Ball rising, now big favorite to be NBA draft's No. 1 pick
ByReuters
Published 13/11/2020 at 15:18 GMT
LaMelo Ball overtook Anthony Edwards as the projected No.
1 pick in the 2020
NBA Draft.
NBA Draft.
BetMGM and FanDuel shifted Ball ahead of Edwards this week.
Ball, a talented guard who played professionally in Australia last season, is
-176 at BetMGM and Edwards, a combo guard from Georgia, dropped from -200 on
Sunday to +175.
-176 at BetMGM and Edwards, a combo guard from Georgia, dropped from -200 on
Sunday to +175.
DraftKings in August listed Edwards as the favorite at -134 with Ball +280.
In October, Edwards was +125 and Ball moved to +200.
As of Thursday, Ball was the -200 favorite and Edwards was +155.
The Minnesota Timberwolves hold the No. 1 pick in the draft, which is
scheduled for Wednesday and will be a studio event with players joining by
video conference.
scheduled for Wednesday and will be a studio event with players joining by
video conference.
The Timberwolves met with Ball this week.
At BetMGM, Edwards is ahead of Memphis center James Wiseman (+600) and is the
favorite to be drafted second overall by the Golden State Warriors.
favorite to be drafted second overall by the Golden State Warriors.
Dayton forward Obi Toppin, the AP National Player of the Year in 2019-20, is
+5000 to be the top pick in the draft at BetMGM. DraftKings lists Toppin at
+20000 to go No. 1.
+5000 to be the top pick in the draft at BetMGM. DraftKings lists Toppin at
+20000 to go No. 1.
--Field Level Media
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