We love our NFL, but we have never quite gotten into the pre-Draft, wall-to-wall coverage of which college player can do what as fast or as many times or as high as another college player. But, now that you can bet on those things . . . Nope. Still not a big deal to us.
At least it does give us a rooting interest. We don’t care much about the top tier guys and we’re not going to wager on what the best 40-yard dash is going to be (O/U is 4.29 seconds) and then sit through 300+ guys running it.
But we will root for the local guys. We asked the fine folks at www.sportsbettingdime.com to set some Over/Unders for the three players from Temple and Villanova, which they did.
Those numbers are listed below, along with the day/time their position group will perform:
RYQUELL ARMSTEAD (RB, Temple)(Friday, 9 a.m.)40-Yard Dash: 4.45 secondsBench Press (225 Pounds): 24.5 repsVertical Jump: 36.5 inches
ROCK YA-SIN (CB, Temple)(Monday, 9 a.m.)40-Yard Dash: 4.35 secondsBench Press (225 Pounds): 18.5 repsVertical Jump: 38.5 inches
ETHAN GREENIDGE (T, Villanova)(Friday, 9 a.m.)40-Yard Dash: 5.20 secondsBench Press (225 Pounds): 28.5 repsVertical Jump: 30.5 inches
We don’t know which, if any, of our local apps/sportsbooks will take action on these guys, but if they do, you at least have a head start with these numbers in mind.