Few major NBA Draft decisions remain for college basketball’s top stars, but one of the biggest was settled on Friday when Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis announced his return to Bloomington.
Jackson-Davis, who entered his name into the draft process while leaving a return open, was unable to compete at the combine due to COVID-19. With most looking at the 6-foot-10 forward as a second-round or undrafted player, being unable to improve his stock at the combine surely played a role.
Hoosiers fans aren’t complaining. His impact was immediately seen in the betting market.
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Once listed as high as +7500 at Caesars to win the national championship, the Hoosiers were down to +6000 there, +5000 at BetMGM, +4500 at FanDuel'and +4000 at DraftKings.