Sportsbook.com Offers NFL Rookie of the Year Odds

The New Orleans' Saints sensational rookie running back Reggie Bush is the early favorite to win the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year, with 2-1 odds from Sportsbook.com. The world's largest online sportsbook and online casino is now offering an array of props for the upcoming NFL season including Offensive Rookie of the Year, Games of the Year and an early line on the Super Bowl.

Bush, last year's NCAA Heisman Trophy winner, will line up in the backfield alongside the Saints' all-time leading rusher Deuce McAllister. Coach Jim Haslett hopes the one-two punch of Bush and McAllister will run circles around opposing defenses. Other Offensive Rookie of the Year contenders include Laurence Maroney (4-1), Joseph Addai (5-1), LenDale White (5-1) and DeAngelo Williams (8-1).

Sportsbook.com is also offering NFL fans the chance to bet on the antics of new Dallas wideout Terrell Owens. Odds on Owens being suspended or fined during the 2006/2007 season currently sit at 1-4. Owens left the Philadelphia Eagles for Dallas at the end of last year, following a mid-season suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.

In an interesting twist, he returns to Philadelphia on October 8 to face his former teammates in what's sure to be a high octane grudge match. Odds makers currently list the Eagles as 1.5 point favorites over the visiting Cowboys. Sportsbook.com is also offering odds on a number of other NFL games of the year including Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and Indianapolis at New England.

"Everybody bets on the NFL and with such a talented rookie class, fans are anxious to see whether the newcomers will live up to their billing" said Alex Czajkowski, Sportsbook.com. "It is important to give bettors the opportunity to wager on a wide variety of props such as Rookie of the Year and suspensions for TO. Football fans care about m

2006-08-24