Bovada's 2015 Heisman odds include two SEC frontrunners
Bovada’s initial odds for the 2015 Heisman Trophy includes four SEC players in the Top 10, including Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott and LSU’s Leonard Fournette at 7/1, just behind the favorite, Ezekiel Elliott from Ohio State:
6/1 Ezekiel Elliott (RB Ohio State)
7/1 Dak Prescott (QB Mississippi State)
7/1 Leonard Fournette (RB LSU)
15/2 Trevone Boykin (QB TCU)
12/1 Cody Kessler (QB USC)
12/1 Nick Chubb (RB Georgia)
12/1 Paul Perkins (RB UCLA)
14/1 Cardale Jones (QB Ohio State)
14/1 Derrick Henry (RB Alabama)
14/1 Samaje Perine (RB Oklahoma)
16/1 J.T. Barrett (QB Ohio State)
16/1 Jeremy Johnson (QB Auburn)
18/1 Braxton Miller (QB Ohio State)
20/1 Connor Cook (QB Michigan State)
25/1 Corey Clement (RB Wisconsin)
25/1 D.J. Foster (RB Arizona State)
25/1 Royce Freeman (RB Oregon)
33/1 Brad Kaaya (QB Miami)
33/1 Dalvin Cook (RB Florida State)
33/1 Deshaun Watson (QB Clemson)
33/1 James Connor (RB Pittsburgh)
33/1 Justin Thomas (QB Georgia Tech)
33/1 Nick Wilson (RB Arizona)
33/1 Seth Russell (QB Baylor)
40/1 Mason Rudolph (QB Oklahoma State)
50/1 Jacoby Brissett (QB North Carolina State)
50/1 Jalen Hurd (RB Tennessee)
50/1 Jared Goff (QB California)
50/1 Marquise Williams (QB North Carolina)
66/1 Laquon Treadwell (WR Mississippi)
66/1 Scooby Wright (LB Arizona)
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Georgia’s Nick Chubb is at 12/1 while Alabama running back Derrick Henry received 14/1 odds. Three Ohio State quarterbacks are listed with odds, the first time one program has ever had three preseason candidates at the same position — Cardale Jones (14/1), J.T. Barrett (16/1) and Braxton Miller (18/1).
Bovada’s full release can be found here.
Here’s a screen shot of the initial odds that mistakenly included Mississippi State’s Josh Robinson:
Bovada’s opening Heisman odds for 2015 pretty much has every #ACC front runner at 33-to-1. pic.twitter.com/wKj7GWRrqE
— David Hale (@DavidHaleESPN) January 30, 2015
Which SEC player do you think has the best shot at winning the 2015 Heisman?