Zach Edey Is BetMGM's Biggest Wooden Award Liability
Purdue center Zach Edey entered the season with +3000 odds to win the nation's top individual honor, but he's at -1400 as the clear favorite after a dominant campaign
By Dan Karpuc – Feb 27, 2023, 3:39pm
Heading into this season, expectations for Purdue center Zach Edey weren't extremely high. Despite the fact that he was coming off of a sophomore season in which he averaged 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds in only 19.0 minutes, the 7'4, 295-pound big man was a role player during his underclassmen years. Could he play more minutes at his size? Now as the go-to scorer, how would he fare?
Those simple questions led to long +3000 odds on him to win the Wooden Award entering the campaign, per BetMGM.
Pretty quickly, Edey proved his doubters (and sportsbooks) wrong, establishing himself as the most dominant player in college hoops. As a result, his odds moved from +3000 to -1400 and he's picked up 35.3% of the tic kets and 68% of the handle as BetMGM's biggest liability.
Averaging 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 31.6 minutes per contest, Edey has led the #5 Boilermakers to a 24-5 record with two regular season games remaining and is the overwhelming favorite to win the nation's top individual honor.
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