Decide on 6: Odds Broncos prepare Trey Lance or Justin Specialization, Rose Namajunas succeeds at UFC, "Nomadland" gains Oscar for greatest image

Take a look at this piece by Joe Nguyen from The Denver Post talking about several important news items for the week. Joe Nguyen recently published this and I decided it was well worth sharing here.

The NFL draft is less than a week away and eyes are on the Broncos to see what they’ll do with the No. 9 overall pick.

Sportsbook BetMGM is leaning toward Denver selecting an offensive player with its first pick, placing the odds at -140 — meaning a $140 bet would win $100. And the chances that pick will be a quarterback sits at -130.

The Broncos are listed among the top handful of teams to land either Ohio State’s Justin Fields (+600) or North Dakota State’s Trey Lance (+300). As for Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence? He’s overwhelming placed as the No. 1 overall pick at -10,000, ahead of BYU QB Zach Wilson (+1,800).

Here’s a look at some of the current odds in the world of sports.

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The odds the Broncos will draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, according to BetMGM. Denver has the fourth-best odds behind the 49ers (+135), Falcons (+400) and Patriots (+550).

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The odds the Broncos will draft North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance, according to BetMGM. Denver has the best odds, ahead of the 49ers (+400), Falcons (+550) and Patriots (+600).

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The odds Rose Namajunas will beat Weili Zhang for the UFC women’s strawweight title on Saturday, according to sportsbetting.com. Zhang is favored at -213.

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The odds “Nomadland” will win the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, according to betonline.ag. It’s the favorite, ahead of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (+800), “Minari” (+900) and “Promising Young Women” (+900).

-400

The odds Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will be named the 2020-21 NBA MVP, according to Bovada. He is a strong favorite, ahead of Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid (+325) and Golden State’s Steph Curry (+1,000).

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The odds Joey Chestnut will win the popcorn eating world championship Sunday, according to betonline.ag. He is the favorite over competitive-eating rivals Matt Stonie (+300) and Geoff Esper (+400).