Why were betting on the Giants to land Travis Hunter at the 2025 NFL Draft
The Giants hold the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.It is the eighth time in the last 11 years that the Giants will pick inside the top 10, and the sixth time since 2018 that the G-Men will pick inside the top six.That isn’t the kind of pattern that any NFL franchise wants, but it is where the Giants are right now.The silver lining is that they have the opportunity to draft a franchise cornerstone at Lambeau Field on Thursday night.Oddsmakers believe that player will be Abdul Carter, the stud defensive end out of Penn State.BetMGM Sportsbook had Carter at -450 to go third overall on April 17, but has since seen his odds shorten to -600.
That price carries an implied probability of 85.7 percent. Travis Hunter is the second favorite to go to the Giants at No.3 overall at +400.Hunter is now an overwhelming favorite to go to the Browns at No.
2, but there is an outside chance that Cleveland picks quarterback Shedeur Sanders in that spot instead.If that happens, the Giants could go with Hunter, a two-way star out of Colorado, instead.For most of the 2024 season, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Giants would target a quarterback in this position, but general manager Joe Schoen signed Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in the offseason and has hinted the team likely won’t be picking a signal-caller at No.
3. The odds on Carter at this point are too short to get involved in, but if you’re looking for a fun Giants-related bet you can bet on there to be some chaos in Round 1 with a small play on Sanders (22/1) to go No.2 overall, and then Hunter (4/1) to go to Big Blue at No.
3.It’s worth remembering that this is a long shot, so it’s unlikely to win, but I’d rather sprinkle something small on this path than lay serious juice on Carter, since there is a way this goes sideways.PICK: Travis Hunter drafted No.3 overall (+400, BetMGM)Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experie...