Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker emerges as Heisman betting favourite

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker has emerged because the consensus betting favourite to win the Heisman Trophy forward of the second-ranked Volunteers’ showdown with No. 1 Georgia on Saturday.

Hooker moved forward of Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud within the Heisman odds over the weekend and is now an even-money favourite at Caesars Sportsbook. Stroud is the second alternative at +180, adopted by Michigan working again Blake Corum and USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who’re every 12-1.

No Tennessee participant has received the Heisman Trophy. Hooker, a senior, is making his case to be the primary. He has thrown for two,338 yards with 21 landing passes and just one interception in main the Volunteers to an 8-0 begin that’s highlighted by an upset of Alabama. Hooker threw 5 landing passes in Tennessee’s 52-49 win over the Crimson Tide. He has an opportunity for one more defining win Saturday in Athens, Georgia.

Tennessee has been put in as a 9-point underdog to the Bulldogs. It is the most important unfold in a No. 1-vs.-No. 2 matchup since 2013, when top-ranked Florida State was a 9-point favourite over second-ranked Auburn.

“We already took a $50,000 guess on Georgia,” Adam Pullen, assistant director of buying and selling for Caesars Sportsbook, informed ESPN on Sunday. “It may be an enormous sport, and I anticipate that we’ll be taking a variety of five-figure and six-figure bets on it.”