Three days before the NFL draft, Bovada has released odds on select first-round hopefuls.
Georgia running back Todd Gurley, whose knee seems to be recovering well from a torn ACL, now seems like a pretty good bet to get drafted in Thursday’s first round.
Bovada lists Gurley’s “over/under” at 14.5. In other words, it’s possible to bet that Gurley will or won’t come off the board in the first 14 picks of this year’s draft.
Florida DE Dante Fowler (3.5) and Alabama WR Amari Cooper (5.5) also look like sure-thing first-round picks, though the question is whether they’ll go high in the Top 5 selections.
Bovada also seems to hint that Gurley and Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon both are likely to get selected in the first round. The site offers an over/under of 1.5 running backs selected in the first round, with “over” betters needing to wager $500 to win $100.
Florida State QB Jameis Winston is the overwhelming favorite as the No. 1 overall pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Here’s the full list of Bovada’s odds as of 3:30 p.m. ET on Monday.
Who will be the No. 1 overall selection?
Jameis Winston -1500
Marcus Mariota +600
Any other player +1500
Who will be the No. 2 overall selection?
Marcus Mariota -500
Leonard Williams +300
Dante Fowler +750
Any other player +900
Jameis Winston +1200
How many RBs will be selected in the first round?
Over 1.5 (-500)
Under 1.5 (+300)
How many WRs will be selected in the first round?
Over 5.5 (-140)
Under 5.5 (even)
Alabama WR Amari Cooper’s draft position
Under 5.5 (-120)
Over 5.5 (-120)
West Virginia WR Kevin White’s draft position
Under 7 (-140)
Over 7 (even)
Georgia RB Todd Gurley’s draft position
Under 14.5 (-120)
Over 14.5 (-120)
Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon’s draft position
Under 22.5 (-120)
Over 22.5 (-120)
Florida DE Dante Fowler’s draft position
Under 3.5 (+110)
Over 3.5 (-150)
Will Marcus Mariota be drafted by the Tennessee Titans (who currently hold the No. 2 overall pick)?
Yes (-120)
No (-120)
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
