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Sports Betting Futures Odds: Tua Taking Control of Heisman Trophy Race


by - 9/13/2018

Will Grier West Virginia Mountaineers

Perhaps no odds for anything else in any sport fluctuate as wildly as those for the Heisman Trophy. But if there is such a thing as taking control of the race, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has done that in the early stages of the season. On the NFL gridiron, meanwhile, Jets rookie QB Sam Darnold is off to a hot start.

Odds provided by Bovada Sportsbook unless otherwise indicated.

Heisman Trophy

Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama (+333) - Tua has basically won the Crimson Tide's starting job; now will he win the Heisman? The sophomore has completed 25 of 35 passes for 455 yards with seven total touchdowns (six passing, one rushing) and no interceptions. Jalen Hurts has seen some playing time, but that may end during SEC competition.

Will Grier (+450) - It did not take long for West Virginia's quarterback to sling his way into the Heisman Trophy discussion. Through two games, including a 40-14 shellacking of Tennessee, Grier has thrown for 761 yards with nine touchdowns and one interception. He is completing 76.7 percent of his passes for the 2-0 Mountaineers.

Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State (+650) - Like Grier, Haskins has nine touchdown passes and only one interception through two outings. And like it or not, Ohio State looks like a formidable contender. The Buckeyes blasted Oregon State 77-31 and then took care of Rutgers 52-3. Haskins can make a bigger statement this weekend against TCU.

Trace McSorley (+950) - With Saquon Barkley having taken his talents to the NFL, McSorley must take on greater responsibility in the Penn State offense. So far, so good. The senior signal-caller is 34-of-65 for 374 yards, three TDs, and no INTs after two games. He has also rushed for three scores for the undefeated Nittany Lions.

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (MyBookie.ag)

Sam Darnold (+125) - Darnold wasn't even in the top four before the regular season started. Then Week 1 happened. His first career NFL pass was picked off and returned for a touchdown, but Darnold and the Jets bounced back in style en route to a 48-17 blowout of Detroit. He completed 16 of 21 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns.

Saquon Barkley (+150) - Barkley's excellence in his NFL debut was far less surprising. The No. 2 overall pick out of Penn State rushed 18 times for 106 yards and one touchdown in the Giants' 20-15 setback against Jacksonville. Barkley also had two receptions for 22 yards. It was a solid start facing one of the league's best defenses.

Baker Mayfield (+1000) - Mayfield will obviously have to start getting some playing time-and a lot of it-in order to have a chance. The No. 1 overall pick got none in Cleveland's commendable Week 1 tie against Pittsburgh. But Tyrod Taylor does not exactly have a stranglehold on the job after he completed only 15 of 40 passes.

Josh Allen (+1500) - Well, Allen was at least better than Nathan Peterman. That isn't saying a lot, but still…. Peterman was replaced midway through the third quarter of a 47-3 loss to Baltimore after throwing for just 24 yards and getting picked off twice. Allen (6-for-15, 74 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs) has been named the Week 2 starter.

MLS Cup

Atlanta United (+400) - A recent 3-1 loss to D.C. United and having played one fewer match are some of the reasons why Atlanta has been overtaken in the Eastern Conference by the New York Red Bulls. Still, ATLUTD boasts 54 points-one less than New York and at least five more than every other club in Major League Soccer.

New York Red Bulls (+400) - Offensively, no team can keep pace with Atlanta and goal-scoring machine Josef Martinez (already boasts an MLS single-season record with 28). But New York's stingy defense had surrendered a grand total of 29 goals (league low) in 28 matches. The Red Bulls have lost just one of their last seven overall.

FC Dallas (+800) - Dallas is sitting pretty in a less formidable Western Conference (New York City FC is third in the East with 49 points, which would tie it for first in the West). FCD is one point clear of Sporting Kansas City even though its goal differential (+10) pales in comparison to K.C. (+16). Dallas is just 2-3-1 in its last six contests.

New York City FC (+800) - Don't sleep on the other New York-based squad, as NYCFC is lurking not far behind the top two in the East. Although this squad has given up 38 goals, it is one of just four in all of the MLS to have exceeded the half-century mark. New York, however, is slumping to the tune of no wins in its last five matches.

The TOUR Championship

Justin Rose (+800) - Rose lost in a playoff at last week's BMW Championship, but a consolation prize for his runner-up finish is the No. 1 world ranking. The 38-year-old also goes into the 2018 finale at No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings behind Bryson DeChambeau, meaning he controls his own destiny and wins the cup with a title.

Dustin Johnson (+900) - Both Rose (runner-up in 2012 and 2015) and Johnson have flirted with a win at East Lake. The latter took a two-stroke lead into the final round in 2016 and should have easily won the FedEx Cup until he collapsed with a 73 (Rory McIlroy fired a Sunday 64 for both the TOUR Championship and FedEx Cup wins).

Rory McIlroy (+900) - McIlroy is back for the first time since his triumph, as he missed this prestigious event in 2017. The Northern Irishman has to like his chances next week, and not just because of his confidence at this particular course. He is in fine form at the moment, with a T12 showing and T5 performance in back-to-back playoff tournaments.

Justin Thomas (+1100) - Thomas was the best player by a mile through three months of the season. Brooks Koepka has surpassed him in the Player of the Year race, but Thomas still controls his own destiny in Atlanta at No. 5 in the FedEx Cup standings. Tiger Woods is making a highly anticipated return to East Lake and he is +1200.

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