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Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa installed as Heisman favorite

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa installed as Heisman favorite

Tua Tagovailoa made a dramatic jump from 10/1 on June 8 to leading the pack at 4/1.

Andrew Albert
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The nation was introduced to Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the most dramatic way possible: a second-half comeback win in the College Football Playoff championship game. Now, they will hear about him all season. With college football just three weeks away, Westgate LV SuperBook updated its odds for the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the best college football player this year. Tagovailoa made a dramatic jump from 10/1 on June 8 to a pack-leading 4/1 today. Tagovailoa came into the second half of the Tide’s championship win over Georgia and threw three touchdowns in the overtime win in place of starter Jalen Hurts. Since then, he's been in the driver's seat of the battle with Hurts to be Nick Saban’s starting quarterback. Stanford running back Bryce Love led the way as the betting favorite for the entire preseason until recently. The 2017 Heisman runner-up has held steady at 5/1 to hoist the trophy at the end of the year, but was leapfrogged by Tagovailoa. Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor’s odds lengthened a bit, dropping from 7/1 to 8/1. A pair of quarterbacks made a jump up the odds list in Westgate's latest edition. Penn State's Tracy McSorely and West Virginia's Will Grier both moved from 20/1 to 15/1, good for the fourth-shortest odds. ## Updated 2018 Heisman Trophy Odds *Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, Aug. 6* Player (team) opening Line (6/8/18) -- Current odds Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) 10/1 -- 4/1 Bryce Love (Stanford) 5/1 -- 5/1 Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) 7/1 -- 8/1 Trace McSorely(Penn State) 20/1 -- 15/1 Will Grier (West Virginia) 20/1 -- 15/1 Jake Browning (Washington) 20/1 -- 20/1 Jake Fromm (Georgia) 14/1 -- 20/1 Justin Herbert (Oregon) 14/1 -- 20/1 Khalil Tate (Arizona) 14/1 -- 20/1 Dwayne Haskins (Ohio State) 25/1 -- 20/1 Rodney Anderson (Oklahoma) 30/1 -- 20/1 Damien Harris (Aalbama) 40/1 -- 20/1 Shea Patterson (Michigan) 20/1 -- 25/1 Jarrett Stidham (Auburn) 20/1 -- 25/1 J.K. Dobbins (Ohio State) 20/1 -- 25/1 Kyler Murray (Oklahoma) 20/1 -- 30/1 D'Andre Swift (Georgia) 20/1 -- 30/1 Drew Lock (Missouri) 30/1 -- 30/1 Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) 60/1 -- 40/1 Kelly Bryant (Clemson) 20/1 -- 50/1 Cam Akers (Florida State) 25/1 -- 50/1 Deondre Francois (Florida State) 25/1 -- 50/1 AJ Dillon (Boston College) 50/1 -- 50/1 Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State) 40/1 -- 60/1 Ed Oliver (Houston) 80/1 -- 60/1 Brandon Wimbush (Notre Dame) 50/1 -- 80/1 Travis Etienne (Clemson) 40/1 -- 100/1 McKenzie Milton (UCF) 50/1 -- 100/1 Myles Gaskin (Washington) 50/1 -- 100/1 J.D Spielman (Nebraska) 80/1 -- 100/1 J.T. Daniels (USC) 80/1 -- 100/1 Justice Hill (Oklahoma State) 80/1 -- 100/1 Nick Bosa (Ohio State) 80/1 -- 100/1 David Sills (West Virginia) 100/1 -- 100/1 Dexter Lawrence (Clemson) 100/1 100/1 Jake Bentley (South Carolina) 100/1 -- 100/1 Ryan Finley (NC State) 100/1 -- 100/1 Sam Ehlinger (Texas) 100/1 -- 100/1 Stephen Carr (USC) 100/1 -- 100/1 Alex Hornibrook (Wisconsin) 100/1 -- 150/1 Deebo Samuel (South Carolina) 200/1 -- 200/1 Benny Snell Jr. (Kentucky) 300/1 -- 300/1 Jalen Hurd (Baylor) 300/1 -- 300/1
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