Tom Brady is back. “The work is not finished”, this is how TB12 justified his return to the NFL a month and a half after announcing his retirement. American bookmakers celebrate it. Play volume on Brady and the Buccaneers skyrocketed. 70% of bettors invested their money in the legendary “quarterback” as the new MVP and the title of the “Bucs” is already paying 65% less.
Round business for the bookmakers, it was much less so for the fan than last Saturday, 24 hours before Brady announced his return, he paid $500,000 to buy the ball that was believed to be the last “touchdown” propitiated by the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
Brady’s message published on his social networks on the American afternoon last Sunday received more than 100,000 comments and more than 600,000 “likes” in a few hours. The news of his return went around the world in a few minutes and revolutionized by complete the perception of the balances of the NFL, assure EFE spokesmen of “FanDuel”, one of the most important bookmakers in the United States.
“We are very excited to have Tom Brady back. Sunday, when he announced his return, it was a great day. After his message, the Buccaneers went from paying +2200 (23.00, according to the payment style of European bets) to +750 (8.50) in the market to be Super Bowl champions,” says Kevin Hennessey of FanDuel.
The Buccaneers, who this year were eliminated in the “playoff” quarterfinals by the Los Angeles Rams, after being champions in 2021, Brady’s first season with the new team, are now considered the second favorites for the new course .
Only Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills come out ahead of the Buccaneers, according to the sportsbooks.
At 44 years old, the quarterback from San Mateo (California) is still a true dominator of the NFL and the seven titles won, a record in the history of this sport, did not satisfy his hunger for success and competition.
Entering the 23rd season of his NFL career, as soon as the news broke, 70% of bets on the 2022-2023 MVP were named after him.
His victory is paid +900 (10.00, according to the European payment formula), and despite the fact that Russell Wilson, of the Denver Broncos, Joe Burrow, of the Cincinnati Bengals, and Josh Allen, of the Buffalo Bills, are considered favorites by sportsbooks, the legendary Brady commands a huge chunk of trust.
“Overall, the Tampa Bay ‘Bucs’ are the 12th most betted team by our customers and 6th when it comes to their chances of making it to the Super Bowl next year,” Hennessey said.
After the earthquake generated on February 1, when Brady announced his retirement from American football, the Californian reconsidered his decision and returns determined to finish “the job” started in Tampa.
“In these last two months I realized that my place is still on the pitch and not in the stands. That time will come, but it is not now. I love my teammates and I love my family. They make it possible. I will play again for my 23rd season in Tampa,” Brady wrote on Twitter, after spending the last weekend in Manchester, to watch the Premier League match between United and Tottenham Hotspur.
“The job is not done,” concluded the 15-time Pro Bowl selection and legendary quarterback. Football fans, Buccaneers fans, and bookies, for a variety of reasons, celebrate it.
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