By Only Players staff
Updated 3/15/25 3:36am ET
Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg left his team’s ACC tournament opener with an ankle injury, causing oddsmakers to shift the Wooden Awards betting market.
Flagg remained a favorite but his odds shifted from -260 to -155 at FanDuel, while the Blue Devils announced their star will not play again in the conference tourney.
Auburn senior Johni Broome has +120 odds. In fact, he was a -250 favorite within the past month. That’s when he registered single-digit points and rebounds in consecutive games. Auburn lost at #22 Texas A&M, relegating Broome to the second favorite with +350 odds.
Broome was the favorite in mid-January until he sprained his ankle. He then dropped to a +550 longshot but he ended up only missing a few games.
On the same day Broome injured his foot, Flagg delivered a signature performance with an ACC freshman-record 42 points in the Blue Devils’ win over Notre Dame. That sequence of events pushed his Wooden Award odds to -600.
The 6’9″ freshman leads the team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
Voters may submit their ballots any time between March 18 and March 25. That overlaps with the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend, which ends on March 23. Thus, a significant upset could sway the results, given both Auburn and Duke are currently projected as #1 seeds.
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