There will be a Sooners flavor to NBA All-Star Saturday night.
Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield and Trae Young will be two of the eight participants in the NBA 3-point Contest.
The 3-point Contest will be the second of the three events on NBA All-Star Saturday night. Hield and Young will be attempting to knock off reigning winner Joe Harris.
Who has the best odds to knock off the 2019 winner?
The Sooners’ most recent star and star Atlanta Hawks’ point guard, according to BetMGM.
Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. ET.
Young, who is sixth in the NBA in 3-pointers made and shooting 36.9 percent from three, has the second best odds to win the 3-Point Contest at +350. Hield, who has made the third-most 3-pointers this NBA season and is shooting 38.5 percent from three, is tied with the fifth-best odds at +500.
Harris, the reigning 3-Point Contest champion, is the odds on favorite at +300.
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The NBA All-Star Saturday night events begin at 7 p.m. CT on TNT.
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