LaVar Ball has extravagant dreams for his son, Lonzo Ball, and certainly among those is seeing the former UCLA Bruin win Rookie of the Year honors in his first year in the pros. And things are looking good as of the moment for the Ball family, as the Los Angeles Lakers point guard is priced +250 by Canadian sportsbook Sports Interaction per Covers.com's Twitter account to win the award.

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Ball's odds are the shortest on the list with this year's No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz sitting on a price of +300. Ben Simmons, who was last year's top pick and Fultz's fellow Philadelphia 76er is at +300. Simmons sat out the entire 2016-17 season, which explains his eligibility.

Number one draft selections are often installed as chalk to win the award, but in this year's case, it appears that Ball's association with the  Lakers — a team with a massive and loyal fanbase — and the noise his name has produced over the past few months, thanks in large part to his loose-lipped father must have significantly affected the public's betting action towards his favor.

Speaking of number one picks, four of the last six rookies of the year were the top choices in their respective draft classes, including Minnesota Timberwolves big man, Karl-Anthony Towns, who won it last season. Brandon Roy bagged the ROY title in 2007 despite being a sixth-pick overall pick.