2026-27 Wooden Award Odds: Jeremy Fears Jr. Leads Preseason Favorites

The Wooden Award is given annually to the most outstanding men’s college basketball player. Duke’s Cameron Boozer won the honor last season, but now that he has taken his talents to the NBA, who’s next? Could another Blue Devil give Duke its third straight winner? Let’s check out the odds via DraftKings Sportsbook as of Nov. 2. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State: +850Thomas Haugh, Florida: +1000John Blackwell, Duke: +1200Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt: +1600Tyran Stokes, Kansas: +1700David Mirkovic, Illinois: +2000Tounde Yessoufou, St. John’s: +2600Jordan Smith Jr., Arkansas: +2800Flory Bidunga, Louisville: +3200Alex Condon, Florida: +3300Stefan Vaaks, Illinois: +3600Caleb Holt, Arizona: +3800 The Favorite: Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr. is the +850 preseason favorite to win the Wooden award. During his sophomore season last year, Fears averaged 15.2 points and a nation-leading 9.4 assists per game, totaling 328 assists against just 85 turnovers for a 3.86 assist-to-turnover ratio. He also shot 88.5% from the free-throw line and posted a 58.5% true shooting percentage. He became just the fourth player in college basketball history to record at least 500 points and 300 assists in a season, joining Ja Morant, Kay Felder and Braden Smith. Fears is looking to become the first player in Michigan State history to win the Wooden award. Duke’s Dominance: Duke’s Cooper Flagg and Cameron Boozer have won the award in each of the last two seasons. Can a Blue Devil make it three straight? Duke’s best chance on the early oddsboard is Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell, who sits as the +1200 third choice heading into the season. Blackwell has improved every year, increasing his scoring average from 8.0 points per game as a freshman to 15.8 as a sophomore and 19.1 as a junior. Now, he gets a massive opportunity on the preseason national title favorite. Last season, Blackwell became the only player in Big Ten history to record at least 650 points, 95 made 3-pointers and 150 made free throws in a single season. What does he have for an encore this season?