Trey Lance went from underdog to favourite to be the No. Three choose shortly Thursday afternoon, with a rush of betting motion on the quarterback out of North Dakota State hitting sportsbooks main as much as the NFL draft.
Lance was as excessive as a 15-1 underdog to be taken third in early April, however his odds improved dramatically Thursday afternoon. He closed because the consensus favourite.
The betting market was proved appropriate when the San Francisco 49ers chosen Lance with the third choose and settled probably the most risky and most closely guess proposition wager of the draft.
Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields had been the highest two favorites to go third for a lot of the previous three weeks. At Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, Jones ultimately emerged as a -300 odds-on favourite getting into draft day. Lance started the day as a Three-1 underdog. That modified in just some hours Thursday afternoon.
A flurry of betting motion confirmed up on Lance — and towards Jones — early within the afternoon, shortly after NFL Community reporter Daniel Jeremiah mentioned on “The Pat McAfee Present” that he was listening to that the North Dakota State quarterback could be the 49ers’ choose.
At 2 p.m. Thursday, DraftKings took a $75,000 guess on Lance to go third at even cash, in response to an organization spokesperson. When it was over, Lance had gone from a Three-1 underdog to closing as a -180 favourite.
The afternoon flurry of motion brought on sportsbook PointsBet to halt betting on a number of proposition choices, together with the No. Three choose and the over/underneath on Jones’ and Lance’s draft positions. More cash was guess on Jones to go No. Three than another participant at most sportsbooks.
The betting curiosity on the chances to be the No. Three choose topped all different draft propositions provided at sportsbooks. Greater than twice as a lot cash was guess on the No. Three choose as another draft providing at William Hill. FanDuel mentioned the chances on the No. Three choose was its most closely guess market of the draft as properly.
“We took a powerful place early within the day yesterday on Lance and took loads of cash on Mac Jones at plus-money,” FanDuel sportsbook director John Sheeran instructed ESPN. “So, the end result was constructive one for us total.
“Clients positively gained Spherical 1, which is not that shocking given the highest of the draft just about went to play.”
Trevor Lawrence closed as a large -10,000 favourite to be the No. 1 total choose, and a few bettors had been keen to threat quite a bit to win a little bit that the Jacksonville Jaguars would take the Clemson quarterback.
PointsBet reported taking an $18,000 guess on Lawrence to be the highest choose at -10,000 odds. The bettor gained a internet $180 when the Jaguars chosen Lawrence with the primary choose.