"We are still seeing some small bets trickle through at the current price, but the speculation is all the action was off the back of a Reddit post."įanDuel and Caesars Sportsbook also reported an increase in bets on Levis on Tuesday morning. "Given the nature of the draft, we drastically cut the price based on this action and eventually came to a price where the bets stopped," a DraftKings spokesperson told ESPN. The rush of action on Levis is believed to have been triggered by a post on Reddit that claimed he was "telling friends and family Carolina will in fact take him on Thursday." A tweet or new mock draft can move the odds quickly and significantly. Normally that type of odds movement would be monumental, but the draft betting market is known for its volatility. Levis' odds to be the top pick moved from 40-1 to 4-1 on Tuesday at DraftKings. 1, causing the former Kentucky quarterback's odds to move wildly.
It happened again Tuesday morning.īryce Young remains the consensus favorite to be the top pick, listed at -1400 at Caesars Sportsbook, but Tuesday, multiple sportsbooks reported receiving a surge of bets on Will Levis to go No.
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