Tom Brady is back. “The work is not finished”, this is how TB 12 justified his return to the NFL for a month and a half after announcing his withdrawal. American bookmakers celebrate it. Play volume on Brady and the Buccaneers soared: 70% of bettors put their money on the legendary “quarterback” like new MVP and the title of the “Bucs” is already paid 65% less.
Great business for the bookmakers, it was much less so for the fan than it was last Saturday, 24 hours before Brady announced his return, he paid $100,000 dollars to buy the ball that was believed to be the last touchdown, propitiated by the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
The Brady’s message published on his social networks, on the American afternoon of last Sunday, received in a few hours more than 100,000 comments and more than 600,0000 likes. The news of his return went around the world in a few minutes and completely revolutionized the perception of the balance of the NFL, spokesmen for FanDuel, one of the most important bookmakers in the United States, assure EFE.
“We are very excited to have Tom Brady back. Sunday, when he announced his return, was a great day. After his message, the Buccaneers went from paying +2200 (23.10, depending on the payout style of European bets) to + 750 (8.50) in the market to be champions of the Super Bowl”, says Kevin Hennessey of FanDuel.
The Buccaneers, who this year were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Playoffs by the Los Angeles Rams, after being champions in 2021, Brady’s first season with the new team, are now considered the second favorites heading into the new season. Only Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills come out ahead of the Buccaneers, according to bookmakers.
Tom Brady and his comeback
At 44 years old, the quarterback from San Mateo (California) is still a authentic dominator of the NFL and the seven titles conquered, a record in the history of this sport, did not satisfy his hunger for success and competition.
He faces the twenty-third season of his NFL career and, as soon as the news spread, 70 % of the bets on the MVP of the course 2022-2023 bore his name. Your victory is paid +900 (10.10, according to the European payment formula), and despite While Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos, Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals and Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills are considered favorites by the sportsbooks, the legendary Brady commands a huge chunk of trust.
“Overall, the Tampa Bay ‘Bucs’ are the twelfth team on which our customers bet the most and they are sixth, in terms of their options to play the Super Bowl next year,” says Hennessey .
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 the last two months , I realized that my site is still the field and not 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 be back playing for my 23rd season in Tampa,” Brady wrote on Twitter, after spending the last weekend in Manchester to watch the Premier League game between United and Tottenham Hotspur.
“The job is not done,” concluded the 15 times Pro Bowl selection and legendary quarterback field. Football fans, Buccaneers fans, and bookies, for a variety of reasons, celebrate it.