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 -- Duke’s Cooper Flagg continues to be the odds-on-favorite to win the John R. Wooden Award this season with Auburn's Johni Broome right behind him but it appears to be a two-man race at this point with Purdue's Braden Smith, Alabama's Mark Sears and Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner trailing.
Cooper Flagg (Duke) -170
Season stats: 19..7 PTS, 7.7 REB, 4.0 AST, 48.6 FG%
Last game: Flagg posted 17 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assist and 2 block as No. 3 Duke defeated Virginia, 80-62, on Monday, February 17.
Next game: No. 3 Duke faces Illinois on Saturday, February 22 at Madison Square. The game tips off at 5:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on FOX.
Johni Broome (Auburn) +120
Season stats: 18.1 PTS, 10.9 REB, 3.4 AST, 50.3 FG%
Last game: Broome posted 19 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks as No. 1 Auburn beat No. 2 Alabama, 94-85, on Saturday, February 15.
Next game: No. 1 Auburn faces Arkansas on Wednesday, February 19 at Neville Arena. The game tips off at 6:00 p.m. PT and will be televised by ESPN.
Braden Smith (Purdue) +1200
Season stats: 16.0 PTS, 4.7 PTS, 8.8 AST, 44.5 FG%
Last game: Smith posted 6 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds as No. 7 Purdue lost to No. 16 Wisconsin, 94-84, on Saturday, February 15. It was Purdue’s second straight loss and Smith’s second game in his last three where he scored fewer than 10 points.
Next game: No. 7 Purdue faces No. 14 Michigan State on Tuesday, February 18 at Breslin Center. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. PT and will be televised on Peacock.
Mark Sears (Alabama) +25000
Season stats: 17.8 PTS, 3.0 REB, 4.8 AST, 39.7 FG%
Last game: Sears posted 18 points and 2 assists as No. 2 Alabama lost to No. 1 Auburn, 94-85, on Saturday, February 15. The loss snapped Alabama’s seven-game winning streak.
Next game: No. 4 Alabama faces No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday, February 19 at Mizzou Arena. The game tips off at 6:00 p.m. PT and will be televised by SEC Network.
Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton) +26000
Season stats: 18.2 PTS, 8.5 REB, 1.6 AST, 66.3 FG%
Last game: Kalkbrenner posted 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks as No. 24 Creighton lost to No. 9 St. John’s, 79-73, on Saturday, February 16.
Next game: No. 24 Creighton faces Georgetown on Sunday, February 23 at CHI Health Center Omaha. The game tips off at 1:00 p.m. and will be televised by CBS Sports Network.