Why should you gamble on the NFL Draft? I’m sorry, is this a real question that is being asked in real life?

You should gamble on the NFL Draft, because obviously it somehow feels very important to do so. And also because it goes together extraordinarily well with whatever you’ll be drinking that evening.

Bovada has posted its latest NFL Draft prop bets, many of which involve players we have talked about plenty over the past few years.

Here is the full list just posted.

 

2014 NFL Draft – Will Jadeveon Clowney be drafted 1st overall?

Yes                   -500     (1/5)

No                   +300     (3/1)

 

2014 NFL Draft – How many Offensive Players will be drafted in the 1st Round?          

Over/Under                               15

 

2014 NFL Draft – How many Defensive Players will be drafted in the 1st Round?         

Over/Under                               17

 

2014 NFL Draft – How many QB’s will be drafted in the 1st round?

Over/Under                               3

 

2014 NFL Draft – How many RB’s will be drafted in the 1st round?

Over                                      ½ (+1000, 10/1)

Under                                    ½  (-2000, 1/20)

 

2014 NFL Draft – How many WR’s & TE’s will be drafted in the 1st round?

Over                                      6½ (-300, 1/3)

Under                                    6½ (+200, 2/1)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Who will be drafted 1st?

Johnny “Football” Manziel (QB Texas A&M)         -150     (2/3)

Blake Bortles (QB UCF)                                     +110     (11/10)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Who will be drafted 1st?

Khalil Mack (LB Buffalo)                                     -200     (1/2)

Sammy Watkins (WR Clemson)                          +150     (3/2)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Who will be drafted 1st?

Derek Carr (QB Fresno State)                              -140     (5/7)

Teddy Bridgewater (QB Louisville)                      EVEN   (1/2)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Draft Position – Johnny “Football” Manziel (QB Texas A&M)

Over                                         5½ (-140, 5/7)

Under                                       5½ (EVEN, 1/1)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Draft Position – Sammy Watkins (WR Clemson)

Over                                         4½ (+125, 5/4)

Under                                       4½  (-160, 5/8)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Draft Position – Khalil Mack (LB Buffalo)

Over                                         3½ (+150, 3/2)

Under                                       3½  (-200, 1/2)

 

2014 NFL Draft – Draft Position – Michael Sam (DE Missouri)

Over                                         125½  (-250, 2/5)

Under                                       125½ (+175, 7/4)

What do Alabama and Indiana football have in common? Well, both have regular season win totals posted at 5Dimes, let’s start there. Let’s also probably stop there.

In a process that will certainly expand plenty over the coming days, weeks and months, the online sportsbook 5Dimes.eu has released its first win totals for the 2014 football season. Included is Alabama, Auburn, Clemson and… Indiana.

For the record, if this turns out to the be the College Football Playoff, I will eat my Mac with a fork and knife on a live  stream.

Also, win totals. Here they are (and expect more soon).

We have point spreads. I REPEAT: WE HAVE POINT SPREADS.

The offshore online book, 5Dimes.eu, has released a handful of key point spreads for Week 1 of the college football season. We’re not there just yet, but by golly, we’re getting closer.

A few brief thoughts:

-That Florida State line is going to move. If you like FSU, grab it now.

-OSU vs. Navy feels… small? This jumped out more than any other.

-A&M-South Carolina is large, but given losses, probably right where it needs to be.

-I’ll take Utah State, thanks.

As for what these numbers mean – and we’ll be getting into them deeper soon enough, because there really isn’t much else to do – here they are. Now, let’s all try to remain calm and- JUST KIDDING, RUN, KNOCK EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING OVER IN YOUR WAY.

 

Wake Forest (-7.5) at UL Monroe

Mississippi (-8.5) vs Boise State (Atlanta)

Texas A&M vs South Carolina (-9)

Temple at Vanderbilt (-21)

BYU (-14) AT Connecticut

UTSA at Houston (-9.5)

UNLV at Arizona (-25.5)

Colorado State (pick ‘em) at Colorado (Denver)

Bowling Green (-6.5) vs. Western Kentucky

Penn State (-1) vs. Central Florida (Dublin)

Ohio State (-15.5) at Navy

Rice at Notre Dame (-21)

West Virginia at Alabama (-23.5)

Washington (-21.5) at Hawaii

Oklahoma State at Florida State (-13.5)

LSU (-3) vs. Wisconsin (Houston)

Utah State vs Tennessee (-6.5)

Miami at Louisville (-3.5)