The premier head coaching candidate of the decade just became available in the NFL.
John Harbaugh is now the clear favorite to be the next Giants head coach at DraftKings, with his odds moving from 20/1 down to -150 after he parted ways with the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday.
This implies a 60 percent chance that Harbaugh becomes the next Giants head coach.
Behind him is another solid candidate, two-time Coach of the Year award winner Kevin Stefanski, who is +200 to win the award (33.33 percent).
Stefanski just had dinner with Giants brass Tuesday night after he was fired by the Browns on Monday and was slated to interview Wednesday.
So between those two coaches, the Giants have a 93.33 percent chance to land an elite coach with a legitimate pedigree in Harbaugh or Stefanski.
Giants next coach odds and candidates list
| Coach | Odds (percent chance implied) |
|---|---|
| John Harbaugh | -150 (60.00 percent) |
| Kevin Stefanski | +200 (33.33 percent) |
| Mike McCarthy | +600 (14.29 percent) |
| Jeff Hafley | +850 (10.53 percent) |
| Kliff Kingsbury | +950 (9.52 percent) |
| Chris Shula | 12/1 (7.69 percent) |
| Klint Kubiak | 14/1 (6.67 percent) |
| Jesse Minter | 14/1 (6.67 percent) |
| Brian Flores | 16/1 (5.88 percent) |
| Vance Joseph | 18/1 (5.26 percent) |
Hiring Harbaugh would be massive boon for the Giants, who fired Brian Daboll in the middle of the season and had Mike Kafka as the interim coach thereafter.
DraftKings opened these odds by bestowing favorite status onto Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley.
The availability of Harbaugh and Stefanski has forced Hafley’s odds to plummet, from +300 to +850, as he’s firmly on the outside looking in, according to oddsmakers.
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Further down the board is Kliff Kingsbury (+950), who was relieved of his offensive coordinator duties by the Washington Commanders.
From there candidates are rather jumbled between 12/1 and 18/1.
The Giants are expected to “cast a wide net,” according to general manager Joe Schoen, but multiple reports, including the betting odds, pin Harbaugh as the favorite to land with Big Blue.
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