Oddsmakers see Karl-Anthony Towns going No. 1 as slam dunk

Bookmakers say big man Karl-Anthony Towns is the heavy favorite to go No. 1 in the NBA Draft.

By Larry Hartstein

Jun 22, 2015 at 8:25 am ET • 1 min read

With each passing day, Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns is becoming a more overwhelming favorite to go No. 1 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Thursday's NBA Draft.

At offshore sportsbook TopBet, Towns has moved from -800 (risk $800 to win $100) to -2,000 (risk $2,000 to win $100). Other books have seen Towns rise from -200 to the -1,000 neighborhood.

TopBet lists Duke star Jahlil Okafor next at +700 to be the top pick, D'Angelo Russell at +2,500 (risk $100 to win $2,500), the Field (any other player) at +5,000 and Emmanuel Mudiay at +10,000.

Towns worked out for Minnesota on Saturday after dining with team brass Friday night. It's the only team he's worked out for during the pre-draft process. Two CBSSports.com experts project the T-Wolves to take Towns; a third expects Minnesota to grab Okafor.

TopBet has a separate prop on whether Towns and Okafor will go 1-2 to the T-Wolves and Lakers. "Yes" is a solid favorite at -400, while "No" is set at +300.

Here are other NBA Draft props available at TopBet:

Frank Kaminsky's draft position

OVER 13.5 (+190)
UNDER 13.5 (-250)

Justise Winslow's draft position

OVER 5.5 (EVEN)
UNDER 5.5 (-130)

Tyus Jones' draft position

OVER 17.5 (-220)
UNDER 17.5 (+170)

Who will be drafted first?

Kristaps Porzingis (-180)
Emmanuel Mudiay (+140)

And some more props from Bovada.lv:

Willie Cauley-Stein's draft position

OVER 8.5 (-120)
UNDER 8.5 (-120)