Duke National Championship Odds Unmoved After Cooper Flagg Injury

National Championship favorites Duke Blue Devils received a scare at the beginning of its postseason.

National Player of the Year front runner and future No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg went down with a scary ankle injury in the first half of the team’s ACC Tournament quarterfinals matchup against Georgia Tech, missing the rest of the game. The Blue Devils, who are the betting favorites to win the National Championship, will likely not have Flagg for the remainder of the ACC Tournament.

Scheyer says it's a long shot Flagg plays the rest of the ACC tourney: "I am going to have to be convinced by everybody in the locker room that he should go back and play."
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) March 13, 2025

While it appears to be good news for now that Flagg should be able to be good for the NCAA Tournament – he returned to the bench without a boot on his injured foot, but did sport a noticeable limp – the Blue Devils have moved to co-favorites with Auburn for the National Championship as we await further clarity on his foot.

Despite being ruled out of the game with an ankle injury, Cooper Flagg is on the bench supporting his teammates 👏 pic.twitter.com/USiWVsbrvg
— ESPN (@espn) March 13, 2025

Quickly after the injury, Duke moved down to +700 at sportsbooks like FanDuel as there was images of Flagg in a wheelchair going for an X-ray, before returning to the bench for the second half.

Cooper Flagg is in a wheelchair being taken to get examined. pic.twitter.com/qH1DCIOwCV
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) March 13, 2025

Once +330, the Blue Devils are now +350 as we continue to monitor this developing story.

Here are the updated odds for the National Championship with odds +4000 or shorter.

2025 National Championship Odds

Duke: +350
Auburn: +350
Houston: +700
Florida: +700
Alabama: +1100
Tennessee: +1600
Texas Tech: +2500
Michigan State: +2500
Iowa State: +2500
St. John’s: +3000
Arizona; +4000
Kentucky: +4000
Gonzaga: +4000

Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook

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