Here’s who sportsbooks believe will win these NFL quarterback battles around the league

We are now through most of the long slog of the NFL offseason, and training camps are a mere few weeks away. Even though we are still technically in the ramp-up phase of the 2024 campaign, there’s a lot we already know, like who the most important players are on most of the league’s teams.

But there are some teams where we don’t yet know that. In fact, on some of them, we don’t yet know who will be the single-most important player on the team this season: the starting quarterback. There are several open (or potentially open) competitions this summer, and while we don’t yet know with 100% certainty who will win them, the folks out in Las Vegas believe they have a pretty good idea. 

DraftKings sportsbook has placed odds on the quarterback competitions in Denver, Vegas, Minnesota, New England, New York (Giants), Pittsburgh, and Seattle, and using Action Network’s implied betting odds calculator, we can also see the percentage chance that they give each player of taking their team’s first snap in Week 1. 

(Note: The percentages won’t add up to 100% because sports books like making money.) 

It’s unsurprising that the rookie is the favorite to start for Sean Payton’s team. They have much more invested in Nix than either Wilson or Stidham, and it’s not like either veteran can be counted on to be a steady hand in Payton’s second season. 

I feel like these odds should be reversed. The Raiders gave Minshew a free-agent deal, sure, but they didn’t pay him all that much; and unless he’s so far ahead of O’Connell in training camp that they have no choice but to start him, it seems like they should at least lean toward seeing what O’Connell has for another year so that they can make an educated decision on their long-term QB situation next offseason.

This one surprised me a bit. Darnold got a decent-sized contract this offseason, but the Vikes maneuvered their way up the board for McCarthy, and…

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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-06-29 20:57:39

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