Packers Playoff Futures Soar on Kalshi After Josh Jacobs News
By Kevin Wolff in NFL News
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- Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is set to be removed from the NFL’s Commissioner Exempt List on Monday
- Jacobs is expected to be eligible to play in Week 7 as he returns to the Green Bay Packers squad
- Packers Playoff futures on Kalshi are already trending up as traders buy and sell positions reacting to the Josh Jacobs news
The Green Bay Packers received a huge boost Friday afternoon when news broke that star running back Josh Jacobs was set to be removed from the NFL’s Commissioner Exempt List. Jacobs has not yet played this season, but his imminent return is already surging Packers Playoff futures on Kalshi as traders rush to react to the news.
Josh Jacobs was originally placed on the Commissioner Exempt List in August as the league conducted an investigation under the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. With Jacobs expected to be eligible to play immediately following his removal from the Commissioner’s List, the former NFL rushing champ could provide a huge boost to a (3-2) Green Bay team that has postseason hopes.
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Packers Playoff Futures Markets Trending Up with Jacobs’ Return Imminent
In the wake of the recent Josh Jacobs news, Packers Playoff futures markets on Kalshi have seen a massive uptick, with Green Bay’s implied probability increasing 11% and now trading at $0.38 (38%) to make the postseason. With a 3-2 record through Week 5, Green Bay looks like a team that will be firmly in the Wild Card hunt and could even challenge for the NFC North divisional crown.
Jacobs should provide an immediate boost to the Packers running game that ranks dead last in the NFL at just 60.4 rushing yards per game. He led the league in rushing back in 2022, and has scored 30 touchdowns in his two seasons since arriving in Green Bay.
Before the news from Adam Schefter broke, Green Bay was trading as low as $0.27 (Yes) on Kalshi to make the Playoffs; that’s now up to $0.38 as the prediction markets react to the news. With Jacobs’ expected return already causing an $0.11 increase in Green Bay’s futures markets, traders are showing confidence in the Packers’ outlook with their RB1 back in the fold.
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After years of writing as well as Data Analyst work for Pro Football Focus, Kevin Wolff is now a Sports Betting Writer for SportRadar, and more specifically, SBD. A graduate of Fordham University in NYC, Kevin is also a full-time dog dad when he's not writing.