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2026 Wooden Award Odds: College Basketball Player of the Year Tracker
By Ian Jones
Updated:
- The John R. Wooden Award is given annually to the most outstanding college basketball players of the year
- Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Purdue’s Braden Smith are the early men’s basketball favorites
- Track the odds movement for all major contenders throughout the 2025-26 Men’s College Basketball season
Odds to win the 2026 Wooden Award are now open! The Wooden Award is given out every year to recognize the most outstanding college basketball players and going into the 2025-26 NCAA Men’s College Basketball season, the early favorites are Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, Purdue guard Braden Smith, and Duke forward Cameron Boozer.
We’re tracking the odds movement for the 2026 Wooden Award all season long! The table below details the latest odds to win the 2026 Wooden Award , while the graphs show the average odds for all major contenders as they rise and fall throughout the season.
2026 Wooden Award Odds
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2026 Wooden Award Favorites
Odds as of November 6th at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Wooden Award Odds Movement Timeline
- November 6 – It only took five days, but we’ve got a new Wooden Award favorite! The Kansas Jayhawks’ Darryn Peterson is now averaging +675, after putting up 21 points in the season opener.
- November 1 – Days before the start of the 2025-26 NCAA Men’s Basketball season, Purdue’s Smith Braden (+500) sits as favorite to win the 2026 Wooden Award, followed by Duke’s Cameron Boozer (+850), and TTU’s JT Toppin (+1100).
Past 10 Wooden Award Winners
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