Philadelphia Eagles Land Speedy Smith in NFL Draft; Rookie of the Yr Odds Already Up At PA Sportsbooks

Did the Philadelphia Eagles lastly draft the “proper” huge receiver? Speedy response from analysts and Eagles Twitter appears to suppose so.

The Eagles chosen DeVonta Smith, the Alabama huge receiver and 2020 Heisman Trophy winner, throughout Thursday evening’s 2021 NFL Draft. The Birds apparently coveted the speedy Smith sufficient to orchestrate a commerce with division rivals Dallas Cowboys to maneuver up two spots (from No. 12 to No. 10) to pick out Smith.

Cornerback Jaycee Horn (+250) was the favourite to be the Eagles first chosen participant. However the Carolina Panthers scooped him with the No. 8 decide. Smith (+350) had the next-best odds to land with the Birds.

For NFL draft bettors, the First Spherical offered many betting markets and participant props. Nevertheless, simply because Spherical One is accomplished doesn’t imply the betting is finished. There are nonetheless a variety of betting choices with regards to the upcoming rounds of the draft and Pennsylvania on-line sportsbooks will proceed posting new markets and shifting strains based mostly on Eagles draft picks.

Philadelphia Eagles draft betting

With Horn and different Eagles’ goal cornerback Patrick Surtain (+350) off the board, Eagles common supervisor Howie Roseman maneuvered a commerce with the Cowboys. They swapped first spherical picks and Dallas obtained the Eagles’ third-round decide (84) on this 12 months’s draft. The transfer put the Eagles forward of the New York Giants who had been rumored to need Smith at No. 11.

Smith led the NCAA in receptions (117), receiving yards (1,856), and receiving TDs (23) final season. Nevertheless, considerations about his dimension (he’s 166 kilos) induced him to drop a bit. The addition of Smith offers second-year quarterback, and fellow Alabama alum Jalen Hurts a viable deep risk.

DraftKings Sportsbook gave PlayNJ a breakdown of the betting splits for who the Eagles would choose first.

• 24%: Kwity Paye (+1400)
• 22%: Horn (+250)
• 17%: Jaylen Waddle (+500)
• 12%: Smith (+350)

Bettors clearly noticed extra worth wagering on Paye. Additionally, there was an excellent quantity of chatter in the course of the days main as much as the draft that the Eagles “beloved” him. As for Smith garnering solely 12% of the deal with, maybe bettors didn’t suppose it was an excellent quantity mixed with the truth that he might very nicely be off the board earlier than No. 12.

“Smith to the Eagles” value was fairly completely different at BetMGM Sportsbook. It opened with Smith +450 and closed at +700. The vast majority of the deal with (70%) was on Smith to be chosen “below” (earlier than) 11.5.

Who will the Philadelphia Eagles draft in Spherical 2

The Eagles have the fifth decide in Spherical 2 of the NFL Draft that begins tonight at 7 p.m.

At some NJ sportsbooks you may guess on who would be the Eagles second participant chosen.

Listed here are the present odds at DraftKings:

• Cornerback: +140
• Linebacker: +300
• Offensive lineman: +500
• Security: +600
• Defensive lineman: +700
• Tight finish: +1600
• Huge receiver: +1600
• Quarterback: +2500
• Operating again: +2500
• Kicker/punter/lengthy snapper: +15000

Enjoying place of second participant drafted: Offense (+200)/Protection (-265)

Philadelphia Eagles 2021 NFL Draft Picks

The Eagles have loads of picks left to make. Count on extra trades from Howie and Co.

• Spherical 1, decide 10 (from DAL) – DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
• Spherical 2, decide 37
• Spherical 3, decide 70
• Spherical 4, decide 123
• Spherical 5, decide 150
• Spherical 6, decide 189
• Spherical 6, decide 224
• Spherical 6, decide 225
• Spherical 7, decide 234
• Spherical 7, decide 240

Rounds 2-7 NFL draft betting

NFL draft bettors can select from varied markets at DraftKings together with:

• Place of groups’ second participant drafted
• Mr. Irrelevant place
• Spherical that the primary particular groups participant is chosen
• Which spherical will Kyle Trask, Kellen Mond, and Davis Mills be chosen in
• First security drafted
• First particular groups participant drafted

Betting on the NFL Draft in PA

Only a pleasant reminder that betting on the NFL draft will not be accessible at Pennsylvania on-line sportsbooks. Nevertheless, draft betting is offered at NJ sports activities betting apps.

Some PA sportsbooks like DraftKings do have free-to-play Draft Swimming pools with actual cash up for grabs, so PA followers can get in on the motion with out leaving the state.

Tremendous Bowl line motion

What a distinction a day and a disgruntled franchise quarterback makes. Hours earlier than the draft, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback and reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is “disgruntled” and “doesn’t need to return to the staff.”

Professional Soccer Discuss revealed the trio of groups Rodgers reportedly desires to be traded to are the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, and Las Vegas Raiders.

The information despatched Tremendous Bowl futures on the transfer.

Tremendous Bowl odds motion from April 27 to April 30 by way of DraftKings:

• 49ers: +1600 to +1400
• Broncos: +6000 to +1600
• Raiders: +6000 to +5000
• Packers: +1100 to +1600

2021/2022 NFL Rookie of the Yr betting

Quicker than DeVonta Smith on a go route, PA on-line sportsbooks put up markets for NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Yr.

At BetMGM, the favorites for Offensive Rookie of the Yr are first total decide Trevor Lawrence (+225), Justin Fields (+350), and Zach Wilson (+550). DeVonta Smith has odds of +1400. Nevertheless, he’s +2000 at DraftKings.

Penn State’s Micah Parsons, who the Dallas Cowboys drafted at No. 12, is the favourite (+500) for Defensive Rookie of the Yr at BetMGM. Nonetheless on the board after the primary spherical, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is behind him at +800.

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