Caesars Sportsbook released odds on which NFL team is most likely to select Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the 2020 NFL Draft, with the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins landing at the top of the list.
This was inevitable, right?
Quarterback talk has dominated the sports news cycle in Detroit recently.
It began last week, with a questionable report from a local news station — a story that got national attention — that the Lions were contemplating trading Matthew Stafford, that received a quick and sharp denial from Lions general manager Bob Quinn, calling the rumors “100% False!!”
Then came the speculation and inevitable clarification of Stafford’s contract that was just modified by the team late December, pointing to the fact that it would cost the Lions more money to cut/trade Stafford as opposed to keeping him on the roster.
Meanwhile, Lions fans have been monitoring Tagovailoa‘s health status this offseason — his hip fracture has properly healed and he is progressing at the expected pace — with some interested in the Lions potentially drafting him and others contemplating the increased value of pick No. 3 in a possible trade.
This morning, ESPN’s Mel Kiper got in on the action with his latest mock draft, projecting the Lions to select Tagovailoa with the third pick. Now, the oddsmakers are getting involved as well. Ceasars gave the Lions and Dolphins with -110 (bet $110 to win $100) bet odds. Followed up by the Chargers (5-2), Bengals (7-1), Panthers (7-1), and Jaguars (9-1).
Get used to it folks, we have another two months of this.
