NFL Draft Odds: Could the Detroit Lions Take Malik Willis #2 Overall?
Oddsmakers are confused by the Detroit Lions. With Aidan Hutchinson likely off the board, the number two selection has been thrown into chaos and their odds with it. For now, oddsmakers actually have two favorites to go #2 depending on the market.
Kyle Newman - March 31, 2022, 12:11 PM EDT
5 minsNFL Draft Odds: Could the Detroit Lions Take Malik Willis #2 Overall?
Oddsmakers are confused by the Detroit Lions. With Aidan Hutchinson likely off the board, the number two selection has been thrown into chaos and their odds with it. For now, oddsmakers actually have two favorites to go #2 depending on the market.
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The Lions are currently the favorites to select Malik Willis at +250, or an implied 28.6% chance. However, the favorite to be selected by the Lions is Travon Walker at the same +250 odds. So, which is right? Well, oddsmakers don’t know right now.
That makes the rest of the draft that much trickier. Travon Walker has at least a 20% chance to be selected anywhere from the second pick to the fourth pick. Meanwhile, Malik Willis is given at least a 20% chance to either be a Lion, a Panther, or a Steeler.
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What’s interesting here is that oddsmakers don’t expect the Lions to target any other high-profile quarterback. For example, they’re only given +3300 odds, or an implied 2.9% chance to select Kenny Pickett. So, oddsmakers clearly believe that the Lions have zeroed in on Willis if they do go QB. What the Lions do at 2 can and likely will shape the NFL Draft. So, will it be Willis or Walker?
Malik Willis NFL Draft Odds
Team | Odds | Implied chance |
|---|---|---|
Detroit Lions | +250 | 28.6% |
Carolina Panthers | +400 | 20% |
Pittsburgh Steelers | +400 | 20% |
Atlanta Falcons | +500 | 16.7% |
Seattle Seahawks | +600 | 14.3% |
