Sportsbook releases new Heisman Trophy odds, with a couple new SEC names in the mix
By Keith Farner
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Welcome to the Heisman Trophy betting odds, Kyle Pitts and Stetson Bennett.
Two of the most talked about players in the SEC this season, the Florida tight end and the Georgia quarterback have cracked the latest Heisman odds.
While the favorite for the award continues to be Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, who is at 7/2, Florida QB Kyle Trask sits at 15/4, while Alabama’s Mac Jones is at 4/1 odds. Interestingly, though, in a sentence not expected to be written as recently as a few weeks ago, Alabama all-purpose star Jaylen Waddle and Bennett are each at 18/1, and ahead of a bit of a dark horse in Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard.
There will be an interesting matchup this week when Lawrence faces another Heisman contender in Miami QB D’Eriq King in a game that will be showcased by ESPN’s “College GameDay.”
Other SEC players listed to receive odds are Mississippi State QB K.J. Costello, Alabama RB Najee Harris and Alabama WR Devonta Smith.
As the Big 10 returns to action in two weeks, the likes Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Trey Sermon will enter the mix officially.
When LSU’s Joe Burrow won last year’s Heisman, it extended the current run of quarterbacks winning the award to four years. The last time a non-QB won the award was in 2015 when Alabama’s Derrick Henry did it.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
