Bill Parcels Coming to Coach the New Orleans Saints? What Are The Odds?

With rumors that Bill Parcels is coming to take over the reigns of Head Coach of the New Orleans Saints following the one-year suspension of Sean Payton, oddsmakers at BetOnline.com were quick to start offering betting on this event.   

BetOnline.com current odds were favoring the YES at -130.  The NO would pay out EVEN odds.

“This is a pretty big story right now,” observed BetOnline.com sports betting analyst, Dave Mason.

Payton was suspended after the Saints were found to be running a “bounty program” designed to injure opposing team players.

From the Associated Press:

Speaking Tuesday morning at the NFL meetings, Payton said he talks regularly with Parcells, and has sought his counsel often throughout this process. He added that he, general manager Mickey Loomis — who is facing an eight-game suspension — and team owner Tom Benson are weighing a number of scenarios, and Payton said a decision whether he will appeal the suspension is likely in the next “two to three” days.

“We’ve gone through just an early, between Mickey, myself, Mr. Benson, just an early synopsis of what our options would be,” Payton said. “We’ll continue to do that when we get back to Metairie. Even this morning some, we’re going to have some breakfast and discuss that matter. Fortunately, we feel like we’ve got a number of good candidates. The trick then is what it does to affect their roles that they currently have.”

One role Payton is certain about: He’s “100 percent” confident he will coach the Saints in 2013.

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com