Patriots QB Bailey Zappe's Rookie of the Year odds go way up

While chants of "Zappe! Zappe! Zappe!" were ringing astatine Gillette Stadium, a flurry of large bets connected New England Patriots backmost Bailey Zappe deed Caesars Sportsbook, causing the first-year awesome caller's Rookie of the Year likelihood to determination from 50-1 to 5-1 successful astir 30 minutes during the archetypal fractional of Monday's crippled against the Chicago Bears.

Caesars Sportsbook reported taking six bets of $1,000 oregon much connected Zappe to triumph violative rookie of the year, aft helium replaced starter Mac Jones precocious successful the archetypal 4th and promptly led the Patriots to back-to-back touchdown drives. The largest wager of the flurry of bets was $3,000 astatine 16-1.

Zappe's likelihood had settled astatine 13-2 by Tuesday greeting astatine Caesars, making him the third-favorite to triumph the Associated Press's Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Seattle Seahawks moving backmost Kenneth Walker III is the favourite astatine 2-1, followed by Houston Texans moving backmost Dameon Pierce astatine 3-1. Zappe's likelihood were arsenic agelong arsenic 20-1 astatine different sportsbooks. A rookie from Western Kentucky, Zappe played the remainder of the crippled but cooled disconnected aft his blistery start. He finished 14-of-22 for 185 yards with a touchdown and an interception successful a 33-14 nonaccomplishment to the Bears.

Zappe was 60-1 to triumph the grant astatine DraftKings earlier Monday's crippled and got arsenic abbreviated astatine 15-2 astatine 1 point, earlier settling astatine 12-1. His likelihood were arsenic agelong arsenic 20-1 astatine immoderate books Tuesday.

When likelihood to triumph the grant were posted astatine Caesars Sportsbook connected May 1, Zappe opened astatine 100-1 odds. He grew to arsenic agelong arsenic 200-1 aboriginal successful the season, earlier helium moved into the lineup aft Jones suffered a precocious ankle sprain connected Sept. 25.

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Zappe led New England to wins against the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns successful the erstwhile 2 weeks, and Patriots manager Bill Belichick told reporters that helium planned to play some quarterbacks against the Bears. Belichick said Jones would person been re-inserted into the crippled if the people had been closer. Belichick was non-committal connected which backmost would commencement Sunday against the New York Jets.