It was understood that, because of his one-game suspension, Jameis Winston‘s hopes of becoming just the second player ever to claim back-to-back Heismans had nearly been extinguished,
Today, we have some unofficial data to back up that contention. And the contention that his team is no longer the favorite to claim back-to-back titles.
Entering the 2014 season, Winston was a 9/2 favorite to win the 2014 Heisman per Bovada.lv. Two weeks later, those odds dropped to 15/2, and then 10/1 a week ago. After another week of tumult? The FSU quarterback is now at 20/1, tied with Baylor’s Bryce Petty and behind nine other players.
Oregon’s Marcus Mariota is the prohibitive favorite at the moment at 2/1; the Ducks quarterback was at 11/2 a week ago. The next three all saw there odds drop from where they were a week ago: Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill, 10/1 (15/2 a week ago); Georgia running back Todd Gurley, 10/1 (7/1); and Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson, 12/1 (10/1).
Amari Cooper made the most noteworthy jump of the week, with the standout Alabama wide receiver going from 33/1 to 18/1.
On the College Football Playoff side of the wagering equation, Florida State, coming off the narrow and Jameis-less overtime win against Clemson, saw its odd dip to 15/2 from 5/1. After spending the entire offseason as well as the first four weeks as the betting favorite, FSU now finds itself behind Alabama (13/2, up slightly from 7/1) and on par with Auburn (15/2, 9/1) and Oklahoma (the same 15/2 as a week ago).
Somewhat surprisingly, it was a pair of Big Ten teams with two of the biggest upward movers. Coming off a bye weekend, Ohio State went from 33/1 to 20/1. Michigan State, fresh off the boot stomp of Eastern Michigan, went from 33/1 to 20/1 as well.
Below are the complete set of Heisman and College Football Playoff odds, again courtesy of Bovada.lv:
