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By Max Meyer

There are just two weeks remaining of the college football regular season, and the country’s best players are trying to secure invites to New York City to be finalists for one of the most prestigious awards in sports. 

This Heisman race has been particularly wild. The players with the lowest and second-lowest odds heading into the season at Caesars Sportsbook are currently off the board—Spencer Rattler (+600 in the preseason) and D.J. Uiagalelei (+800).

It’s a tight race in the home stretch, as there is barely any separation in odds between the three names at the top of the board. So let’s look at the latest odds and updated betting trends from all Heisman wagers that were placed during the season.

“Usually there’s an odds-on favorite by now because someone is head and shoulders ahead of the pack,” said Craig Mucklow, Vice President of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “This situation is preferred for a bookmaker because there’s pretty much three favorites all around the same odds. When there’s three short-priced one, you’re basically splitting people’s opinions and they’re usually not betting heavy on one of them over the other.”

Bryce Young is the current favorite at +180, as he’s been in that position since after Week 1’s slate. Young had the third-lowest preseason odds at +900, and became the +400 favorite following Alabama’s season-opening victory over Miami (FL). 

Young was a +225 co-favorite with Ole Miss star Matt Corral after Week 3, and the two quarterbacks were tied atop the board again at +180 after Week 4. Following Week 5’s games, though, Young dropped to +125 and has been the sole favorite since. Young’s lowest price this season was that +125, and has not risen past +180 at any point since the end of September.

Meanwhile, a pair of Big Ten weapons are tied for the second-lowest odds at +280. 

Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud entered his redshirt freshman year with the fifth-lowest odds at 14/1. He reached as high as 40/1 on the campaign after Week 4, but has seen his odds drop every single week from that point—40/1 to 20/1 to 10/1 to +850 to +600 to +450 to +400 to +280. 

Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III’s odds were first posted on Sept. 26 at 60/1. Walker III had two massive shifts that have keyed his overall movement—he went from 40/1 to 15/1 after Week 6 and 18/1 to +300 after Week 9 before settling at his current number of +280.

“Michigan State and Ohio State play each other this week, so that could have big implications,” Mucklow said. “It’ll probably become a two-horse race after this weekend, I can’t see Alabama losing to Arkansas. If Ohio State wins, the gap will shrink between Young and Stroud. But if Michigan State pulls it off and Walker has a good game, he should be the favorite in my eyes.”

Corral follows at +700, then there’s a big gap before Kenny Pickett is the next name to appear at 25/1. Two true freshmen, Oklahoma signal-caller Caleb Williams and Ohio State tailback TreVeyon Henderson, are next at 40/1, and are the only others with odds below 50/1. 

Since the college football season kicked off on Aug. 28, Caesars Sportsbook bettors have been extremely divided about who will take home the esteemed hardware. 

Corral leads the way in total number of tickets at 9%, with Stroud and Pickett right behind at 8% apiece. Then three players (Pickett, Bijan Robinson and Walker III) have snagged 7%, and three more have collected 6% (Williams, Desmond Ridder, Young).

Five Heisman contenders have racked up a double-digit percentage in total dollars wagered. Corral also ranks first in this category at 15%, while Young and Walker III sit at 13% each. Williams (12%) and Pickett (10%) round out the top 5, with Stroud in sixth at 8%.

The largest Heisman futures wager of the season at Caesars Sportsbook has come in on the Michigan State running back, with a New Jersey bettor putting $5,000 on Walker III +550 for potential winnings of $27,500.

Two Caesars Sportsbook bettors are hoping for a late surge from Pickett. A Nevada bettor staked $2,000 on Pickett 45/1 for potential winnings of $90,000, while a New Jersey bettor laid $500 on Pickett 150/1 for potential winnings of $75,000.

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest in-season trends for Heisman futures below. 