The NFL Draft offers bettors a unique way to bet on sports, yet there will be no game played. Betting on who will be selected and where has been a fun situation for many bettors over the years, but with more and more social media and leaks from the teams we have gotten into an almost WWE type of betting atmosphere where the odds have been blown out of proportion for most draft slots. But there are still some places we can capitalize on.
Things like the first pick and second pick have been completely priced out of any value zone, in fact so has the third, although there is still speculation on that pick. The #1 overall pick looks like it will be Cam Ward, but to bet that you'd have to lay $20,000 to win $100. Just a terrible value play. The same as the second pick and the Brown taking Travis Hunter. Those odds are at a robust -1000. Meaning if you laid $1,000, you'd win $100. The third pick in the draft has Abdul Carter as the favorite at -600. There is some speculation the Giants want Sanders and if you buy into that you can get him at +500 to be the third pick.
These aren't really the good value plays, but that doesn't mean e can't find value elsewhere. Look past the first few picks and the value starts to jump out at you. At pick #4 the New England Patriots have all but confirmed they will be taking offensive lineman Will Campbell and you only have to pay $400 to win back $100 in that spot and at #5 Mason Graham was seen this week in a Jaguars t-shirt while working out. If you believe your eyes Graham is even money to land with the Jags.
The bet that I like most is over 3 QB's taken in the first round. Ward is a certainty, as is Sanders. That leaves Jaxson Dart to make this a push at worst, Dart has been flying up draft boards and now is thought to be a top 10 pick. Milroe would be next and the chances that he is taken in the first are growing by the day. This seems like one of those safe bets where you push by pick 10 and then hope someone makes a move to send it over.