Unsurprisingly, Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams BetMGM Sportsbook He is considered a strong candidate for this week's overall No. 1 spot. NFL draft.
The draft will be held Thursday through Saturday. detroit And that chicago bears We have top picks, commander of washington,new england patriots,arizona cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers Rounding out the top five.
keep running quarterback It is expected that the top signal callers will leave early in the draft. However, it's possible that a trade could enter the equation and a team could make a move to acquire the player they want.
Odds movement
Williams is expected to be taken by the Chicago Bears with the first pick. As of Tuesday, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner is -10,000 away from being the first pick in the draft.
After that it gets interesting.
Jaden Daniels has the best odds to be the No. 2 pick at -155, compared to -400 a week ago. Drake Maye's odds have increased and he will now be the No. 2 pick at +125 after last week's +220. Meanwhile, JJ McCarthy is lurking at +1200.
What the Patriots do at No. 3 will depend on what happens right before. Maye is a -130 favorite to be the No. 3 pick (-155 last week), while Daniels and McCarthy are +160.
Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is expected to be selected fourth overall by the Cardinals. He's a -210 No. 4 pick, and those odds haven't changed throughout the pre-draft process. He opened at -250 and came in at number 4.
The Rise of JJ McCarthy
No player has seen him NFL draft odds He has more movement than former Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy.
When the odds opened, McCarthy was at +800 to be the No. 3 overall pick, but now he's at +160. The same goes for number 4. When the market opened it was +1400 and now it is +175.
Despite these odds, McCarthy could still be selected with picks 7-10. Overall he is +1500 to be picked 7th and +2500 to be picked 10th.
Maye and Daniels, the other top quarterbacks, are not among the ninth or 10th picks.
Although, vikings With the 11th overall pick, they have the best odds (+115) to take McCarthy. A trade will probably be necessary, with the Patriots at No. 3 and the Cardinals at No. 4 being the frontrunners. Nearly a quarter of the money went to Minnesota for McCarthy.
new england and denver, If you're picking No. 12 overall, the next-best odds for McCarthy are +350.
draft memo
— Marvin Harrison Jr. is the favorite to be the first wide receiver selected. He's -700 in that market and has his 39.4% of tickets and his 79.3% of the money on him.
— Joe Alt is in a similar position among offensive linemen. His performance in that market is -650, with his 63.8% of tickets and his 94.9% of funds on him.
–The first defensive player to be selected is not so clear. Linebacker Dallas Turner has the best odds at -125, followed closely by defensive lineman Laiatu Latu at +250. Defensive tackle Byron Murphy is +400 and defensive lineman Jared Verse is +500.
— Denver is receiving a lot of interest as a team to select quarterback Bo Nix. At -175, the Broncos are raising 44.3% of his funds.
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