Jets Super Bowl odds come crashing down after Robert Saleh gets axed
The chaos which has enveloped the New York Jets hit a fever pitch on Tuesday when they fired head coach Robert Saleh after just five games, and oddsmakers have reacted in an unprecedented way.After opening at 30/1 back in May, the Jets’ chances of winning the Super Bowl cratered after significant betting interest forced oddsmakers at DraftKings to move them to 19/1 preseason.After the Jets’ impressive 2-1 start and dismantling of the Patriots, New York then moved to 14/1, near the top of the league in betting odds, to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
DraftKings defended this aggressive outlook on the Jets at the time.“We had the Jets at +1900 to win the Super Bowl heading into Week 1 and have made adjustments following their performance early on this season,” Johnny Avello, DraftKings’ Director of Sports Operations, told The Post after Week 3.“Since the 2024/25 Super Bowl market opened, we have seen significant interest on them and believe this is a fair price at the moment.” At the time, no other sportsbooks were lower than 18/1, with at least one offering the Jets at 20/1, but as the week progressed, DraftKings was vindicated on its pricing, as those prices plummeted to the 14/1 range that DraftKings projected.More drama has surrounded the Jets’ Super Bowl odds market as the negativity hits a crescendo.Since the Jets’ two consecutive losses and the firing of their coach, oddsmakers at DraftKings have moved them to an obscene 30/1 figure.
Caesars is also in on chaos, dropping the Jets even further down to 40/1 to win the Super Bowl; quite the fall from grace after trading near 17/1 or lower just 14 days ago.Rarely do you see this move from sportsbooks without a major injury occurring.
Dysfunction is the word surrounding the Jets right now, as offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett appears to have been given a reprieve while Saleh is forced to exit after just five games and being one game out of first place in the AFC East.Jeff Ulbrich, the Jets’ ...