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 UCLA’s Lauren Betts right behind her but it appears to be a three-woman race at this point with UConn’s Paige Bueckers and LSU’s Aneesah Morrow trailing.
JuJu Watkins (USC) -145
Season stats: 24.2 PTS, 6.9 REB, 3.6 AST, 42.9 FG%
Last game: Watkins posted 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal as No. 4 USC beat Washington on Sunday, February 16. In her previous game she posted 38 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 5 assists as USC beat No. 1 and previously undefeated UCLA.
Next game: No. 4 USC faces Michigan State on Wednesday, February 19 at Galen Center. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on Peacock.
Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame) +220
Season stats: 24.9 PTS, 5.2 REB, 4.0 AST, 48.7 FG%
Last game: Hidalgo posted 19 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 rebound in No. 1 Notre Dame’s 64-49 win over No. 11 Duke on Monday, February 17.
Next game: No. 1 Notre Dame faces Miami on Thursday, February 20 at Walsco Center. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. PT and will be televised by the ACC Network.
Lauren Betts (UCLA) +400
Season stats: 19.5 PTS, 9.9 REB, 2.9 AST, 62.0 FG%
Last game: Betts posted 18 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists as No. 1 UCLA lost to No. 4 USC, 71-60. It was UCLA’s first loss of the season.
Next game: No.3 UCLA faces No. 25 Illinois on Thursday, February 20 at Pauley Pavilion. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised by the Big Ten Network.
Paige Bueckers (UConn) +15000
Season stats: 18.4 PTS, 4.3 REB, 4.6 AST, 52.6 FG%
Last game: Bueckers posted 12 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds as No. 7 UConn defeated No. 4 South Carolina, 87-58, on Sunday, February 16.
Next game: No. 5 UConn faces Seton Hall on Wednesday, February 19 at Walsh Gymnasium. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on ESPN+.
Aneesah Morrow (LSU) +15000
Season stats: 18.1 PTS, 14.4 REB, 1.4 AST, 49.2 FG%
Last game: Morrow posted 15 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals as No. 5 LSU lost to No. 3 Texas, 65-58, on Sunday, February 16.
Next game: No. 7 LSU faces Georgia on Thursday, February 20 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game tips off at 6:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on the SEC Network.