Kirk Cousins’ arrival boosts Falcons’ betting odds as they become favorites to win NFC South over the Buccaneers
Cousins and the Falcons agreed to a four-year deal worth $180 million.
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The Kirk Cousins effect is a real thing. Within days of his signing with the Atlanta Falcons, the team’s odds to win the Super Bowl have witnessed a steady surge. Cousins agreed to a four-year deal worth $180 million with $100 million of the money guaranteed. His latest deal has resulted in him out-earning Tom Brady in terms of career earnings.
After the Kirk Cousins signing, the Atlanta Falcons‘ odds to win the Super Bowl went from 50-1 to 30-1 to win it all. The odds of the team winning the NFC South over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went from 18-1 to 12-1. The team is now the undisputed favorite to win its division with odds at -110 as per ESPN.
Cousins’ arrival boosted the odds of his offensive counterparts to win individual accolades. Bijan Robinson‘s odds of winning the Offensive Player of the Year honors went from 40-1 to 25-1 while Drake London‘s odds to win the award witnessed a 50% bump as it went from 15-1 to 75-1. While there has been varying results recorded amongst different sportsbooks, all of them recorded a surge in the Falcons’ odds of winning it all.
The Atlanta Falcons are being viewed as legitimate Super Bowl contenders by few bettors
As per stats from ESPN Bet, the Falcons comprise 4% of Super Bowl future tickets written since Monday, Fanatics Sportsbook reports 5% of the tickets have been in the team’s favor, and DraftKings reports 3% of their tickets favor Atlanta to win the big game. Fans remain uncertain about Kirk Cousins because of two key reasons.
The first being, is he going to be the same quarterback when he returns from his Achilles injury? Will his mobility take a hit?; And the second concern point, that Cousins having won just one playoff game in his career. What’s to say his struggles in the postseason will not continue in Atlanta? The optimism stems from the fact that there is a change of scenario in Atlanta.
Raheem Morris is a fresh face, one that the organization has high hopes from. He is going to do a better job than Arthur Smith at utilizing the weapons he has on offense, as Smith was predominantly a defensive-minded coach. For now, Kirk Cousins and the Falcons need to worry about the league’s tampering investigation after the QB revealed he had spoken to the team’s head athletic trainer before players were allowed to.
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