College Football Betting: 2019 Heisman Trophy Update 11/20/19

The Heisman Trophy race is becoming more clear-cut. Tua Tagovailoa, who was one of the candidates for the award, got knocked out for the remainder of the season due to a severe injury which required surgery. Now the conversation with Joe Burrow is not only will he win the Heisman Trophy but will he be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft? One step at a time, though, as Burrow still has to seal this award.

JOE BURROW
ODDS TO WIN: -2000
LAST WEEK’S ODDS: -550

The LSU quarterback has thrown for 38 touchdowns against six interceptions but what is more impressive is that he’s posted 15 touchdowns and just two picks against the four Top 10 opponents he’s faced. On the year, he has thrown for nearly 3,700 passing yards with over 265 completions, while rushing for 215 yards and three scores.

His latest entry was a 32-of-42 effort for 489 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions this past Saturday against the Ole Miss Rebels. Burrow did make a few mistakes, but he still led a dazzling offensive display in which LSU’s offense gained roughly 700 yards and the Tigers scored 58 points on the road in an SEC night game. Burrow’s stock continues to soar. He will likely need to lose at least one game if not two in the remaining weeks of the season to lose this award.

JALEN HURTS
ODDS TO WIN: +900
LAST WEEK’S ODDS: +1000

The Oklahoma quarterback has thrown for 28 touchdowns and five interceptions, completing 73 percent of passes, notching over 3,000 passing yards. Hurts has also put together 983 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. Hurts improved his odds because he came up with a so-called “Heisman moment” against Baylor this past weekend. Oklahoma trailed 28-3 and then 31-10 at halftime. Hurts fumbled twice to put his team in trouble, but he led a great comeback thanks to a 24-point second half. That is the kind of inspiring performance Heisman voters pay attention to.

Hurts increased his chances of being the second-place finisher in the balloting when the award is revealed on December 14^th. He’ll be the player next up if Burrow stumbles in any way, shape or form.

JUSTIN FIELDS
ODDS TO WIN: +1000
LAST WEEK’S ODDS: +1000

The Ohio State quarterback has thrown for 31 touchdowns and only one interception, over 2,150 passing yards and 69 percent completions. Fields has compiled over 375 rushing yards with 10 rushing touchdowns. Any other year and he’d be the front runner.

The big key with Fields is that he plays Ohio State’s most high-profile opponents in the next two weeks: No. 9 Penn State this week and then No. 12 Michigan the week after. This is Fields’ time to shine and make an argument that he is just as deserving as Burrow. If he plays outstanding football and soars against both Penn State and Michigan – not one of the two, but both – he can make a late run and then finalize his argument in the Big Ten Championship Game against Minnesota or Wisconsin.

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