2025 NBA Draft Odds: Who Will Win the Cooper Flagg Lottery?

With the NBA — and collegiate — seasons hitting a grand finale, the race to have the best chance at getting Duke star Cooper Flagg is almost as captivating as the race to finish first.

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Jared Hochman • Content Manager
Mar 24, 2025 • 12:15 ET • 5 min read
2025 NBA Draft betting odds Cooper Flagg
Photo By - Imagn Images. Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) reacts after scoring a 3 pointer the NCAA Tournament.

We're into March, which means college players (and Draft stock) rise as we enter March Madness, while pro teams jockeying for the best NBA Draft betting odds come into even greater focus.

The goal, this year, is simple: Get the first-overall pick and land Cooper Flagg. However, draft position will be important as several other impactful players are available... but the Duke star is the clear gem of this draft class.

There aren't many draft markets available yet, but here are the latest NBA odds for the 2025 NBA Draft that you can bet.

2025 NBA Draft odds to go No. 1

Player School bet365
Cooper Flagg Duke Duke -1400
Dylan Harper Rutgers Rutgers +800
Ace Bailey Rutgers Rutgers +2500
VJ Edgecombe Baylor Baylor +5000
Kasparas Jakucionis Illinois Illinois +7500
Tre Johnson Texas Texas  +7500
Derik Queen Maryland Maryland +10000
Nolan Traore France Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball +12500
Liam McNeeley UConn UConn +15000
Egor Demin BYU BYU +20000
Asa Newell Georgia Georgia +25000
Collin Murray-Boyles NFC South Carolina +30000
Jeremiah Fears Oklahoma Oklahoma +30000
Khaman Maluach Duke Duke +50000
Kon Knueppel Duke Duke +50000

Barring some disaster (and/or Cooper Flagg deciding to stay at Duke), the sensational Blue Devils freshman will be the first-overall pick, with his -1400 odds representing an implied probability of 93.33%.

Despite an ankle injury in the ACC Tournament, the 6-foot-9 wing has powered No. 1 seed Duke into the Sweet 16, where he continues to shine as the best prospect for the draft.

2025 NBA Draft odds to select Cooper Flagg

Player Record bet365
Hornets Hornets 18-53 +500
Pelicans Pelicans 19-53 +500
Mavericks Jazz 16-56 +550
Nets Nets 23-48 +550
Wizards Wizards 15-55 +650
Raptors Raptors 24-47 +700
Bulls Bulls 31-40 +900
76ers 76ers 23-48 +1200
Spurs Spurs 31-39 +1200
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers 32-40 +1600
Heat Heat 30-41 +7000
Suns Suns 34-37 +8000
Kings Kings 35-35 +9000

The Wizards are sitting with a league-worst 15 wins right now but actually have the fifth-best odds right now to land Flagg.

This is because they've actually won a few games as of late, while the Hornets, Pelicans, and Jazz are fully in tank mode — and with the NBA Draft lottery rules having the three worst teams given an equal chance (14%) at winning the lotto, the Wizards are part of a glut of teams fighting for the top lotto slots.

The Nets and Raptors, are also in the mix, although they're about 5-6 games ahead of the true bottom feeders.

2025 NBA Draft order

The 2025 NBA Draft order won't be set until the lottery is complete, which will happen on May 12.

Based on the inverted current NBA standings, the hypothetical draft order for the lottery would be:

  1. Washington
  2. Utah
  3. Charlotte
  4. New Orleans
  5. Philadelphia
  6. Brooklyn
  7. Toronto
  8. Miami
  9. Chicago
  10. San Antonio
  11. Portland
  12. Orlando
  13. Dallas
  14. Phoenix
  15. Atlanta
  16. Sacramento

Here are some recent trends you'll want to keep in mind when betting on NBA Draft odds:

  • Positions have been reasonably well-distributed among the No. 1 picks. Over the past 20 NBA Drafts, eight have been forwards, seven guards, and five centers.

  • "One-and-done" college freshmen make up the overwhelming majority of recent top picks, being selected No. 1 in 16 of the past 19 seasons since high schoolers were ruled ineligible.

  • Among NCAA schools, Duke leads the all-time count with five No. 1-overall picks, including Paolo Banchero in 2022.

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History of first overall NBA Draft picks

With Zaccharie Risacher selected first overall in 2024, it marked the second straight year that an international player was taken No. 1 — after just one such player (Andrea Bargnani, 2006) was selected in the previous 17 years. 

Year Player Position
2024 Hawks Zaccharie Riscacher SF
2023 Spurs Victor Wembanyama C
2022 Magic Paolo Banchero PF
2021 Pistons Cade Cunningham PG
2020 Timberwolves Anthony Edwards SG
2019 Pelicans Zion Williamson PF
2018 Suns Deandre Ayton C
2017 76ers Markelle Fultz PG
2016 76ers Ben Simmons PG/F
2015 Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns C
2014 Cavaliers Andrew Wiggins G/F
2013 Cavaliers Anthony Bennett PF
2012 Pelicans Anthony Davis PF
2011 Cavaliers Kyrie Irving PG
2010 Wizards John Wall PG
2009 Clippers Blake Griffin PF
2008 Bulls Derrick Rose PG
2007 Trail Blazers Greg Oden C
2006 Raptors Andrea Bargnani F/C
2005 Bucks Andrew Bogut C
2004 Magic Dwight Howard C
2003 Cavaliers LeBron James SF/PF
2002 Rockets Yao Ming C
2001 Wizards Kwame Brown C
2000 Nets Kenyon Martin PF

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