The 2023 NBA Draft has arrived, and Vegas oddsmakers have set betting markets and odds – including for Victor Wembanyama to be the No. 1 pick.
You may have heard of Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 French prospect taking the world by storm.
The Spurs are very likely to draft Wembanyama with the first overall pick. But exactly how likely?
Vegas oddsmakers have set a market for Wembanyama to be the first overall pick, and the odds are staggering.
Victor Wembanyama is a huge favorite to be the No. 1 pick
At FanDuel Sportsbook, the odds for Wembanyama to go first overall are a ridiculous -50000.
Those odds imply a whopping 99.8% probability the Spurs will take him with the top overall pick.
A $100 wager at these odds would pay out a profit of 20 cents.
DraftKings Sportsbook set a more reasonable market for the pick, with the odds sitting at -20000, implying just a 99.5% probability the Spurs take him first overall.
A $100 wager at these odds would pay out a profit of 50 cents.
The best odds you can get for Wembanyama to be the top pick are at BetMGM Sportsbook, where they’re offering -10000 odds.
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At those odds, you could put down a reasonable $10,000 wager to win $100 if you had the capital.
Just to be clear, we are not recommending any of these wagers.
There are much better ways to bet on the NBA Draft.