- Luka Garza is heavily favored to win the John R. Wooden Award and Naismith Player of the Year Award with -1400 odds each.
- Luka Garza leads the country averaging 24.5 points per game.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — With the college basketball regular season coming to an end in a little over a month, it is time to start thinking about the regular season awards such as the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Player of the Year award.
Looking at the odds on online sportsbooks for who is going to win both awards, Iowa senior center, Luka Garza, is heavily favored to win both awards.
Odds To Win John R. Wooden Award
- Luka Garza -1400
- Jared Butler +500
- Ayo Dosunmu +1000
- Corey Kispert +2200
- Drew Timme +2200
- Jalen Suggs +5000
Odds To Win Naismith Player Of The Year
- Luka Garza- 1400
- Jared Butler +500
- Ayo Dosunmu +1000
- Corey Kispert +2200
- Drew Timme +2200
- Jalen Suggs +5000
Luka Garza’s college basketball odds are heavily favored to win both major awards and rightfully so. He is having his best season yet during his college basketball career as he is averaging 24.5 points per game, 8.4 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game and 1.6 blocks per game.
On top of Garza having his best season yet, he is transitioning his game into wins for the Iowa Hawkeyes as well as they are sitting with a 9-5 conference record and 15-6 record overall. Not to mention, they are currently ranked 15 in the nation.
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Something else to take note of here is that his stats speak for themselves as he currently leads the country in scoring and is in the top-70 when it comes to his rebounds and blocks per game.
Being that Garza has a winning impact on his team and leads the country in scoring which is the most important statistic, it would be hard not to take his odds to win both the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Player of the Year.
Other notable names that bettors should be keeping an eye on though are Jared Butler of the Baylor Bears who is averaging 17 ppg and 5.2 assists to help Baylor stay ranked at number two. Also, Ayo Dosunmu of the Illinois Fighting Illini who is averaging 21.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 5.1 apg and has helped his team climb to the sixth-ranked team in the country.
While there is an outside chance that these players will win these awards, it’s safe to chalk up this year being the year of Luka Garza.
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