{"id":213,"date":"2018-04-24T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americasbookie.com\/sports-betting-blog\/?p=25"},"modified":"2019-08-19T01:17:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T01:17:58","slug":"online-sportsbooks-expand-your-options-for-betting-on-the-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americasbookie.com\/sports-betting-blog\/online-sportsbooks-expand-your-options-for-betting-on-the-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Sportsbooks Expand Your Options for Betting on the NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"
Avid NFL bettors are always looking for action to wager on even when the start of a new season is still months away. The biggest opportunity to cash in a few winning tickets at your favorite online sportsbook<\/a> in the middle of the offseason would be at the end of April when the league holds its annual draft.<\/p>\n The 2018 NFL Draft in Dallas is set to get underway on Thursday night, April 26 with the first 32 picks of the opening round. The next two rounds will take place on Friday night and the final four rounds will be held on Saturday afternoon. This year\u2019s crop of college players is deep in the quarterback position which always adds even more excitement to the proceedings.<\/p>\n It was not all that long ago that betting on the draft consisted of a handful of prop bets surrounding just the first round of picks. The biggest speculation each year focused on which player would the first overall pick. Over the years, many of the top online sportsbooks began to expand these options with a full set of odds for a whole grocery list of propositions bets. Heading into this year\u2019s draft, you can bet on everything from the first overall pick to whether Mr. Irrelevant (the last player taken in the draft) will play offense or defense.<\/p>\n