3500
Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) +3500
Jared Hill (Wyoming) +4500
James Conway (Missouri) +4500
Cody Chittum (Iowa State) +4500
Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) +6500
Blake Saito (Brown) +6500
Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) +9000
Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) +9000
Christopher Hamblin (Oregon State) +9000
Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) +10000
James Harrington (Harvard) +10000
Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) +12000
Richard Fedalen (Columbia) +15000
Ethan Miller (Maryland) +50000

PSU has won 11 team national championships during head coach Cael Sanderson’s 16-year tenure. Their goal for 2025 is for all ten qualifiers to win their category, something that has never happened before.

The Nittany Lions also have goals of all ten participants becoming All-Americans, a feat only accomplished by the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2001.

Levi Haines is rated second in the wrestling futures to become the 174 lbs. champion. He trails Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole in the moneyline odds by 15 total points, so a Penn State win here wouldn’t be considered too much of an upset.

2025 NCAA Wrestling 174 lbs Champion

Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) +110
Levi Haines (Penn State) +125
Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) +450
Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) +1000
Garrett Thompson (Ohio) +1200
Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) +2000
Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) +2000
Simon Ruiz (Cornell) +2200
MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) +2200
Danny Braunagel (Illinois) +2200
Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) +2200
Danny Wask (Navy) +2500
Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) +2500
Myles Takats (Bucknell) +2800
Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) +2800
Matthew Singleton (NC State) +3500
Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) +3500
Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) +4000
Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina) +4000
Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) +4000
Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) +4500
Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) +5000
Nick Incontrera (Penn) +7000
Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) +7000
Dalton Harkins (Army) +7500
Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) +7500
Jasiah Queen (Drexel) +8000
Brody Baumann (Purdue) +10000
Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) +10000
Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) +15000
Jack McGill (Columbia) +15000
Branson John (Maryland) +30000

For the 285 lb. group, Minnesota’s Gable Steveson is rated at the top with a commanding -600 moneyline. Greg Kerkvliet of PSU is ranked a distant second at +425.

2025 NCAA Wrestling 285 lbs Champion

Gable Steveson (Minnesota) -600
Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) +425
Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) +450
Owen Trephan (Lehigh) +1200
Isaac Trumble (NC State) +1500
Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) +1800
Nick Feldman (Ohio State) +2000
Ben Kueter (Iowa) +2000
Jim Mullen (Virginia Tech) +2200
Josh Heindselman (Michigan) +2500
Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) +2500
Luke Luffman (Illinois) +2800
Seth Nevills (Maryland) +3500
Jacob Bullock (Indiana) +5000
Brady Colbert (Army) +5000
Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) +5500
Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) +5500
Cory Day (Binghamton) +5500
Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) +8000
Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) +8000
Jordan Greer (Ohio) +9000
Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) +10000
Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) +10000
Nolan Neves (North Carolina) +12000
Sam Mitchell (Wyoming) +15000
Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) +15000
Connor Barket (Duke) +15000
Ashton Davis (Cornell) +15000
Peter Ming (Stanford) +20000
Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State) +25000
Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) +25000
Max Vanadia (Michigan State) +50000

For the 133-pound grouping, Braeden Davis of Penn State holds +1400 odds to win, which suggests he’ll finish eighth overall. Could Davis prove to be a sleeper and win the championship? If he does, wagers placed on him will payout at a 14-to-1 ratio.

2025 NCAA Wrestling 133 lbs Champion

Drake Ayala (Iowa) +170
Lucas Byrd (Illinois) +250
Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) +475
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) +950
Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) +1000
Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) +1000
Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) +1200
Braeden Davis (Penn State) +1400
Braxton Brown (Maryland) +1700
Tyler Knox (Stanford) +2000
Evan Frost (Iowa State) +2000
Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) +2200
Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) +2200
Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) +2200
Kyle Burwick (North Dakota State) +2500
Kai Orine (NC State) +3000
Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) +3000
Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) +3500
TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) +3500
Kade Moore (Missouri) +3500
Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) +3500
Angelo Rini (Indiana) +3500
Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) +4000
Tyler Wells (Minnesota) +4500
Ryan Miller (Penn) +4500
Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) +5000
Ethan Berginc (Army) +5000
Colton Camacho (Edinboro) +5000
Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) +6000
Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) +7500
Hunter Leake (California Baptist) +15000
Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) +50000

Anyone who is interested in placing a bet on NCAA Wrestling Championship odds should do so as soon as possible because we don’t see them often at our best-reviewed online sportsbooks and they could disappear before the tournaments begin.

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