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While the NFL season might be over, the intrigue really never stops. Derek Carr has already been released by the Las Vegas Raiders, Aaron Rodgers will likely be emerging from his dark hole soon to make a decision on his future and the franchise tag window opens this week, meaning we should know more about Lamar Jackson's immediate future in Baltimore.
The NFL scouting combine is next weekend. Free agency is in mid-March. The NFL Draft is just about two months away. Even the offseason is full of excitement, which is why this sport is so ingrained in our culture.
Over the last few weeks, bettors have been wagering on which player they think will be taken first overall in the NFL Draft. Bryce Young opened as the betting favorite, and he still maintains that honor. However, Young isn't the most popular bet. That honor belongs to another SEC quarterback.
Will Levis is most popular bet
The Chicago Bears currently own the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Of course, the Bears already have Justin Fields, who has shown signs of progress in his development since being drafted 11th overall in 2021. However, this current Bears regime isn't the same one that drafted Fields two years ago. Will Chicago continue to march on with Fields? Or will it trade Fields and draft a new franchise quarterback? If the Bears do decide to keep Fields, will they trade down, allowing a quarterback-needy team the opportunity to trade up?
In six of the last eight years, a quarterback was drafted with the first overall pick. Bryce Young is a current -120 favorite to be the first player taken.
The most popular bet to be drafted first overall, however, is currently Will Levis. Levis opened at 10-to-1, but his odds have come down to just +750. Overall, more than 22% of bets and nearly 35% of money is backing the Kentucky quarterback to be taken first.
Anthony Richardson getting hype as well
Will Levis is not the only SEC quarterback to see his betting odds improve greatly over the last couple of weeks. Florida's Anthony Richardson opened at 100-to-1 to be the first player drafted, but those odds are down to 40-to-1. Richardson is currently the fourth-most popular bet at BetMGM, receiving 13% of bets.
Like Levis, Richardson is another polarizing quarterback prospect. He might be the best athlete in the draft and in terms of speed and running ability, nobody really compares. However, his work as a passer of the football leaves a lot to be desired.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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