2026 NBA Draft No. 1 Pick Odds: Dybantsa, Boozer Gain Ground on Peterson

Unlike last year, there is some competition atop the NBA Draft No. 1 pick oddsboard — and it's only getting more tense.

Let's check out the odds for who will be next year's first selection at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. 26.

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NBA Draft No. 1 pick odds

Darryn Peterson: -120 (bet $10 to win $18.33 total)
AJ Dybantsa: +120 (bet $10 to win $32 total)
Cameron Boozer: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)

Things are starting to get interesting. 

Kansas star Darryn Peterson has been atop this board for a majority of the season, and just two weeks ago, he was at -425, creating a little separation between himself and BYU standout AJ Dybantsa, who was at +400.

Then this past week, Dybantsa crept closer, moving to +260 while Peterson moved to -220.

And this week, the race is even tighter, with Duke's Cameron Boozer even moving into contention.

Several times this season, Peterson has mysteriously asked out of games, but it hasn't stopped him from averaging 19.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game. On the year, he has had seven games of 20+ points, including one game of 30 or more.

While impressive, those numbers are not quite on the level of Dybantsa's, who is putting up 25.1 points and 6.8 rebounds in 33.8 minutes per game. He has 21 games of 20 points or more, including six games of 30 or more.

Dybantsa is even averaging more assists than Peterson — 3.8 to 1.4. 

Then there is Boozer, who has been dominating the ACC all season. He is averaging 22.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and four assists.

Boozer's Blue Devils are also the No. 1 team in the country, and could very likely enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.