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David Purdum
Miami quarterback Cam Ward is a giant favourite to be the No. 1 decide within the NFL draft, and odds-on favorites even have emerged at picks two by 5 at sportsbooks across the nation.
Ward entered Thursday as a -20,000 favourite to be the highest decide by the Tennessee Titans at ESPN BET. Colorado‘s Travis Hunter is the favourite (-5,000) to go second, adopted by Penn State‘s Abdul Carter (-700) at No. 3, LSU‘s Will Campbell (-700) at No. 4, and Boise State‘s Ashton Jeanty (-230) at No. 5.
Ward opened as a 7-1 underdog to the No. 1 decide when odds had been first posted in November, behind Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Hunter. Ward leapfrogged Colorado’s two stars throughout the school soccer season, changing into the favourite to be the highest decide in early January. His odds jumped to -1000 in late March after which to -20,000 and shorter final week. Caleb Williams, final yr’s high decide, additionally was a -20,000 favourite to go No. 1.
“All the pieces the Titans have hinted at over the previous few months means that Cam Ward is their man, and that is why we’re providing -50,000 on Cam Ward to go No. 1 total within the draft,” Joey Feazel, head of soccer buying and selling at Caesars Sportsbook, mentioned.
Sanders opened as the favourite to be the No. 1 decide, however the over/below on his draft place dropped considerably Wednesday at sportsbooks, transferring from 9.5 to 21.5.
Skepticism within the media in regards to the New Orleans Saints taking Sanders with the ninth decide, somewhat than an inflow of bets, drove the shift in odds, sportsbooks mentioned. The Pittsburgh Steelers have the twenty first decide. Sanders stays the favourite to be the second quarterback picked within the draft, at -200 at ESPN BET.
