Here are some futures bets handicappers believe have some value now that the dust has settled on the 2024 NFL draft.
Betting
Circa Sports and Caesars Sportsbook were small losers on the NFL draft in which six quarterbacks were selected in the first round for the first time since 1983.
Circa Sports posted more than 100 NFL draft props Monday, including 51 draft positions. It’s since taken a steady stream of sharp bets on the event.
After selecting C.J. Stroud with the No. 2 pick and trading up to take Will Anderson at No. 3, the Houston Texans saw their Super Bowl odds slashed at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Kentucky QB Will Levis became a popular wager to go No. 1 after a Reddit post claimed he told his friends and family the Panthers had informed him he’d be the top pick.
Las Vegas sportsbooks have lost on the last six NFL drafts, or every year since the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved wagering on the event in 2017.
Station Casinos lists cornerback as the +125 favorite to be the Raiders’ first pick in the NFL draft, followed by offensive lineman, defensive lineman/edge and quarterback.
After the NFL draft, the Westgate SuperBook substantially lowered the odds on four teams to win the 2023 Super Bowl and raised the odds on four others.
The beatdown began early when Georgia defensive end Travon Walker was taken No. 1 by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Sportsbooks lost for the sixth straight year on the NFL draft.
Trey Wingo hosted ESPN’s NFL draft coverage before leaving the network in 2020. He joined Caesars Sportsbook last year as its chief trends officer and brand ambassador.
Garrett Wilson is the even-money favorite at Caesars Sportsbook to be the first wide receiver drafted this week. Jameson Williams is 2-1 and Drake London +250.
Georgia defensive end Travon Walker wasn’t even listed when Station Casinos posted odds in January on who would be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
Four or more quarterbacks have been selected in the first round in four of the last five NFL drafts. But oddsmakers expect that trend to end this week.
The first NFL draft in the Entertainment Capital of the World doesn’t have a headliner. But there will be drama on the betting board, starting with the No. 1 pick.
After Kenny Pickett’s hands were measured at the NFL scouting combine, he dropped to the +140 second choice to be the first quarterback picked in the draft.