NFL draft odds: Giants' splashy pre-draft moves could provide lucrative first-round betting props

The trade generated little movement in the NFL Super Bowl future odds, aside from a slight uptick of optimism on the Bengals side. For example, FanDuel opened them with Super Bowl odds of +2800 and had already dropped them to +2600 based on early action before this trade was announced. They are now offered at +2500, while the Giants maintained their pre-trade Super Bowl future odds of +5000.

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However, coming off what was widely viewed as a successful draft last season, the Giants, under first-year coach John Harbaugh, are positioned to make important selections at No. 5 and No. 10 overall in this year's draft. Last year, they traded up to grab former Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart in the first round and appear to have a hit on a franchise signal-caller. Dart saw action in 14 games and finished with 2,272 passing yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. The dual-threat quarterback also rushed for 487 yards and nine touchdowns.

Versatile tunning back Cam Skattebo appeared to be one of the steals of the draft as a fourth-round pick before the Arizona State product suffered a season-ending injury midway through the season. He still managed 410 rushing yards and five TDs to go along with 207 receiving yards and two scores in eight games played. Third overall pick Abdul Carter provided modest production relative to expectations, but the former Penn State star still posted 25 solo tackles, four sacks and seven tackles for loss in 17 games.

With this year's pair of first round picks, the Giants are reportedly interested in adding defensive muscle and picking up a valuable playmaker on offense. With that, we are going to make a couple of recommended plays with the NFL draft odds to see if we can hit a New York Giants exacta at draft slots No. 5 and 10 and perhaps cash a juicy ticket. Here's who we are targeting.

Caleb Downs, Ohio State S (+400): Downs reminds some analysts of Kyle Hamilton, the free safety/rover who was the quarterback of Harbaugh's Baltimore defensive units. Downs has the natural instincts, ball skills and leadership qualities to evolve into that Hamilton-type role, and reports have surfaced that the Giants have their eyes on Downs with just that potential ceiling in mind. At DraftKings, Downs is offered at +400 to go to the Giants at No. 5 overall, and +500 to go anywhere in the top five. We love the value on both but especially the former as we believe there's an excellent chance the Giants grab the former Ohio State star to anchor the first defense of the Harbaugh era.

Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State WR (+400): The Giants also reportedly are interested in grabbing a receiver to add depth and complement star Malik Nabers, who has appeared in 17 games over his first two seasons because of injuries. Tyson is viewed as perhaps the draft's most polished and versatile receiver, with the ability to win on all levels. He has steep DraftKings odds of -370 to go anywhere in the top 10, but he's +400 to hear his name called by the Giants at No. 10. We believe the Downs/Tyson sequence is in play, but hitting just one of these two bets will yield a nice profit.

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