Every Monday, The Sporting Tribune will provide updated odds for the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal. The odds are provided by FanDuel.
LOS ANGELES – USC’s Juju Watkins continues to be the odds-on-favorite to win the John R. Wooden Award this season with Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo and UConn’s Paige Bueckers right behind her but it appears to be a three-woman race at this point with UCLA’s Lauren Betts, Florida State’s Ta’Niva Latson and LSU’s Aneesah Morrow trailing.
JuJu Watkins (USC) -200
Season stats: 24.8 PTS, 6.6 REB, 3.6 AST, 45.8 FG%
Last game: Watkins posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals as No. 4 USC beat Purdue, 79-37, on Wednesday, January 22.
Next game: No. 4 USC faces Minnesota on Thursday, January 30 at Galen Center. The game tips off at 7:00 p.m. PT and will be televised by Peacock.
Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame) +145
Season stats: 25.4 PTS, 6.2 REB, 3.6 AST, 49.2%
Last game: Hidalgo posted 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists as No. 3 Notre Dame defeated Boston College, 89-63, on Thursday, January 23. It was Hidalgo’s 10th straight game scoring over 20 points in a Notre Dame win.
Next game: No. 3 Notre Dame faces Virginia Tech on Thursday, January 30 at Cassell Coliseum. The game tips off at 3:00 p.m. and will be televised on ACC Extra.
Paige Bueckers (UConn) +950
Season stats: 19.6 PTS, 4.5 REB, 4.2 AST, 56.0 FG%
Last game: Bueckers posted 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists as No. 6 UConn defeated Creighton, 72-61, on Saturday, January 25.
Next game: No. 6 UConn faces DePaul on Wednesday, January 29 at Wintrust Arena. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on ESPN+.
Lauren Betts (UCLA) +2000
Season stats: 21.0 PTS, 9.9 REB, 2.5 AST, 64.2 FG%
Last game: Betts posted 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal as No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 8 Maryland, 82-67, on Sunday, January 26.
Next game: No. 1 UCLA faces Minnesota on Sunday, February 2 at Pauley Pavilion. The game tips off at 12:00 p.m. and will be televised on BTN.
Ta’Niya Latson (Florida State) +5000
Season stats: 26.5 PTS, 4.7 REB, 4.3 AST, 49.3 FG%
Last game: Latson posted 25 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal as No. 25 Florida State defeated No. 13 North Carolina, 86-84, on Sunday, January 26.
Next game: No. 25 Florida State faces Boston College on Thursday, January 30 at Conte Forum. The game tips off at 3:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on the ACC Network and ACC Extra.
Aneesah Morrow (LSU) +6000
Season stats: 18.5 PTS, 14.0 REB, 1.3 AST, 53.0 FG%
Last game: Morrow posted 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks as No. 7 LSU defeated Texas A&M, 64-51, on Sunday, January 26.
Next game: No. 7 LSU faces No. 13 Oklahoma on Thursday, January 30 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on ESPN2.