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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
A cannon-armed lightning rod of publicity and prodigal talent returns to the Flatirons this fall, as Colorado senior quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks to take the Buffaloes back to the sport’s upper echelon after a tantalizing debut season in Boulder, one that also lit a fire across Colorado sports betting apps.
Sanders, son of enigmatic superstar head coach Deion Sanders, threw for 3,230 yards and 27 touchdowns (to three interceptions) in 11 games last fall, serving as a one-man tour de force under center for the Buffaloes.
With that in mind, BetColorado.com will keep tabs on Sanders’ Heisman Trophy odds for the 2024 college football season, keeping tabs on some of the most prominent American sportsbooks to see where they have Shedeur ranked nationally.
Sportsbook | Odds | % Chance |
FanDuel | +4000 | 2.4% |
Bet365 | +3300 | 2.9% |
BetMGM | +3000 | 3.8% |
ESPN Bet | +3500 | 2.8% |
BetRivers | +4500 | 2.2% |
*Odds found on April 30th, subject to change
The issue last season was that CU’s defense couldn’t contain much of anything, ranking 130th (out of 133 FBS teams) in yards per game allowed (at 461.7), which ultimate scuttled whatever progress Sanders provided the Buffs’ offensively.
Now, with ‘Coach Prime’ having another year to raid the transfer portal (with 247 Sports giving CU the sixth ranked transfer class in the nation for 2024), it’s worth wondering whether the senior Sanders has enough in the tank to bring a second Heisman Trophy to Boulder in 2024.
If he does, Shedeur will join running back Rashaan Salaam as the only Buffs’ to win the coveted award, with Salaam doing so in 1994 after rushing for 2,055 yards and 24 touchdowns, which would be a win for a program that hasn’t won six games in a single season since going 10-4 in 2016.
MORE: Deion Sanders Coaching Odds.
Right now, BetMGM has the shortest odds of any national sportsbook when it comes to Sanders’ Heisman odds, listing the CU quarterback at +3000 and in a tie with a host of players, such as Florida State QB DJ Uiagalelei and USC QB Miller Moss.
Other operators, such as Bet365 Colorado have Sanders listed at +3300 (sandwiched between Will Rogers of Washington and Avery Johnson of Kansas State, Jalon Daniels of Kansas, Moss and Drew Allar of Penn State at +4000).
The longest odds of any national sportsbook are at BetRivers, which listed Sanders at +4500, just behind Miller at +4000 and ahead of Rogers at +5000, while FanDuel Sportsbook Colorado lists the CU quarterback at +4000, alongside Allar, Daniels and Moss.
USA Today photo by Ron Chenoy.
Across most markets offering odds for the 2024 Heisman Trophy, Georgia senior quarterback Carson Beck and Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers are tied for the shortest odds to win (+800 on FanDuel Sportsbook). Shedeur Sanders is around +4000 odds to win the Heisman Trophy.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Georgia QB Carson Beck & Texas QB Quinn Ewers are tied for the lead at +750. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel comes in at 3rd at +1000, followed by Ohio State QB Will Howard at +1300. SEC QBs Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe & Nico Iamaleava all are next at +1500
While it is not known exactly, On3 NIL Valuation has estimated a worth of $4.7 million dollars for Shedeur Sanders over the next 12 months.
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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
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