Russell Gage betting fallout after Julio Jones signs with Buccaneers

Overcorrection or sharp cash?

On Tuesday, Julio Jones agreed to hitch Tom Brady and a bunch of proficient broad receivers for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At that second, bettors started placing down substantial bets on Russell Gage below props at Caesars Sportsbook.

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On the time, Gage’s receiving yards prop was 750.5 and rapidly plummeted right down to 575.5. Furthermore, his receiving touchdowns went from 4.5 down to three.5. By the top of the day, Gage’s projected receiving yard whole had dropped 23.3 p.c. However is that an excessive amount of of a correction?

Bettors clearly believed they're betting with an edge, as theoretically, Gage’s path to constant taking part in time has passed by the wayside. With Jones a part of a trifecta of stable receivers behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, it is vitally honest to anticipate Gage to play much less with Jones on the sector.

Let’s additionally not neglect that Godwin tore his ACL late final season. Whereas he is not going to begin the 12 months on the bodily unable to carry out listing, anticipating him to return for the beginning of the season is asking for lots simply 9 months faraway from main knee surgical procedure in January.

Together with his standing unsure, it might be cheap to equate the addition of Jones as an indication that Godwin is not going to be prepared to begin the season. Leaving the extra sturdy, constant receiver Gage because the slot receiver for Brady to begin the 12 months.

Russell Gage
Russell Gage
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Being a beginning receiver is kind of precious house because the Buccaneers’ offense has been among the best within the NFL in current seasons, rating second in whole factors scored final 12 months and third in 2020. Moreover, Jones has solely scored 4 touchdowns in his final two seasons.

In whole, he has began in 19 of a potential 33 video games. In 10 video games with the Titans, Jones averaged 43.4 receiving yards per sport and solely scored one landing.

Whether or not he has cratered bodily or not is unknown, and it’s potential Brady brings him considerably extra pink zone alternatives than Ryan Tannehill and Matt Ryan. Nevertheless, Jones is much from a yardage hog at this level in his profession.

Gage is a dependable receiver who's persistently wholesome, as he has performed in 61 of a potential 65 video games in his profession. Couple that with Jones’ harm points and subpar performances over the previous two years, and it is vitally cheap to anticipate Gage to play a big position on this offense nonetheless.

Julio Jones with the Titans
Julio Jones with the Titans
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Betting on the NFL?

Gage ought to go over his present receiving whole regardless of this Julio Jones signing. Brady has proven a willingness to get fourth receivers concerned prior to now; Scotty Miller totaled 501 receiving yards in 16 video games in 2020.

Gage has an additional sport in a high-flying offense to recover from 575.5 receiving yards this season.

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