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If you’re looking for NFL Draft bets 24 hours before the first round, I have some harsh realities for you: The selection is thin. The numbers have been moved. The juice for these bets can be out of control.
But don’t worry. I still have a few stakes to play today.
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David Bailey second pick in the draft
Flip flop. Flip flop. Flip flop.
Here’s how the odds for the second pick in this draft have moved over the last 48 hours. Ohio State’s Arvell Reese was nearly -300 to be the second pick in the draft earlier this week. Then Bailey steamed ahead of him and became favourite. Now it’s back to Reese as I write this, so it’s worth a bet to bet on Bailey where the track is still playable.
I have a draft guy who has been spot-on over the years, including taking Travon Walker as the first pick in the draft back in 2022. He told me a month ago that he thinks the Jets take Bailey with this pick. I have bet on that result.
Feel free to tail me or mutter under your breath that I’m a dummy and don’t know anything.
Schematically, it makes sense to draft Bailey second. The Jets need immediate pass-rushing help, and Bailey is an edge defender. Reese is a great football player, but he’s a hybrid for now. Do the Jets want someone who needs to grow into the position over a pass rusher who is more traditional and ready now?
That’s why I like Bailey to be second.
PICK: David Bailey second pick in NFL Draft
Over 11.5 Big Ten players were drafted in the first round
The Big Ten has at least 10 players going in the first round — four from Ohio State, two from Oregon, two from Indiana and one player each from USC, Washington and Penn State.
I’m not a math major, but these are 11 Big Ten players who have good odds to be called up to the stage on Thursday.
The question is who will be the 12th in the pack.
Will it be D’Angelo Ponds or Kayden McDonald? Maybe Gabe Jacus is a surprise first round pick? I just need one of them to win the bet.
Out of everything available now, this is playable.
PICKS: Over 11.5 Big Ten players were drafted in the first round (+144)
