Bovada lists Leonard Fournette, Deshaun Watson as Heisman favorites
If we asked you to guess who you thought the top five favorites for the 2016 Heisman Trophy are, we’re guessing your list would be pretty similar to Bovada’s.
The betting site released preseason Heisman and National Championship odds Wednesday and LSU running back Leonard Fournette and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson lead the pack. Fournette is at 4-1 while Watson is at 9-2.
The two are followed by Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett and Florida State running back Dalvin Cook.
The national title favorite isn’t a surprise either. Alabama leads the way at 6-1 while LSU is second at 7-1. Yes, the top two favorites are from the same division in the SEC. Clemson is third while Michigan and Ohio State — two more teams in the same division — are tied for fourth.
Here’s how the Heisman odds look.
• LSU RB Leonard Fournette 4-1
• Clemson QB Deshaun Watson 9-2
• Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey 11-2
• Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett 12-1
• Florida State RB Dalvin Cook 12-1
• Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield 14-1
• Georgia RB Nick Chubb 16-1
• Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly 16-1
• UCLA QB Josh Rosen 16-1
• Oregon RB Royce Freeman 20-1
• Alabama RB Bo Scarbrough 20-1
• Oklahoma RB Samaje Perine 25-1
• Alabama WR Calvin Ridley 25-1
• Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer 28-1
• Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire 28-1
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The National Championship odds go like this. Everyone loves them some Washington, eh? We also think Tennessee is way too high. Not only do the Vols have to win the East, UT (as always), has Alabama on the schedule.
• Alabama 6-1
• LSU 7-1
• Clemson 17-2
• Michigan 9-1
• Ohio State 9-1
• Florida State 10-1
• Tennessee 12-1
• Oklahoma 16-1
• Notre Dame 20-1
• Stanford 25-1
• Georgia 33-1
• Oregon 33-1
• USC 33-1
• Florida 40-1
• Ole Miss 40-1
• Washington 40-1
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