NCAAB National Championship and Wooden Award Betting Trends

BetMGM released their most significant line movements, highest ticket and handle percentages, and biggest liabilities for the College Basketball National Championship and Wooden Award Winner on Monday.

College Basketball National Championship

Line Movement

Gonzaga opened +600, now +450Auburn opened +5000, now +800Duke opened +1400, now +1000Kentucky opened +1600, now +1000Purdue opened +1600, now +1000Arizona opened +5000, now +1000

Highest Ticket Percentage

Purdue 8.4%Kentucky 8.2%Arizona 7.9%

Highest Handle Percentage

Arizona 10.3%Kentucky 10.2%Purdue 10.2%

Biggest Liabilities

ArizonaAuburnKentucky

Auburn is of particular interest because of its strong start and current spot atop the Southeastern Conference standings. All the value has been sucked out of their current line, though. 

Michigan (+10000) and Memphis (+10000) have received 5.0 percent and 3.7 percent of the handle, respectively. They’re the two most popular longshot bets.

College Basketball Wooden Award Winner

Line Movement

Oscar Tshiebwe +4000 to +275Kofi Cockburn +1000 to +500Ochai Agbaji +1600 to +700Johnny Davis Off the board to +1000

Highest Ticket Percentage

Oscar Tshiebwe 11.7%Jaden Ivey 10.5%Drew Timme 9.7%

Highest Handle Percentage

Ochai Agbaji 18.1%Oscar Tshiebwe 15.1%Johnny Davis 12.3%

Biggest Liabilities

Oscar TshiebweJohnny DavisOchai Agbaji

The biggest story here is the emergence of Johnny Davis (+1000). The sophomore wasn’t in the conversation to win the award at the beginning of the season but has averaged 20.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game and has the Badgers in contention for first place in the Big 10.

Kentucky star Oscar Tshiebwe (+275) is a significant favorite, with Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn (+500) and Kansas’ Ochai Agbaji (+700) also receiving plenty of chalk.

The biggest longshot receiving meaningful action is Syracuse guard Buddy Boeheim (+50000) with 3.5 percent of the handle – ninth most. Wake Forest guard Alondes Williams (+15000) and Tennessee guard Kennedy Chandler (+25000) have also taken some action with 1.9 and 1.1 percent of the handle, respectively. 

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