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True Dough

(20,244 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2024, 08:03 PM Apr 2024

Who will the Bears take with the #1 draft pick?

Odds according to FanDuel Sportsbook:

Caleb Williams -20000

Jayden Daniels +7500

Drake Maye +9500

J.J. McCarthy +10000

Marvin Harrison Jr. +20000


The NFL draft is scheduled for Thu, Apr 25, 2024 to Sat, Apr 27.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles knows which player Chicago is going to select with the No. 1 overall pick, but he's not ready to divulge particulars two days ahead of the 2024 NFL draft.

"Unfortunately, it's one of those things I think everyone's got to tune in on Thursday to watch and figure out, but I feel really good about our process and where we are and where we're headed," Poles said during his pre-draft news conference. "We know what we're going to do, but everyone is going to have to wait until Thursday to go there."

The No. 1 pick, which the Bears earned from a trade with the Carolina Panthers, is expected to be USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was the only quarterback prospect hosted by the Bears this month on a top-30 visit. Conversely, Williams made only one visit -- to Halas Hall -- during his pre-draft process.


https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40010512/bears-know-going-do-no-1-pick-nfl-draft
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Who will the Bears take with the #1 draft pick? (Original Post) True Dough Apr 2024 OP
So, if I bet a buck they will pick Caleb...and they do...do I win $20,000? OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #1
I stand to be corrected, True Dough Apr 2024 #2
No idea how that 20,000 correlates to the payout. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #3
Very modest pay out... True Dough Apr 2024 #4
No Shock There ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #6
Eric Trump? LiberalFighter Apr 2024 #5
NOBODY wants Eric! True Dough Apr 2024 #7

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)
3. No idea how that 20,000 correlates to the payout.
Tue Apr 23, 2024, 08:26 PM
Apr 2024

But, tbh, I know fuckall about betting/odds, etc. I might play the Lotto or Megabucks occasionally, , but I ain't figuring the possibilities.

ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
6. No Shock There
Fri Apr 26, 2024, 05:30 PM
Apr 2024

Around here, it's been all but officially confirmed by the Bears that they were going to take Williams.
With those odds (99.5%), it was still a still a good bet. The sense was there was a 99.999% chance they were taking him.
The return is rotten, but it was essentially a sure thing.
Plus, they got the 2nd rated WR at #9.

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