Can I see them play a regular season game first? In this instance and for the sake of value, no. Going into the NFL season, awards are always some of the most popular season long prop bets. Getting these bets at nice plus odds value, it gives bettors the opportunity to go in on multiple players. The returns on nailing just one pick should generate profit and make up the losses on the others. With the NFL offensive rookie of the year, circumstance and situation always factor into who wins, but history can also help us get a clearer picture…
Author: Josh Wiesel
Josh Wiesel
Josh Wiesel has been writing for Gridiron Heroics since July 2022. He graduated Rutgers University with a journalism degree, and is a lifelong New York Giants fan. He is also interested in writing about the props and betting market in sports.
A season opener in Camp Randall Stadium, #18 Wisconsin cruised past Illinois State 38-0. Out-gaining Illinois State 440-243 in total yards, Wisconsin looked fully in control for a team with Big Ten title aspirations. Defense: The fierce Wisconsin run defense picked up where they left off last season. Giving up the fewest rushing yards in the country at 65.4 per game last season, Illinois State was only able to manage 57 rushing yards on 26 attempts. An average of 2.2 yard per attempt. Inside linebacker Maema Njongmeta paced the Badgers on defense, leading with seven tackles. Outside linebacker Nick Herbig…
Greg Schianos squad is starting off the 2022 college football season a winner! Down 21-15 with the ball on their own four yard line with 7:45 left in the fourth quarter, things were looking bleak for a Rutgers offense that had only managed 15 points in the first 52 minutes. A 12 play five minute drive capped off with a 22 yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Al-Shadee Salaam gave Rutgers the lead 22-21 with 2:43 left in the game. Salaam’s back to back runs of 23 and 22 yards led to the go-ahead score. After a defensive hold…
Saturday night 7 PM on ESPN, the swamp will be jumping. The Florida Gators open their 2022 college football season against one of the most hyped preseason teams, the #7 ranked Utah Utes. Utah: The Pac-12 champions, Utah finished last season with an impressive 10-4 record (8-1 in the Pac-12). This saw them dismantle No 3. Oregon 38-7 in Utah and then do it again two weeks later crushing Oregon 38-10 in the Pac-12 championship game. Utah would fall 48-45 in the Rose Bowl to Ohio State. Utah’s #7 ranking is the highest preseason AP ranking in the programs history. All…
History would tell you otherwise. There has only been one defensive player to ever win the Heisman Trophy. Since that defensive player won in 1997 (more on him in a minute), it has been a collection of 19 quarterbacks, five running backs, and one wide receiver. An award that has been more catered to quarterbacks, 2021 Heisman winner Alabama’s Bryce Young (+400) or Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud (+200) would be the safest bets going into the season. If you want to go outside of the quarterback realm, here are some other names you’ll see on the Heisman odds: Texas running…
When it comes to historical records and achievements in the NFL, it’s no surprise to see Tom Brady’s name at the top of the list. One of the most accomplished athletes in the history of sports, the 45-year-old Brady has another anecdote to add to his never ending list. This time, landing #1 on the NFL Top 100 list for the 2022-2023 season. This is the fourth time Brady has taken home the #1 honors since the annual Top 100 list started in 2011. It has been the legendary longevity for Brady to be able to stay at the top…
In an announcer offseason that saw big names switch companies, Amazon put their show on the road for the first time. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit, who lead the new Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime booth, made their anticipated debuts for the preseason between the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston. https://twitter.com/announcerskeds/status/1562957431445266437?s=20&t=IVHXc4QtOoucX7eiEdaFSA Money Moves: Amazon is tying a lot into their two lead men, as seen by the lucrative contracts. Herbstreit is reportedly making around $10+ million a year. Herbsteit also will be staying with ESPN as he signed a three year extension with…
The annual NFL Top 100 list usually strikes debates and conversation. Naturally, with an opinion based list, there will be players that people feel are too highly or lowly rated. Everyone loves to get mad at rankings. When looking through the list, one name really caught my eye in the 40th spot. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was placed as the 40th best player in the NFL. An elite quarterback and one of the MVP favorites, this ranking should be way higher. I find it hard to believe there are 39 players better than Herbert: He’s better than Herbert?…
It was reported that Casey Thompson will be the starting quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their week 0 game against Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland. Thompson, the 23-year-old Texas transfer, will have a lot of pressure on him to help revive a starving program. Thompson will replace longtime starter Adrian Martinez who transferred to Kansas State. It has been five years since Nebraska football had a winning season, dating back to 2016 when they finished 9-4 (6-3 in the Big Ten) and lost to Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. Casey Thompson and head coach Scott Frost will both the…
In a week two preseason game between the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Night August 21st, Bengals tight end Thaddeus Moss delivered a dirty and dangerous low hit to Giants fifth overall pick Kayvon Thibodeaux. The play here: https://twitter.com/EmmanuelAcho/status/1561511935840964608?s=20&t=zHBVfyWYI6dZs-InLVhdeQ I’m no football X’s & O’s expert, but that sure looked dirty to me. Leading with the helmet straight to the knee, Thibodeaux remained on the ground as Giants staff went out to help him. Thankfully, he was able to walk to the sidelines and waved off the cart. Thibodeaux was seen walking around on the sidelines and…
