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Sam Howell Listed as a Heisman Favorite

Only two players in Power Five given better odds

SportsBettingDime.com released preseason prop bets for individual skill position players on each Power Five team.

UNC quarterback Sam Howell was named the top Heisman candidate on the UNC roster and is on the short list among all players in Power Five.

Howell was given odds of +1,600 to win the Hesiman, meaning that a $100 bet on him would earn a $1,600 payout. Only one other player in the ACC had better Heisman odds: Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler (+950) was the only other player in the country with better odds than Howell.

Heisman odds for DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson: +1,200

Heisman odds for Sam Howell, UNC: +1,600
Heisman odds for D'Eriq King, Miami: +1,900
Heisman odds for Malik Cunningham, Louisville: +7,000
Heisman odds for McKenzie Milton, FSU: +9,500
Heisman odds for Kenny Pickett, Pitt: +17,500
Heisman odds for Brennan Armstrong, UVA: +22,500
Heisman odds for Sam Hartman, WF: +27,500
Heisman odds for Devin Leary, NC State: +35,000
Heisman odds for Braxton Burmeister, Va Tech: +35,000
Heisman odds for Zay Flowers, BC: +37,500

Heisman odds for Tommy Devito, Syracuse: +85,000
Heisman odds for Jeff Sims, Ga Tech: +90,000
Heisman odds for Gunnar Holmberg, Duke +100,000

Howell also has the highest over/under numbers for passing yards and touchdowns of any ACC quarterback. The bar was set at 4,025.5 yards and 31.5 touchdown passes for Howell. Not only did Howell’s yardage number lead the ACC, it was tops in the nation—the only quarterback expected to top 4,000 yards.

Howell’s passing touchdown over/under was third in the nation to Oklahoma’s Rattler (34.5) and USC’s Kedon Slovis (32.5). Ohio State’s CJ Stroud matched Howell’s 31.5 over/under

Passing

Sam Howell, UNC Over/Under Passing Yards: 4,025.5
DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,743.5
Kenny Pickett, Pitt Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,498.5
Sam Hartman, WF Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,467.5
Phil Jurkovec, BC Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,385.5

D'Eriq King, Miami Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,356.5
Brennan Armstrong, UVA Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,195,5
Devin Leary, NC State Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,177.5
Malik Cunningham, Louisville Over/Under Passing Yards: 3,045.5
Braxton Burmeister, Va Tech Over/Under Passing Yards: 2,636.5
McKenzie, FSU Milton Over/Under Passing Yards: 2,455.5
Jeff Sims, Ga Tech Over/Under Passing TDs: 2,213.5
Gunnar Holmberg, Duke Over/Under Passing Yards: 2,033.5
Tommy Devito, Syracuse Over/Under Passing Yards: 1,985.5

TD
Sam Howell, UNC Over/Under Passing TDs: 31.5
D'Eriq King, Miami Over/Under Passing TDs: 29.5
DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson Over/Under Passing TDs: 28.5
Brennan Armstrong, UVA Over/Under Passing TDs: 25.5
Devin Leary, NC State Over/Under Passing TDs: 24.4
Phil Jurkovec, BC Over/Under Passing TDs: 23.5
Malik Cunningham, Louisville Over/Under Passing TDs: 23.5
Kenny Pickett, Pitt Over/Under Passing TDs: 22.5
Sam Hartman, WF Over/Under Passing TDs: 22.5
McKenzie Milton, FSU Over/Under Passing TDs: 22.5
Braxton Burmeister, Va Tech Over/Under Passing TDs: 20.5
Jeff Sims, Ga Tech Over/Under Passing Yards: 16.5
Tommy Devito, Syracuse Over/Under Passing TDs: 16.5
Gunnar Holmberg, Duke Over/Under Passing TDs: 15.5