It's amazing what a single weekend can do for your NBA Rookie of the Year candidacy.
Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg reclaimed the lead in one of the most tightly contested races in recent memory by scoring 96 points over two games: A 51-point performance against Orlando and a 45-point, eight-rebound, nine-assist outing vs. the Lakers.
Those two games were enough to move Flagg's flagging odds from +230 to -200, allowing him to leapfrog former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel — and Flagg has extended his lead on the NBA Rookie of the Year odds board by following that outburst with a 25/9 effort, then recording his first career triple-double.
With Knueppel also slowing down (13 or fewer points in five of his last seven games), let's take a closer look at the latest NBA ROY odds as we approach the final weekend of regular-season action.
Current NBA Rookie of the Year odds
No. 1-overall pick Cooper Flagg was the clear odds-on favorite most of the season, sitting as short as -700 (an implied probability of 87.5%) over a month ago. However, Charlotte's Knueppel surpassed him in early March, and it's been a roller-coaster ever since:
| Date | Odds |
|---|---|
| March 27 | Knueppel: -210 Flagg: +165 |
| March 28 | Knueppel: -255 Flagg: +195 |
| March 29 | Knueppel: -240 Flagg: +185 |
| March 30 | Knueppel: -250 Flagg: +190 |
| March 31 | Knueppel: -260 Flagg: +200 |
| April 1 | Knueppel: -250 Flagg: +190 |
| April 3 *Flagg scores 51 |
Knueppel: -300 Flagg: +225 |
| April 4 | Knueppel: -250 Flagg: +185 |
| April 5 *Flagg scores 45 |
Knueppel: -330 Flagg: +230 |
| April 6 | Knueppel: +140 Flagg: -200 |
Flagg vs Knueppel by the numbers
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
 Flagg |
21.0 | 6.7 | 4.6 |
 Knueppel |
18.7 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
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Latest NBA Rookie of the Year betting splits
Highest ticket percentage
• Kon Knueppel 26.4%
• Cooper Flagg 20.6%
Highest betting handle percentage
• Kon Knueppel 51.9%
• Cooper Flagg 23.4%
Data courtesy of BetMGM.
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NBA Rookie of the Year opening odds
- Cooper Flagg -225
- Ace Bailey +900
- V.J. Edgecombe +1100
- Tre Johnson +1100
- Dylan Harper +1300
- Kon Knueppel +2000
- Hansen Yang +5000
- Walter Clayton Jr. +5000
- Jeremiah Fears +6600
- Nique Clifford +6600
- Cedric Coward +8000
- Derik Queen +15000
Odds courtesy of Sports Odds History.
NBA ROY betting trends
Here are some trends to keep in mind when betting on NBA Rookie of the Year:
- The No. 1 pick has won Rookie of the Year four times in the past 10 seasons.
- Bigs (PF/C) haven't had much success in ROY recently, with just four wins in the last 20 seasons.
- Only one ROY winner this century (Malcolm Brogdon, 36th, 2016) was drafted outside of the lottery.
- The Rookie of the Year has been drafted in the Top 5 in 16 of the past 20 seasons.
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NBA Rookie of the Year history
| Year | NBA ROY Winner | Opening Odds | Pick No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |  Stephon Castle |
+1200 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Victor Wembanyama |
-145 | 1 |
| 2022-23 |  Paolo Banchero |
+200 | 1 |
| 2021-22 |  Scottie Barnes |
+1100 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | LaMelo Ball |
+400 | 3 |
| 2019-20 |  Ja Morant |
+250 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Luka Doncic |
+250 | 3 |
| 2017-18 |  Ben Simmons |
+225 | 1 |
| 2016-17 |  Malcolm Brogdon |
N/A | 36 |
| 2015-16 |  Karl-Anthony Towns |
+450 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | Andrew Wiggins |
+400 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Michael Carter-Williams |
+1200 | 11 |
| 2012-13 |  Damian Lillard |
+500 | 6 |
| 2011-12 |  Kyrie Irving |
+500 | 1 |
| 2010-11 |  Blake Griffin |
+200 | 1 |
| 2009-10 |  Tyreke Evans |
+700 | 4 |
| 2008-09 |  Derrick Rose |
+350 | 1 |
| 2007-08 |  Kevin Durant |
-200 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | Brandon Roy |
+300 | 6 |
| 2005-06 |  Chris Paul |
N/A | 4 |
| 2004-05 | Emeka Okafor |
N/A | 2 |
| 2003-04 | LeBron James |
+150 | 1 |
NBA Rookie of the Year odds FAQ
Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg is the current favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
San Antonio's Stephon Castle won the 2024 NBA ROY.
The first overall pick has won ROY 22 times since 1953.
Yes, three times in fact. The award was shared by Elton Brand and Steve Francis (2000), Grant Hill and Jason Kidd (1995) and Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie (1971).
Fourth-overall pick Kon Knueppel is currently -330 to win, which is a 77% implied probability.
