2023-24 Wooden Award odds: Zach Edey favored, Hunter Dickinson stays second

College Basketball

Updated Jan. 16, 2024 4:49 p.m. ET

The battle for the coveted Wooden Player of the Year award in men’s college basketball is between a pair of big men.

Purdue center and reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey is the front-runner to secure the prestigious honor again.

Edey’s odds shortened to -450 (bet $10 to win $12.22 total) from -310 after his huge game Saturday in the 95-78 win over Penn State.

Edey dominated with 30 points, 20 rebounds, and three blocks.

Edey missed more shots from the free throw line (10-for-14 shooting, 71.4%) than he did from the floor (10-for-12 shooting, 83.3%).

Edey’s odds were +210 in early December. He’s averaging a double-double with, 22.3 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.

Let’s dive into the list of the top contenders.

2023-24 JOHN WOODEN AWARD ODDS: *

Zach Edey, Purdue: -450 (bet $10 to win $12.22 total)

Hunter Dickinson, Kansas: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)

Kyle Filipowski, Duke: +2500 (bet $10 to win $610 total)

RJ Davis, North Carolina: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)

Kevin McCullar, Kansas: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)

Tyson Walker, Michigan State: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)

Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)

Tristen Newton, UConn: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)

Dalton Knecht, Tennessee Volunteers: +9500 (bet $10 to win $960 total)

* odds as of 1/16/2024

There’s an interesting wager available for Edey’s chances to win the Wooden Award — betting Edey against every other player in the country.

Zach Edey wins Wooden Award

Yes: -450 (bet $10 to win $12.22 total)

No: +330 (bet $10 to win $43 total)

“I think in many ways, we take for granted just how amazing the 7-foot-4, 300-pound superstar hailing from Canada has been for Purdue, and all of college basketball,” FOX Sports college basketball writer John Fanta said. “Edey has done it all against the best of the best.

“His streak of 67 consecutive games scoring in double figures leads the rest of the country by 30.”

The next player on the board is Kansas’ Dickinson. Dickinson was held to 12 points and four rebounds in the 65-60 loss to UCF last Wednesday, but rebounded with 24 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday’s 78-66 win over then-No. 9 Oklahoma.

Like Edey, Dickinson is averaging a double-double at 19.2 points and 12 rebounds per game. Both players anchor top-five teams in the country, with Purdue at No. 2 and Kansas at No. 3.

Duke’s Filipowski made a surge up the list to +2500 from +6000, after he had a combined 56 points and 23 rebounds in two games, as the Blue Devils extended their winning streak to eight.

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